The Leningrad School of Painting is a group of artists who lived in Leningrad in the 30-50s of the last century. They continued and developed the classical rules of painting in St. Petersburg at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. The pupil of this direction and his brightest representative is Elena Konstantinovna Gorokhova.
The path of the artist
A native of the city on the Neva, Elena Gorokhova was born on February 19, 1933. After graduating from the school of fine arts in 1951, she became a student at the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, department of painting. Her mentors were talented artists and teachers V. A. Gorb, S. L. Abugov.
In 1957, she graduated from the course in the workshop of Professor Joseph Serebryany and became an artist-painter. A participant in many vernissages, she exhibited her works along with the works of the best masters of Leningrad. The artist painted in oil, tempera, gouache and watercolor. In 1960, she joined the Union of Artists of the RSFSR, in his Leningrad group. The motives and characters of many paintings are taken from Russian legends, legends and folk epics. Her artistic style is characterized by picturesqueness, clarity of outlines, originality of colors, compositions, plots, and drawings.
The unique world of paintings
Elena Gorokhova created landscapes, still lifes, genre compositions. She was inspired by the themes of Russian folk art. The color of amazing paintings by the artist makes the images fabulous, fantastic. Her work is characterized by a desire for symbolism, mystery and mystery. The paintings of Elena Gorokhova are dominated by green, blue, yellow, golden, crimson, red, the characters are allegorical and allegorical. Graduation work "Nabat" adorns the museum of the Russian Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. Among the best works of Elena Konstantinovna "Geisha", "Dancer", "Oriental Tale", "Chicken", "Dance", "Archer", "Japanese" and others. Original paintings adorn museums and private collections in Russia and many countries of the world.
Miracle bird
The painting "Feather of the Firebird", written in 1979, immerses the audience in the atmosphere of a fairy tale, familiar to everyone since childhood. The blue-green tones of the work not only have a calming effect on the viewer, but also convey the magic of the mysterious light emanating from the feather of the Firebird - the character of Russian folklore. Every autumn, the miracle bird dies, and with the onset of spring is reborn.
If the feather that fell from her tail is brought into a dark room, then the light from it will shine brighter than the sun. After some time, the Firebird feather will turn into gold. That is why finding him is a great happiness. The picture is filled with a mysterious, amazing and joyful atmosphere. The soft yellowish light emanating from the marvelous find of Ivan Tsarevich emphasizes the amazed expression of his face and helps to believe in a miracle again.
Oriental tale
This is the name of the painting by Elena Gorokhova, made by tempera. In the center is a huge, strong tree, in the foreground is a sleeping gentleman and his warriors, behind them is a high and dull wall. The picture was painted in warm soft colors with a predominance of blue and blue, but the red and pink colors of the clothes of faithful warriors cause an alarming feeling. When looking at the gray-green gloomy tree, the idea of a possible danger arises. This is indicated by the poses of sleeping warriors, and the bow in the hands of a person standing to the right, and the dark strip of sky above the wall. Visible peace, silence and stillness in the picture are deceptive. Everything is shrouded in a fabulous haze, mystery and unpredictability.
The first works of Elena Gorokhova were shown in 1957 at the exhibition in honor of the 40th anniversary of the October Revolution. Vernissage "The Connection of Times" in 1997 in St. Petersburg was the final in her work. Elena Konstantinovna Gorokhova died in the hospital ward on January 15, 2014.