The artist Vladimir Treshchev created the picture ‘We Will Build Our Own New World’ in an unusual technique — he painted it on sandpaper. Usually, artists use soft colored pencils, dry or oil pastels with this material: it allows to apply color in several layers and achieve smooth shade transitions. The paint created a rich, saturated shade, which, combined with the rough surface of the background, made the drawing fascinating.
This work by Vladimir Treshchev is devoted to the October Revolution and the subsequent Civil War. The artist depicted the soldiers of the Workers and Peasants Red Army — sailors and infantrymen. Their ranks are tightly closed; each soldier holds a rifle with a bayonet.
In the background of the picture, there are armored transport vehicles transporting soldiers and an Austin armored car of the 1915 model. The British company of the same name developed it specifically for the Russian Empire.
Vladimir Treshchev came to Arkhangelsk in 1968, after graduating from the art and graphic faculty of the Krasnodar Pedagogical Institute — now it is Kuban State University, the main university of the Krasnodar Territory.
Favorite genres in the work of Vladimir Treshchev are landscape paintings and portraits. In addition to large canvases, he also painted studies. The artist said the following about his works,
This work by Vladimir Treshchev is devoted to the October Revolution and the subsequent Civil War. The artist depicted the soldiers of the Workers and Peasants Red Army — sailors and infantrymen. Their ranks are tightly closed; each soldier holds a rifle with a bayonet.
In the background of the picture, there are armored transport vehicles transporting soldiers and an Austin armored car of the 1915 model. The British company of the same name developed it specifically for the Russian Empire.
During World War I, Austin cars became the most common armored vehicles in the Russian army. The crew of this machine consisted of four people: a driver, a commander, and two machine gunners. A red banner flies over the cars in the picture — it symbolizes the revolution and the Red Army. It was the basis for the state flag of the USSR.
Vladimir Treshchev came to Arkhangelsk in 1968, after graduating from the art and graphic faculty of the Krasnodar Pedagogical Institute — now it is Kuban State University, the main university of the Krasnodar Territory.
Favorite genres in the work of Vladimir Treshchev are landscape paintings and portraits. In addition to large canvases, he also painted studies. The artist said the following about his works,
