VN Chelintseva

CALINCOV (Chelintsev) Valentina (28.02.1906, Khvalynsk Saratov province. – 18.09.1981, Moscow), graphic artist, painter, sculptor, teacher, member of the artists Union of the USSR (1936). Born in a working class family, was fond of art since childhood (his grandfather – the artist-lover). In 1921-24 he studied at the pedagogical College of Khvalynsk. He participated in the staging of student performances (static composition on the stage). In 1923 he became acquainted with A. L. Jaworski, kotoraya.. K. Krupskaya facilitated the arrival of Valentina Nikolaevna Saratov art College (1924). In 1927-31 he studied at the Leningrad (St. Petersburg) OH in the graphical Department. Teachers E. E. Lansere, V. M. Konashevich, D. I. Mitrokhin. The faculty was transferred to the Moscow printing Institute, where Calincov and completed the training. In 1931, moved to Chelyabinsk at the place of her husband, architect M. A. Legena who designed the production building CTZ and neighborhoods of Traktorozavodsky. Worked as a graphic designer at the CTZ, and then in Chelyabinsk publishing (now YUUKI). In 1936 he participated in the creation of the Union of Soviet of artists of Russia in Chelyabinsk, and became one of the first members of the Chelyabinsk CX. Participated in exhibitions of various ranks, led Studio advanced training in CASH. Written together with N. Yemelyanova, and has completed drawings for a children's book “Oxa-worker”. In 1960-70-ies collaborated with the capital's publishing house “Detskaya Literatura” (he has designed more than 30 books), in 1930-50-ies. – Wed.-Publishing house of the Urals in Sverdlovsk. Book graphics Calincov continued the tradition of his teachers - the world of adepts. Beautifully painted, had a variety of technicians, felt fine watercolor, gouache, pastel, tempera. In 1960-70-ies. a lot of experimenting in etching, aquatint, and other printing techniques, almost every year working in the graphic Studio of the academic dacha “Chelyuskinskaya”. Many artists Chelyabinsk (A. K. Sokolov, N. I. Cherkasov, N. Y. Tretyakov, A. A. Soloviev) was Onlineway involved in creative work over the engraving. The artist from his youth was fond of sculpture, and in later years worked in stone, wood. Picturesque talent Onlineway manifested in the works of watercolor, oil (painting 1950-70-ies.). The artist managed portraits, landscapes, lyrical and monumental paintings-tapestries, which is clearly an experience of the traditions of symbolic mural paintings, V. E. Borisov-Musatov, countryman Zelencova. The last 20 years of his life in the southern Urals led the Studio of drawing and painting at the Chelyabinsk branch of the SA. The Studio gave not only the basics of professional crafts – Calincov was able to captivate the students with problems of the theory and history of arts. In the process of preparing lessons pondered Chapter of the forthcoming book “the Symphony in the composition of the picture”, on which he worked in 1972-80 in Saratov, having moved there in 1971 (the manuscript is kept at the Academy of arts of the USSR). In 1960 he visited Romania in 1962 France, in 1967 he traveled to Samarkand, traveled around the country, accumulating experience for the design of books, is brought from each trip drawings, watercolors, creating impressions on the large easel pastels. Having lived in the art more than half a century, Calincov showed an example of universalism and creativity among the local artists who created the image of art 1930-70-ies. Zelencova have about 50 books. Solo exhibitions in CHOKH (1961, 1997); in Moscow (1963); Khvalynsk (1971); Saratov (1972, 1973, 1977); Kuibyshev (1978); in the Saratov state art Museum im. Radishchev (1983).