Artist Shilov Biography

Alexander Shilov-Biography Shilov Alexander Maksovich-an artist-livingor of the Soviet and Russian period, portrait, schedule. Winner of the Komsomol Prize, People's Artist of the Soviet Union. Childhood and youth in modern Russia are few artists who could boast of their commercial success, as well as public recognition. However, Alexander Shilov was the one who was lucky.

The artist owns a gallery located in the center of Moscow and has been creating monumental portraits of the most famous personalities of the modern world for many years. Critics have more than once arranged Shilov’s work “Parsing”, but even negative reviews cannot reduce the popularity of Alexander’s paintings among his many fans. Alexander Shilov is a native Muscovite. He was born on October 6 at a time when everyone around was trying to restore their former life.

The artist’s family was also worried about difficult time. Lyudmila Shilova, the mother of the future portraitist did not live with her father and, in addition to Alexander, brought up two more children. In this she was helped by her own parents. A large family of 6 people lived in one room located in a communal apartment. Alexander Maksovich was carried away by drawing, when he was 13 years old, it was during this period that he entered the classroom of pioneers in the Timiryazev area.

Here he has been engaged in 5 years. Alexander Shilov at his youth at the age of fifteen, Shilov got a job at his first work. He attended an evening school and at the same time worked as a loader and laboratory assistant, and also managed to paint lessons. Only at the age of 25, Alexander managed to enter the art institute of Surikov where he got into the workshop of Yu.

At first, in the creative biography of the young artist were only genre canvases and landscapes. However, by the year, ending his studies at the university, he was already able to decide on the main direction of his work. The young artist chooses a portrait genre, which he stated at the final exam presenting the commission, consisting of portraits of the cosmonauts of the Soviet period.

The time for creativity, Shilov’s first participation in large exhibitions took place at the time when he was a student. At the same time, his biography young artist was awarded prizes and diplomas for his work. In his works, the master followed the path of realism, adhering to all the canons of this area of ​​art. Moreover, he, like many others, did not experiment with genres and mixing of styles.

In the seventies, orders were given to the young, but well -known portrait to write prominent party figures. It was these works that became his step towards glory. Shilov became an official portraitist in the country, at the door of which the lines of the Soviet elite were lined up. The painting by Alexander Shilov “Old tailor” at the same time in the collection of Shilov appeared genre portraits dedicated to unknown to the model.

These works touched the audience with sincerity and sentimentality. Among them, the “old tailor” and “bloomed Bagoon”, which can be seen in the Tretyakov Gallery. In the creative life of Shilov there is no abstractness, but only realism and concreteness. In his opinion, creativity should be clear to the viewer at first sight.

All his paintings are distinguished by a detail, photographic similarity, textured. The artist pays the most attention to the faces of people, while objects, furniture, fabrics and patterns in the situation sometimes do not have clear faces. A famous artist puts his model in a luxurious interior. At the same time, the robes are of splendor and festivities.

Thus, Shilov tries to get away from everyday life, creating a solemn atmosphere. Alexander Shilov writes a picture of many criticisms of Shilov, reproaching it for static and lack of emotions on the faces of people. In their opinion, many of the heroes of the paintings are more like exhibits from the exhibition, rather than living people. The master believes that the genre of the portrait in which he works should be just that.

No criticism from art historians about the style was able to reduce the popularity of the artist, who became a real phenomenon in mass culture at the turn of the century. Alexander Maksovich creates such a huge number of works that in his workshop there is hardly enough space for storing everyone. A year later, his request received a response. In the immediate vicinity of the Kremlin, a personal gallery named after Shilov was organized, which was located in Znamensky Lane, in a mansion built in the 19th century.

After 3 years, the space required expansion, for which the neighboring building was attached to the gallery. The territory around the museum is also constantly increasing. Alexander Shilov in the creative process a huge collection of the artist’s work occupies 21 halls in which more than a thousand paintings. And this amount is constantly increasing since the artist gives the gallery about a hundred paintings a year.

These canvases depict celebrities, war participants, clergymen, politicians, scientists, and representatives of various creative professions. In recent years, psychological paintings began to appear near genre portraits.Fans of the work of Alexander Shilov in the gallery will certainly see work in various techniques: landscapes, graphics, still lifes. Among the latter, “violets” and “pansies” are most popular.

In the year, the artist wrote his own self -portrait, which is part of the exposition. The picture of Alexander Shilov “violet”, a famous painter has many awards and regalia in his piggy bank. The most significant “for merits to the Fatherland” of several degrees. They may be familiar.