Victor
Petrovich Merkulov

Lit.: Chelyabinsk: encyclopedia. - Ed. Rev. and extra - Chelyabinsk, 2001. - 493 S.; Chelyabinsk organisation of the Union of artists of Russia, 1936-1991: a Handbook / ed.-comp. O. A. Kudzaev. - Chelyabinsk, 1985. - P. 38 - 43.

(R. 25.10.1936, Chelyabinsk), painter, member. CX USSR, Russia (1985). Basics of drawing mastered the art Studio in the CTZ of the hands of CMV benova M. senior and S. E. Blazhevicha. Of arts. education continued in the Urals. Uch-school of applied arts. Tagil painting Department. Studied with V. V. Shavyrina. In 1960, after graduating from Uch-schA returned in Person. Started profes. worker-St artist in the Palace of culture of railway workers in the advertising Department.. there's also led art classes for adults and children. In the 1961-85 worked in the Arts. Fund (then of arts.-creative. plant) CX RSFSR. In 1985 he received workshop. 1961 party., zones., Rep., proceedings of all-Union. exhibitions. In 1993 he taught at the school of arts. First-person. the exhibition was held in Person. in 1988 the Exhibition hall of the artists Union of the RSFSR. The second was also held there in 1996. Since 1992 a member of. creative. Association “tradition” and the participant of all exhibitions of the group. M. works in different genres. Clearly lyric. gift of M. is manifested in the landscape, Roma the artist's preference. In the works of M. found the expression of arts.-plasticity. ideas of the sixties, their poetic-romantic. attitude to the world. The artist's paintings are in the collections of CACG, the Museum of modern. art in Ufa (Bashkortostan), Zlatoust kraeved. Museum and private collections in Person., Israel, UK.

N. A. Kozlov

Lit.: Tr I f o n o V and G. What the soul is alive // HF. 1988. 20 Feb.; P R o K o p l e V. the Singer of peace and harmony // CHR. 1990. 6-7 Jan.; Viktor Merkulov. Painting: Cat. CA. / Comp. G. Trifonov. H, 1996; Chelyabinsk organisation of the Union of artists of Russia, 1936-1991: Right. / AVT.-comp. O. A. Kudzaev. H, 1996.