Biography of Maxim Mitrofanov

There were no creative professions in the family, but Maxim Maxim painted well, and the grandmother was most closely connected with the book, postcards and poster: she worked as the head of the OTC in the printing house of the Red Proletarian. The ability to draw at Maxim Mitrofanov appeared very early. The works of the young artist were delighted by adults. In the year, Maxim took part in the then popular television program "Exhibition Pinocchio".

The program came out from for a year. The children sent their drawings to the studio, showed the most interesting works on the television screen and discussed. In one of the central newspapers, a note was printed on the program, during which the drawings of Maxim Mitrofanov were demonstrated. The six -year -old Maxim was called "a talented Moscow artist." Maxim Mitrofanov visited a drawing circle in the Pioneers' House.

Then his parents gave him to the Krasnopresnenskaya Children's Art School. There he studied for 10 years-from an early age, Maxim Mitrofanov was fond of animation and everything that was connected with her dreamed of becoming an illustrator or multiplier. As a child, his idol was Walt Disney. In the year, the young artist signed up in a circle of drawn animation. Classes were held at the legendary studio "Soyuzmultfilm".

Maxim was happy to engage in this circle, but was forced to admit that the work of the animator was not suitable for him. The desire to become an artist of the book outweighed. One of the publications of this book was formed by Maxim Mitrofanov. Thus, the first book he had been published in the United States. Mitrofanov studied at the art and graphic department of the Moscow Pedagogical School.

Then he entered the art and graphic faculty of Moscow Pedagogical State University, which he graduated in the year. From the age of 17, M. Mitrofanov offered his work to various publishers, carried out one-time orders, until he met L. Yakovlev, who headed the editorial and publishing center “Black Chicken” under the Roland Bykov Foundation. Yakovlev gave the young artist the first serious task: to illustrate the book about the giants for the series "Baby Power".

In the year, M. Mitrofanov was proposed to take part in the project of R. Fifteen months of cooperation with the famous actor and director helped M. Mitrofanov form as an artist of a fairy tale. After working on R. Bykov’s book “Tales and Poems”, Mitrofanov began to receive orders and proposals from other publishing houses. Mitrofanov met L. Vladimir, who created the classic image of Pinocchio.

The famous illustrator became the older friend and mentor of Mitrofanov. Illustrating his first books, M. Mitrofanov was equal to the master. The communication of the two artists was not limited to the walls of the workshop: they attended exhibitions and performances, met with colleagues. Among the people who have especially influenced his views, M. Mitrofanov also calls the illustrator N.

Golts and art critic V. B, and the years of the Moscow publishing house “The White City” released the series “Magic”, which included the most famous tales of the world in the retelling of S. Sedov, E. Grigorieva, L. Yakovlev, and M. Mitrofanov took part in the design of this series. He created illustrations for books such as Madam Metelitsa, Star Boy, Ginnine Lord, Three Gold Pit, Nutcracker, etc.

In the year, in the same publishing house in the series “Russian Folk Tales” the book “Flying Ship” with illustrations by M. Bakhrevsky and “The Adventures of Chipollino” J. was published. In the same year, M. Mitrofanov was admitted to the Union of Russian Artists. Artist Maxim Mitrofanov. Illustrations for the tale of J. Rodari; Maxim Mitrofanov M. Mitrofanov worked a lot, issued textbooks, painted calendars, covers for notebooks and albums.

From the year, the cooperation of M. Mitrofanov with the magazine Murzilka began. The first work is the cover for the March issue of the magazine for the specified year. Currently, M. Mitrofanov continues to cooperate with the magazine, decorating the covers, creating drawings for poems and prosaic works. In the early xs, the artist illustrated a large number of books.

Mitrofanov worked a lot on illustrations for Russian folk tales. During this period, several books were published by him, for example: “Havroshechka. Magic box. In the year, the Eksmo-Press publishing house issued the collection “Favorite Russian Tales”, which included 14 Russian folk tales reprinted it in the year under the name “Golden Book of Favorite Russian Tales”; The publication is printed on coated paper.

In the indicated period, M. Mitrofanov turned not only to folklore, but also to the works of Russian and foreign authors. He illustrated V. Medvedev’s humorous story “A Parcard's accomplice” is required, ”later this work with the illustrations of M. Mitrofanov was reprinted under the title“ Heal ”Eksmo, in the years M. Mitrofanov fulfilled a series of drawings for the fabulous novel by K.

Lewis,“ Leo, Sorcerer and Purchant Cupid ”. The image of an old professor, in whose house the children found a wardrobe, the artist gave L. Book with illustrations M.Mitrofanova went out in the year at the publishing house Eksmo. The drawings for the work of K. Lewis were the last that the artist created, consulting with L. illustrations for the tales of V. Gauf, his mentor Mitrofanov showed the subsequent works of the young artist L.

Vladimirsky completely drawn in books, in books. Gaufa artist Maxim Mitrofanov. Gaufa Maxim Mitrofanov also illustrated the fairy tale story M. Semenova Dragonfly, “Fairy Tale” by E. For this book, M. Mitrofanov illustrated three fairy tales: “The Scarlet Flower” by S. Aksakov, “The Black Chicken, or the Underground Residents” by A. Pogorelsky and the “City in the Snufferer” V. In the same year, anthology came under the name “Tales of Russian Writers”, with another cover.

Tales of Russian writers. Artist Maxim Mitrofanov fairy tales of Russian writers. The artist Maxim Mitrofanov in the year M. Mitrofanov took part in the International Biennal illustration in Bratislava. In the year, he became a member of the Moscow Union of Artists a section of book illustration. Then the Eksmo publishing house released the storyteller “Bambi” F. Zalten with illustrations by M.

Mitrofanov, who used interesting equipment: he painted gouache on very thin colored paper. In subsequent years, they went out of the press: “All the Travels of Sinbad” Eksmo, “The most terrible tales” of Mahaon,; The collection was also published under the name "The most fairy tales" and with other covers, the "most witching tales" of the brothers Grimm Mahaon,; The collection was reprinted in the city