Ignatiev Alexander - artist of Russia and Kyrgyzstan

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Ignatiev Alexander - artist, Soviet painter. Master of genre paintings, wonderful landscapes, beautiful portraits. His works are usually dedicated to nature, as well as the people of Kyrgyzstan.

Ignatiev Alexander: biography, information about the artist

He was born on March 28, 1906 in Valuyki, Belgorod region, at that time - Voronezh province. From an early age, the boy showed a love for creativity and an interest in art. The future artist began his career with the image of propaganda posters in the local theater. In 1924 he graduated from school in Valuyki. Then he entered the Voronezh Art and Industrial College, graduating in 1930. In the college, among his classmates, Ignatiev was considered the most talented student. After graduation, he was assigned to Frunze (now Bishkek), where he worked from 1930 to 1933. teacher at the Central Pedagogical College. Since 1934, Ignatiev served as director of the Republican Museum of Fine Arts. And in 1946-1948. and 1953–1966 taught at an art school. He has always taken an active part in exhibitions of republican, all-Union and international significance. Your individual exhibitionsthe artist represented in Frunze (Kyrgyzstan) from 1945 to 1986

Prizes and titles of the artist Ignatiev

In 1966, the master received the honorary title of People's Artist of the Kirghiz SSR. Thanks to the meticulous and conscientious work devoted to the construction of the Toktogul hydroelectric power station, in 1975 Ignatiev was awarded the Prize. Toktogula.

Ignatiev Alexander was one of the organizers of the Kyrgyz Union of Artists and the initiator of the idea of creating a museum of fine arts in Valuyki.

Almost all his conscious life the artist lived in Frunze, but he never forgot his native city of Valuyki. Throughout his life, Ignatiev cherished the dream of developing an art museum in his homeland. Having acted as an initiator in 1964, he achieved the opening of a museum of fine arts on the territory of a secondary school in Valuyki. The artist donated to the museum some works from his collection, paintings by famous artists from Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the republics of the USSR, as well as about 20 amazing sculptures. On the 400th anniversary of the beloved city of Valuyki, Alexander presented the museum with art paintings dedicated to historical themes.

The artist is remembered and loved at home

The artist Ignatiev Alexander died in March 1999. In 2011, in his homeland, in the city of Valuyki, near the museum, a significant monument to his fellow countryman was erected. During his work, the artist painted more than 100 paintings, which are placedin the museums of Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. A large number of paintings and graphic sheets of the artist are on permanent display in 13 museums of the former USSR.

In the homeland of the master, museum staff periodically hold thematic events and museum evenings, which are dedicated to its founder and creator, Alexander Ignatiev. And many years after the death of the artist, his work will be remembered, admired for his talent and contribution to the spiritual development of the younger generation.