Oleg
Dmitrievich Korovin

Russia • 1915−2002

Biography and information

Honored artist of the RSFSR; born 27 Oct 1915 in Ekaterinburg (Perm province.); participant of international, all-Union, all-Russian and regional exhibitions; winner of state awards.

Russian artist, Illustrator. Member of the CX. Creativity K. is a significant phenomenon in the artistic life in Perm. He gave the work over half a century, creating a world of beauty and wondrous inspiration. He wrote hundreds of brilliant watercolors, drawings, illustrated dozens of interesting books. The main form of art in which he worked as easel watercolor. K. watercolors always impress - they are both classic and vital. Some leaves charm with vivid observation, other inspired flights of fancy. Topics watercolors to be extremely diverse. We see mother nature in the Kama region, the amazing corners of Suksun, where the artist worked for many years, immersed in the past, meeting the geniuses of Russian and European history, admire Pushkin - welcome to the world of works by K. Pushkin leaves is always unique language, original composition, plastic. In easel watercolors the artist created many landscapes and still lifes with flowers. Whether it's a luxurious garden or a simple field, these colors are equally bright, poetic, sublime. Colors-a series of mythological compositions which for the subtleties of the pattern and the equilibrium compositions reminiscent of classical vase painting. Sometimes still lifes are connected with the interior or a landscape, finding new space, a new sharpness of being. Nice, unassuming, good-natured, sometimes-humorous genre scenes K., where the rare observation of the master, the unique artistry of his immortal art. Korovin has also created amazing portraits of his contemporaries. Soft charm is imbued with images of women and children. The beautiful and dynamic portraits of actors. But a special depth and psihologicheski we find in the self-portraits of the artist, internally filled, intense, significant.

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