Exhibition Vasily Vdovin "Beautiful Islands"

The collection of paintings for the exhibition "Beautiful Islands", which will be presented in the exhibition hall of the Volga branch of the Academy of Arts on Lavrushinsky 15, was created for 11 years.

The painter Vasily Vdovin conceived the cycle of seascapes in 2004, when he arrived with a sketchbook on the island of Sardinia, and for several weeks selflessly wrote sketches inspired by the beauty of the Mediterranean. A year later, fate threw the artist to the famous Corsica, and this island became Vasily’s favorite place. The artist spent 5 open airs there, involving his students and friends in this amazing land. Inspired by his first successful trips, the artist Vdovin expanded the geography of his open airs: the Peloponnese and Crete, the islands of Kos, Elba… the tiny islands of St. Margarita and St. Honore and the magical Venice. But the most wonderful adventure, according to the artist himself, is the “discovery” of Crimea.

In the fall of 2014, Vasily Vdovin, on the emotional wave of the return of Crimea to Russia, reached the most beautiful place in the Crimea, Fiolent, and painted there a magnificent series of watercolors and canvases called “I dreamed about Crimea”. Already at the end of 2014, Vasily found like-minded people. And in the beginning of 2015, the group of artists “New Wanderers” held several exhibitions “Crimean stories”, namely: in the Central House of Architects, the Ministry of Culture of Russia and the Public Chamber of Russia.

The watercolors of the artist Vasily Vdovin are accurate and light, but oil paintings are filled with emotional enthusiasm and courage of a palette knife technique. The artist generously shares his skills with his students. Vasily organized annual private open airs on the island of Corsica and in Venice on the island of Lido.

about the author

Vasily Vdovin - artist and poet, designer and photographer.

Born in 1958 in the city of Sverdlovsk in the Urals. I started drawing from the age of 12. From 1973 to 1977 he studied at an art school in the city of Dnepropetrovsk. He served in the SA in Odessa.

After graduating in 1985, Stroganovka lives and works in Moscow. Successful artist and designer.

The first known work in graphic design was the advertising style of the Reagan-Gorbachev Summit “SUMMIT-88”. And in 2014, Vasily Vdovin developed the corporate identity of the Russian Olympic Children’s Choir.

In 1997-1998 he worked as art director at the TV Center TV company, from 1998 to 2004 he worked as art director of the Pushkinskaya Square publishing house. All the years after the end of Stroganovka Vdovin actively works creatively. During the years of perestroika, he was actively engaged in political posters. From 1989 to 1993, dozens of Vdovin posters were published. A collection of posters by Vasily Vdovin is in the Museum of the Revolution in St. Petersburg.

Held dozens of personal exhibitions in Russia and abroad. Permanent participant in all-Russian and Moscow exhibitions.

He was awarded the Gold Medal of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia (2008) for his contribution to Russian culture, and the Appreciation of the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation (2012). In 2014, Vasily Vdovin was awarded the Gratitude of the President of Russia for his contribution to Russian culture.