Vladimir
Georgievich Starov

Thesis in the CVC - a series of colored linocut "1941-1945", the evaluation - excellent. The training took place in the graphical Department. Qualified graphic artist.

People's artist of Russia, Professor of the Institute of painting, sculpture and architecture. I. E. Repin.

The whole life of V. G. Starov associated with the Academy of arts. Nine-year-old schoolboy, he took part in the international exhibition of children's drawings, exhibited in Moscow, Paris, London and Oxford, and then at the personal request of Brodsky, the Director recreated in 1934, the Russian Academy of arts, was admitted to the newly opened in Leningrad "School of young talents" - the current Lyceum. B. V. Johanson. So early began the creative life was interrupted by the war. 1943 V. G. Starov in the army, 1 Belorussian front. Was wounded. Has state awards, including order of the red Star and medals "For courage", "For military merit". After demobilization he returned to College and brilliantly graduated from the graphic faculty, teacher which is in 1960 V. G. Starov artist versatile. He is the Illustrator and Illustrator, a fine artist and fine watercolorist, working in printmaking, mainly lithography, which is almost inevitable for many and temperamental drawing and in the engraving, so popular in the 60s with their social pathos and formulaic, poster language. However, these technical parameters - only funds probably the most adequate for the expression of the artist, his vision of the world. And here we can not say about the intrinsically VG Starovo perception of reality through the prism of history. The artist, starting with a diploma, works in thematic series. Here they are: "1941-1945" (1958-1959), "Enterprise" (1964), "the Sailors of the Baltic sea" (1965), "Populists" (1969), "Paris commune" (1970-1971), "the rural life" (1973-1975), "the Decembrists" (1975), "the Age of H1H - XX century", (1966-1994), "the World of planet Earth" (1983-1984), "Russ, my poor" (between 1989 and 2003), variations on Shakespeare's themes in a series of "Two" (2001-2002). Heroes Starov presents, as a rule, in the dramatic conflicts caused by circumstances on the large scale. This test of personality fracture. There is a lot of personal, as well as personally-biased, no doubt, is the attitude of the artist to the historical fate of Russia. Before us is a rare example of a direct and emphatic expression by the author. Of course, this is only one aspect of creativity V. G. Starov, although the most significant, in our view. At the exhibition there are things tranquil, imbued with a poignant sense of mental balance and peace. Taken together, the number represented in the exhibition work - and there are about two hundred - will allow the viewer to appreciate the scale of the great talent of the master, his character and temperament. And yet, V. G. Starova had the great happiness to be loved by their students. Here's the wish: "God Forbid that this small growth the person is still many years and has surprised everyone with his great inner strength.

(From the article "Exhibition of works by V. G. Starov" Museums of Russia)