The genre painting “First Studios” is one of those works that are closely connected with the history of the city and yet are devoid of demonstrative over-the-top enthusiasm of the first Soviet five-year plans. Moreover, the subject of the painting is truly close to both painters’ hearts.
Georgy Tsivilyov was among the first builders of Komsomolsk-on-Amur and its first professional artist. He also founded the city’s first art studio. He managed to find a group of like-minded people who supported his idea and generate an atmosphere of creativity and inspiration. Through the efforts and determination of Nikolay Gavrilovich Zaslavsky, the Russian Far East welcomed its first art school, which would become the alma mater to many talented students.
After the Second World War, spacious studios were opened on Lenin Street, where artists had the opportunity to work and embody their ideas. For many of them, those studios became the pass to the world of professional painting.
The creative abode of all artists, painted by two professional painters, is distinct for its detailed precision. The spacious room has large, almost floor-length windows, allowing the daylight, which is the best illumination for painting, to filter through. Children are peering in from the street, and even an elderly woman standing behind them looks in the same direction with interest in her eyes: their attention is drawn to the artists’ canvas that has not yet been revealed to the public.
Small paintings on the walls, brushes and paints on the nightstand, a sketchbook and paints on the floor, a woman working in the back of the studio — all that reflects the vibrant creative ambiance of this place. The background of the painting shows new buildings and a tower crane, indicating that the city itself, just like the studio, is young and full of hope and energy.
The main characters of the painting are Grigory Stepanovich Zorin and Yakov Semyonovich Kurilenko — famous Khabarovsk painters and veterans of the Great Patriotic War. The latter is dressed in a blue coat and high boots, seemingly taking a break from strenuous work. The former, wearing glasses and holding a brush in his hand, looks excited. Both artists are working on a large-scale work called “Tiger Trappers”, which would soon enrapture the public.
Georgy Tsivilyov was among the first builders of Komsomolsk-on-Amur and its first professional artist. He also founded the city’s first art studio. He managed to find a group of like-minded people who supported his idea and generate an atmosphere of creativity and inspiration. Through the efforts and determination of Nikolay Gavrilovich Zaslavsky, the Russian Far East welcomed its first art school, which would become the alma mater to many talented students.
After the Second World War, spacious studios were opened on Lenin Street, where artists had the opportunity to work and embody their ideas. For many of them, those studios became the pass to the world of professional painting.
The creative abode of all artists, painted by two professional painters, is distinct for its detailed precision. The spacious room has large, almost floor-length windows, allowing the daylight, which is the best illumination for painting, to filter through. Children are peering in from the street, and even an elderly woman standing behind them looks in the same direction with interest in her eyes: their attention is drawn to the artists’ canvas that has not yet been revealed to the public.
Small paintings on the walls, brushes and paints on the nightstand, a sketchbook and paints on the floor, a woman working in the back of the studio — all that reflects the vibrant creative ambiance of this place. The background of the painting shows new buildings and a tower crane, indicating that the city itself, just like the studio, is young and full of hope and energy.
The main characters of the painting are Grigory Stepanovich Zorin and Yakov Semyonovich Kurilenko — famous Khabarovsk painters and veterans of the Great Patriotic War. The latter is dressed in a blue coat and high boots, seemingly taking a break from strenuous work. The former, wearing glasses and holding a brush in his hand, looks excited. Both artists are working on a large-scale work called “Tiger Trappers”, which would soon enrapture the public.
