Boris
Vasilyevich Syukhin

Russia • 1932−2010

Biography and information

Schedule. Member of the Union of artists of the USSR since 1971.

He graduated from the art Studio of the Palace of culture.With.M. Kirov in Murmansk in 1963. His teacher was at that time a recent graduate of the Leningrad Institute of painting, sculpture and architecture. I. E. Repin And V. Alekseev. Having learned the features of academic drawing, acquiring the skills of composition, Suchin prefer painting art graphics. The accuracy of the drawing, expressive, plastic, line, composition - the strength of his graphic works.

Sujin belongs to the older generation of Murmansk artists. The flowering of his work falls on the so-called Soviet period. It largely determines the scope of the work and the author's preference in the field of graphic technique-linocut. Specific quality engineering - laconic artistic language, the sharp contrasts of black and white, juicy bar, obtained through soft material, speed of execution, high trajnosti attracted many Soviet masters of printmaking. The spread of linocuts contributed to the activities of the Academic dachas. A kind of creative laboratory of United artists to exchange experiences. Sujin several times been in the cottages. Professional growth was facilitated by close communication with Murmansk artists N. Morozov and M. Kirin, in the workshop of the regional Museum, EN plein air, a creative mission.

The theme of the North - Central to the work of the master. It is embodied in the series of prints devoted to the Murmansk port, Sami. Inherent in the linocut "severity" part is present in the works Suhina, but usually the story justified ("Murmansk port", "a Good catch", "the pier"). A series of works about the Sami features of metaphor expressed by the composition, the plasticity of the figure, the specific rhythm of the stroke and rotation of spots ("Voice of Moscow", "Dawn in the tundra", "White deer", "Song of mother").

In the late 90-ies Boris started painting. Landscape - beloved genre of the artist. Frequently recurring motif - trees and rare shrubs in the scattering of the autumn leaves framing the small bodies of water. Paintings please major flavor, admire the sincerity and love of life of the artist.

The work of this author has become an integral part of the history of fine arts of the Murmansk region, one of the most interesting pages.

Participant of exhibitions: regional (since 1959, Murmansk); regional ("Soviet North": 1967, Kirov; 1969, Petrozavodsk; 1974, Vologda; 1979, Syktyvkar); Republican ("Artists-marine painters - the day of the fisherman", 1968, Murmansk); foreign (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, Finland, Norway, Sweden). With 21.10.2007 on 04.11.2007. took place a personal exhibition in Oblasnoy art Museum of Murmansk. Exposition retrospective, it was about thirty graphic and pictorial works. This is the most significant works created over fifty years of creativity.

Works are in the collections of MOHM, MACM, and in private collections.