Boris
Anatolevich Studentzov

"White bells" , solo exhibition in the Vologda picture gallery

The fate of Boris Studentsova is consistent with a popular in our people saying: where was born there and handy. In Velikiy Ustyug it came to light in 1960, where he received first skills in drawing children's art school. After graduating in 1983 Kirov art school, returned to his native land, began in 1986 as a teacher, Veliky Ustyug the children's art school and in 1989 its Director. Improving in his profession, he continued his education in 1995 – 2000 in the Russian state pedagogical University. A. I. Herzen in St. Petersburg. His countrymen Boris Anatolyevich known as an energetic and purposeful man, endowed with an outstanding pedagogical and artistic talent. He is an active participant of city exhibitions and plein air, member of the Union of artists of Russia. His paintings are in the collections of the Veliky Ustyug Museum-reserve, Vologda regional picture gallery, in private collections in Russia and abroad.

B. A. Studentsov works in different areas of painting: landscape, still life, and architectural species thematic picture, portrait. The leading genre of his work is the landscape. Most of the artist's paintings devoted to the Great Ustyug and its environs. "The beauty of the architecture of his native city, I discovered in childhood largely due to the wonderful teachers of children's art school Nikolai Ivanovich Oblubena, Varvara Alexandrovna Teltevskaya, Alexander Stepanovich Chernov appeared in the 1960 – 1970-e years the books about the architecture of the city which fascinated me," says the artist, "then I looked at all the usual places. In General, in the country this time was marked by craving for the past, to the Russian antiquities and architecture."

Open-air lyrical landscapes Studentsova distinguishes life-affirming beginning, his work is characterized by a vigorous stroke, resursnye interesting turns in the pictures of architectural monuments, elaborate lighting effects. "I love sunlight," – says the painter, "I have almost no "cloudy" works of old and dilapidated, no tragic beginning." Bright, memorable image of a beautiful old Russian city established in his best films: "Above the Sukhona" (2001), "Rays of sunset" (2007). Panoramist and generalization bring the most finished of his works "Sukhona" (2001), "Clouds over Ustyug" (2003), "the Ice has gone" (2005), "August in Turovets '" (2008), "Dvinskie given. Autumn has bobrovnikovo village in Malaya Northern Dvina" (2009) is characteristic for the Russian art of landscapes-paintings.

Modern life of Ustyug's people is reflected by the artist in scenes of folk festivals "Festival in Veliky Ustyug. The day of memory of St. Procopius the Righteous" (2000), "Play the accordion" (2006 – 2007), "Festival in Veliky Ustyug. Festival" (2008), attracting colourful outfits and laid-back fun city crowd. One of the most significant works in the works Studentsova - "Procession" (2005), the reason for the creation of which was an annual procession held on August 10 in the name of the icon of the virgin Hodegetria in Turovets', a favourite place of pilgrimage of Orthodox Ustyug's people. The artist managed to convey in her calm alien to vanity, focusing on prayer, believers, their spiritual unity. Orthodox shrines of the Vologda region – the Spaso-Prilutsky and Mauro and Ferapontov monasteries, the monastery devoted to a series of paintings, the most expressive of which is "Ferapontovo. The memory of the centuries" (2006), "Pryluky. Quiet abode" (2005). The inherent creativity Studentsova lyrical features created a few portrait images. Touching the seriousness with which the artist posing in his little model, six-year-old Olga, barely beginning to learn the basics of music, captivates in his work "the Sound of music" (2000). Fragile short-lived beauty of the common field and garden plants of Northern latitudes - the main motive of lifes Studentsova, in which he not only solves all the artistic challenges, but also conveys its own mood, for example, "Peonies holiday" (2007), "Peonies. A cloudy morning" (2008).

Exhibition in the regional art gallery gives an idea of artistic maturity and a lot of the visual potential of Boris Studentsova seeking in painting to convey the most important phenomena of nature and life of the Russian North.

E. A. Konovalova, head. Department of Russian art WHT