Victor
Semenovich Sorokin

Painter. People's Artist of Russia.

Born in Moscow. He graduated from the Art Institute. IN AND. Surikov in 1945. Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR since 1946. He was elected chairman of the board of LOSH. Member of regional, republican, union, international exhibitions. Awards and titles: Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1971), title Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1976), Order of Friendship of Peoples (1986), title People's Artist of Russia (1991), Gold Medal of the Russian Academy of Arts (1997), Order of the Badge of Honor (1997) , Elected Honorary Citizen of the city of Lipetsk (1994). In 1992, the Museum-Workshop of the Folk Artist of Russia V.S. Sorokina - House of the master. Sorokin works are in museum and private collections.

(December 25, 1912 - August 25, 2001) - People's Artist of Russia.

V. S. Sorokin studied at the Moscow Art Institute. He considered the French impressionists and post-impressionists to be his teachers. His art expressed eternal values - life, beauty and love. But because of the danger of stigmatization by a formalist and cosmopolitan, he leaves Moscow.

In 1948, Sorokin moved to Yelets, where he taught painting at an art school. In 1957 he moved to Lipetsk. Life in the province greatly influenced his worldview.

Since the 1970s, expression has been gaining strength - the main trend of creative thirty years. He painted his paintings in the style of “Good Day” - bright, rich colors, harmony, freshness, excitement of performance. Favorite genres - still life, landscape, interior, portrait. Over time, Sorokin paints pictures faster, more decisively, boldly deforming forms.

The artist was convinced that real painting can convey everything. He believed that the purpose of art is to raise the spirit of people.

In the center of Lipetsk, on Lenin Street, 2, in 1992 the Museum-Workshop of the People's Artist of Russia V.S. Sorokin was established. It is located in the walls of the house of pharmacist V. Vyazhlinsky built in 1910 (architectural monument). In 1993 it was renovated. Nowadays it is the V. Sorokin Art Museum “House of the Master”. Its director is Tatyana Nechaeva.

The name of V. S. Sorokin is called Children's Art School No. 1 on 12a Lipovskaya Street.