Moiseenko Evsey Evseevich never remembered when he began to draw. Born in 1916 in a peasant family, from early childhood he got used to rural labor on hilly fields. Living the simplest life among the rickety, one-color huts, he knew how to find the beautiful and courageous villagers who leave every day to work under the hot sun, in the forests and endless fields, in the night starry sky, which he looked at, fleeing with the neighboring boys, even in churches - old and rickety over time. It was all this that left the strongest imprint in the memory of the future artist, his usual childhood, which was no different from the childhood of other children of his age, he recalled with special trepidation and later transferred to his paintings.
The beginning of life
Evsey Evseevich was born in Uvarovichi, the Gomel district of the Mogilev province on August 28. Moiseenko Evsey Evseevich began his path from a young age, when a special outlook on things was only beginning to take shape. His grandfather Prokofiy helped him develop spiritually, becoming the first who began to accustom him to the beautiful, to feel nature and learn the laws of life. At school, Eusei studied the paintings of Russian artists and learned to draw himself, and after graduation he went to get an education in Moscow. Eusebius at that time was only 15 years old, but the decision to become an artist was as firm as ever.
The road to creativity
Going for his dream, a still young and inexperienced teenager, began to absorb new knowledge in the Moscow Art and Industrial College named after M. I. Kalinin. He discovered new things, fanatically studying everything that teachers could give him, got acquainted with the form, color and composition, studied the history of painting and studied the setting of a still life. Thanks to the professionalism of the school teachers, Moiseenko learned to analyze and study work before embarking on it, curbed his enthusiasm and directed inspiration in the right direction. For days, the artist studied all the basics of the art of painting, working, as parents taught from childhood, all his free time from study.
Acquaintance with the famous artists of that time, their advice and instructions, trips to the theater and exhibitions, cultural life in the very heart of Russia helped Evsey hone his skills more and more. Possessing a craving for everything heroic, deep emotional emotions, he stopped time in his paintings, depicting moments of jerky movements.
Finding a place in art
After graduating from college, Evsey Evseevich was accepted to the faculty of the Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture of the All-Russian Academy of Arts. His mentor was the teacher A. A. Osmerkin, to whom Eusebius really wanted to get. As in the school, one of the best students among all again was Moiseenko Evsey Evseevich. Pictures, which he wrote under the careful supervision of a mentor, became more meaningful. Moiseenko’s hand gained firmness and confidence, clarity and organization appeared in the work. The young artist continued to learn to look deep into things, to understand their meaning and transfer to canvas in accordance with the laws of composition and color. Each creative personality was formed individually by the Osmerkines, a foundation was built, with its own special approach, including to Eusebius. Soon, the work of Moiseenko began to deserve the praise of teachers and special attention from students.
For Eusebius, the period of study at the institute became decisive in its formation. His goals and working methods were determined. The artworks spoke with their own unique style.
Towards the end of his studies, he set about completing a rather complicated undergraduate work, but did not manage to finish it, the Great Patriotic War prevented it.
Beginning of the creative path
Having returned from the front, having graduated with honors and praises from the institute, Moiseenko Evsey Evseevich began his career. His first serious work was the painting "General Dovator", written in 1947. It was his participation in the war, where Eusebay faced danger, who personally saw and became a participant in the exploits of Soviet soldiers, helped him finish the job. The protagonist of the picture is the general and commander Lev Mikhailovich Dovator, surrounded by captive fascists, behind whom the liberated land. In the work, Moiseenko was able to reflect the delight of victory and the majesty of the troops, achieved absolute unity between composition, colors and the correct arrangement of emphasis, which earned the highest praise from the teachers of the institute.
After such a triumph, the artist who was already fully entitled, Yevsey Evseevich Moiseenko, went deeper into the work from 1950 to 1954, as a result of which the public recognized the works “For Power of the Soviets”, “Partisans”, and “In the Steppe”. But Moiseenko did not stop at these works, continuing to try himself in different paths, looking for his own, individual perfection.
The artist continues to address the military theme. Moiseenko Evsey Evseevich relives her memories again and again. The works that he creates form a series dedicated to the Red Army and filled with the romance of heroism: “Eaglet”, “Trumpeter of the First Horse”, “Farewell”.
The Reds Came
Very close visible are the people who returned from the war detachment of horsemen. Touching their illnesses and sufferings do not erase weak smiles on their faces, because they finally returned home, to their families, with victory. And again, with rough strokes, Moses seemed to tear out the picture from reality and place it on the canvas, just about, and the red horsemen were moving on, leaving the canvas.
The painting "The Red Came" has become one of the most significant paintings in history and the best painting in the history of the times of the Soviet Union. The canvas has visited many exhibitions, Moiseenko Evsey Evseevich was awarded the I.E. Repin Prize for it. Moiseenko took a lot of time to create this masterpiece, spent in thought on the work. This picture was not the first that brought him honor and respect, but the first on the way to universal recognition.
Memories of the war
Separately, he devoted time to his recollections of the Great Patriotic War, where he participated in the battles near Leningrad, was captured and was liberated by the allied armies. From these recollections, a series of paintings “This is impossible to forget” was born. Evsey Evseevich Moiseenko,
Having written many paintings about life in captivity in fascist camps, barracks, fellow soldiers, the joy of liberation and the long-awaited freedom, for 15 years he recreated from his memory moments from his life, not allowing the wounds in his soul to heal. The canvases included in this series were called: “Militias”, “Barak”, “Song”, “He won”, “Freedom”.
15 years later
Throughout his life, Eusebius did not stop working, he repeatedly returned to his native village, where childhood memories surfaced, innocent, not yet touched by the harsh life of life. He painted canvases with landscapes, which he often admired at a young age, even before leaving for Moscow.
After 15 years, the artist returned to the topic of collective farms, field work, the village. Now he is carefully studying the human nature of the ordinary peasant, his life and way of life. The paintings "Earth", "Comrades", "Sergey Yesenin with Grandfather" are created, which were subsequently exhibited at the exhibition "Soviet Russia-65".
"Mother Sisters"
Without stopping at one thing, the next goal Moiseenko set himself a portrait. And a portrait is not easy, but the image of a Russian woman, with her characteristic fortitude and courage. As a result, a new work by the artist "Mother Sisters" was published. Evsey Evseevich Moiseenko again refers to the memories of women who escorted their children and husbands to war, and about their own mother. The main idea of the work was the tragedy of farewell, and everything in the picture indicates sorrow: long figures, occupying almost the entire canvas, and strict faces, watching their relatives, motionless and silent, go to death.