Victor Ivanov’s traditional exhibition “Summer Results” opened in his art gallery

KNITTING. People’s artist Viktor Ivanov presented his traditional exhibition on October 13, showing the works he completed over the past summer. The exposition of the “Results of the Summer” exhibition gathered 17 paintings created by the master this year in the halls of an art gallery bearing the name of a national artist. The exhibition became a kind of creative report by Viktor Ivanov about the work he did in the village of Isady, where the master has been living and creating for many years.

The artist shows all the works placed in the exposition for the first time, however, many paintings seem familiar to admirers of his talent. The artist again and again paints pictures depicting the surroundings of his beloved village. In his works, the breath of summer midday heat and the refreshing wind arriving from Oka. Some sketches that became the basis of new works were written by Viktor Ivanov in past years.

According to established tradition, the artist on his canvases reveals the main themes of his work - landscapes of his native land and female images. The paintings written by Viktor Ivanov show how lovingly he creates poetry-filled views of Russian nature and the villagers well known to the master. Ordinary women on his canvases appear as living incarnations of motherhood.

The master has already turned 92 years old, but he still works, and in the fall shows his works in the gallery bearing his name. At the opening of the “Results of the Summer” exhibition was attended by Andrei Bobykin, vice president of the Russian Academy of Arts. In his speech, he noted the personal merits of Viktor Ivanov, his enormous contribution to Russian fine art. The result of the vice president’s speech was the presentation of the PAX Gold Medal to the national artist.

In the future, it is planned to expand the art gallery to open an art center in it.

Ludmila Trautmane © Gallerix.ru