Gnezdin Victor

Viktor Ivanovich Gnezdin is an Udmurt painter originally from Turkmenistan. He was born on December 5, 1937 in Farab. He received his education at the Shota Rustaveli Art College and the Art Graf of UdGU (at that time UdGPI). His works participated in regional exhibitions (“Big Volga” in 1964 and in Moscow in 1971) and republican ones.

The genres in which the painter achieved heights are portrait and still life. Viktor Ivanovich in his paintings paints not only famous people: professor A. M. Krasnyansky, local historian A. D. Efremov, collector G. M. Kutuzov, folk theater artist F. I. Sokolov, but also people of simple professions from the outback. These include: a portrait of an Udmurt collective farmer, which depicts an overweight middle-aged woman. It is clear that she is not used to posing - she feels much more comfortable outside artist's attention.

“Portrait of an Old Man” - a gray-haired man is depicted against the backdrop of a house. Hands clasped, gaze fixed on one point. A short moment of rest before daily routine duties - does the old man regret the life he lived, does he want to change something? Everyone looks for the answer to the question themselves.

In his still lifes, the artist paints simple objects familiar to everyone: apples, a samovar, bells, rowan. Color accents are placed correctly and in accordance with the composition. All this not only does not distract from the main idea of the work, but also helps to reveal the master’s vision and understand his thought: the beautiful is close.