|
Konstantin Alekseevich Vasilev
Константин Васильев
|
Konstantin Vasiliev is an original Soviet artist who gained fame for works that reflected the epic-mythological plot. He was born in Maykop on September 3, 1942. In 1949, he moved to the village of Vasilyevo in Tataria, where he lived until his tragic death at the age of 34: on October 29, 1976, he died after being hit by a train with a friend. The artist left behind a vast and very diverse heritage, which includes graphic works, paintings, sketches, and illustrations. He made sketches of church
more
Konstantin Vasiliev is an original Soviet artist who gained fame for works that reflected the epic-mythological plot.
He was born in Maykop on September 3, 1942. In 1949, he moved to the village of Vasilyevo in Tataria, where he lived until his tragic death at the age of 34: on October 29, 1976, he died after being hit by a train with a friend. The artist left behind a vast and very diverse heritage, which includes graphic works, paintings, sketches, and illustrations. He made sketches of church paintings, turned a lot to subjects from Russian folk art. At one time, in the early 1960s, Konstantin Alekseevich was fond of surrealism and abstract forms, but quickly left such topics. He paid great attention to portraits and landscapes, highlighted the themes of war in his work.