Igor Veselkin
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Igor Petrovich Veselkin was a Russian
Soviet
realist
painter, graphic artist, scenographer
, stage designer, and art teacher, professor of the Repin Institute of Arts, who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg (former Leningrad). He was a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
(before 1992 named as the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation), and regarded as one of the representatives of the Leningrad school of painting
.
In 1930 Igor Veselkin entered at the Ryazan Art College, which he graduated in 1934. In 1936 he comes to Leningrad and entered in the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, where he studied of noted educators Alexander Debler, Boris Fogel, Alexander Segal, and Mikhail Platunov.
In 1947 Igor Veselkin graduated from the Repin Institute of Arts in Mikhail Bobishov workshop. His graduated work was design of the play "The Kremlin chimes" (by the same name play of Nikolai Pogodin), award-winning Art Fund of the USSR.
After graduating in the 1947–1951 years, Igor Veselkin had continued his postgraduate studies in the Repin Institute of Arts. In 1951 he was awarded the academic degree of Doctor of art-criticism.
At the same time since 1947 Igor Veselkin working as theatre decorator in Leningrad and Moscow theaters for the following plays: "We are on the ground", (Olga Bergholz and George Makogonenko, Leningrad BDT Theatre named after Maxim Gorky
, 1948), "Ilya Golovin" (Sergey Mikhalkov
, Moscow Art Theatre
named after Maxim Gorky, 1949), "Philistines" (Maxim Gorky
, Moscow Art Theatre
, 1950), "Summerfolk" (Maxim Gorky
, Moscow Art Theatre
, 1951), "Native Fields" (Leningrad Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Sergei Kirov
, 1953).
Since 1946 Igor Veselkin has participated in Art Exhibitions. He painted portraits, landscapes, still lifes, genre paintings, sketches of thearte costums and set-scenes for Moscow and Leningrad theartes. In 1947 Igor Veselkin was admitted to the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists (since 1992 known as the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists). He was a Doctor of art-criticism (1951).
Since 1951, Igor Veselkin has taught painting and drawing first in the Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts in Moscow, then in Higher School of Insudtrial Art named after Vera Mukhina in Leningrad, and in the Repin Institute of Arts., where he was professor of painting since 1989.
Veselkin Igor Petrovich died in Saint Petersburg in 1997. Paintings by Igor Veselkin reside in State Russian Museum, in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, Germane, France, and throughout the world.
Russians
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Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
realist
Realism (visual arts)
Realism in the visual arts is a style that depicts the actuality of what the eyes can see. The term is used in different senses in art history; it may mean the same as illusionism, the representation of subjects with visual mimesis or verisimilitude, or may mean an emphasis on the actuality of...
painter, graphic artist, scenographer
Scenography
-Usage:Whilst also aligned with the professional practice of the scenographer, it is important to distinguish the individual elements that comprise the 'design' of a performance event from the term 'scenography' which is as an artistic perspective concerning the visual, experiential and spatial...
, stage designer, and art teacher, professor of the Repin Institute of Arts, who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg (former Leningrad). He was a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
Union of Artists of Saint Petersburg was established on August 2, 1932, as creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts critics. Prior to 1959, was called "Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists". Since 1959 was called as Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation...
(before 1992 named as the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation), and regarded as one of the representatives of the Leningrad school of painting
Leningrad School of Painting
The Leningrad School of Painting - a group of Soviet painters, established in Leningrad in 1930–1950 years around reformed Imperial Academy of Fine Arts and unified by the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists .- History :...
.
Biography
Veselkin Igor Petrovich was born March 8, 1915 in the town of Ranenburg, Ryazan Province.In 1930 Igor Veselkin entered at the Ryazan Art College, which he graduated in 1934. In 1936 he comes to Leningrad and entered in the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, where he studied of noted educators Alexander Debler, Boris Fogel, Alexander Segal, and Mikhail Platunov.
In 1947 Igor Veselkin graduated from the Repin Institute of Arts in Mikhail Bobishov workshop. His graduated work was design of the play "The Kremlin chimes" (by the same name play of Nikolai Pogodin), award-winning Art Fund of the USSR.
After graduating in the 1947–1951 years, Igor Veselkin had continued his postgraduate studies in the Repin Institute of Arts. In 1951 he was awarded the academic degree of Doctor of art-criticism.
At the same time since 1947 Igor Veselkin working as theatre decorator in Leningrad and Moscow theaters for the following plays: "We are on the ground", (Olga Bergholz and George Makogonenko, Leningrad BDT Theatre named after Maxim Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov , primarily known as Maxim Gorky , was a Russian and Soviet author, a founder of the Socialist Realism literary method and a political activist.-Early years:...
, 1948), "Ilya Golovin" (Sergey Mikhalkov
Sergey Mikhalkov
Sergey Vladimirovich Mikhalkov was a Soviet and Russian author of children's books and satirical fables who had the opportunity to write the lyrics of his country's national anthem on three different occasions, spanning almost 60 years.-Life and career:...
, Moscow Art Theatre
Moscow Art Theatre
The Moscow Art Theatre is a theatre company in Moscow that the seminal Russian theatre practitioner Constantin Stanislavski, together with the playwright and director Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, founded in 1898. It was conceived as a venue for naturalistic theatre, in contrast to the melodramas...
named after Maxim Gorky, 1949), "Philistines" (Maxim Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov , primarily known as Maxim Gorky , was a Russian and Soviet author, a founder of the Socialist Realism literary method and a political activist.-Early years:...
, Moscow Art Theatre
Moscow Art Theatre
The Moscow Art Theatre is a theatre company in Moscow that the seminal Russian theatre practitioner Constantin Stanislavski, together with the playwright and director Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, founded in 1898. It was conceived as a venue for naturalistic theatre, in contrast to the melodramas...
, 1950), "Summerfolk" (Maxim Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov , primarily known as Maxim Gorky , was a Russian and Soviet author, a founder of the Socialist Realism literary method and a political activist.-Early years:...
, Moscow Art Theatre
Moscow Art Theatre
The Moscow Art Theatre is a theatre company in Moscow that the seminal Russian theatre practitioner Constantin Stanislavski, together with the playwright and director Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, founded in 1898. It was conceived as a venue for naturalistic theatre, in contrast to the melodramas...
, 1951), "Native Fields" (Leningrad Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Sergei Kirov
Mariinsky Theatre
The Mariinsky Theatre is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music theatre of late 19th century Russia, where many of the stage masterpieces of Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov received their premieres. The...
, 1953).
Since 1946 Igor Veselkin has participated in Art Exhibitions. He painted portraits, landscapes, still lifes, genre paintings, sketches of thearte costums and set-scenes for Moscow and Leningrad theartes. In 1947 Igor Veselkin was admitted to the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists (since 1992 known as the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists). He was a Doctor of art-criticism (1951).
Since 1951, Igor Veselkin has taught painting and drawing first in the Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts in Moscow, then in Higher School of Insudtrial Art named after Vera Mukhina in Leningrad, and in the Repin Institute of Arts., where he was professor of painting since 1989.
Veselkin Igor Petrovich died in Saint Petersburg in 1997. Paintings by Igor Veselkin reside in State Russian Museum, in Art museums and private collections in the Russia, Germane, France, and throughout the world.
See also
- Leningrad School of PaintingLeningrad School of PaintingThe Leningrad School of Painting - a group of Soviet painters, established in Leningrad in 1930–1950 years around reformed Imperial Academy of Fine Arts and unified by the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists .- History :...
- List of Russian artists
- List of 20th century Russian painters
- List of painters of Saint Petersburg Union of Artists
- Saint Petersburg Union of ArtistsSaint Petersburg Union of ArtistsUnion of Artists of Saint Petersburg was established on August 2, 1932, as creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts critics. Prior to 1959, was called "Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists". Since 1959 was called as Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation...