Nikolay
Filippovich Gryaznykh

Born in 1936 in the village of Starobogatov Kargopolsko district.

From 1970 to 1974 he studied at Shadrinska art school (teacher O. K. Lutsky). After graduation, she worked as a graphic designer in Kamensk-Uralsky .

Immediately after graduation, the artist, not yet "spoiled" provincial art criticism, worked in the manner, perhaps, this period for the Ural is unique. His painting is very expressive in color, composition and method of applying the paint. However, this picture does not seem "heavy" on the contrary, they seemed woven of air particles and sunlight. Picture N. Dirty dramatic imbued with love for their land. If we try to determine the style in which the artist works, you can approach the phrase "lyrical expressionist".

Like many truly talented and expressive works, paintings N. Dirty - a difficult fate.

In the mid-1970s in Kamensk-Uralsky exhibition hall the artist has arranged the first and the last during the Soviet period. N. Dirty called "white crow", the painting was subjected to harsh criticism from art critics and colleagues. Being an emotional person, N. Dirty, did the same as I had done to him many artists, whose works later were used to adorn the best Museum collections: all the paintings were removed them from the show and burned in the yard behind the showroom. By the time it was almost all paintings of the artist! Wife N. Dirty – Lyudmila Georgievna was able to save some of the best works: one now kept in the collection of the State Museum of the landscape to them. I. Levitan in Plyos, the other two are exhibited in the Ekaterinburg gallery of modern art, two in a serious private collections.