Vasily Shulzhenko: paintings

Obscene poses, ugly body, horrible drunken face – that is the first impression after meeting with the paintings of the Moscow artist Vasily Shulzhenko, whose work is considered very controversial. Passing familiar to almost everyone moments, paintings by the author depict the life to the ugly side, as if in opposition to the generally accepted view that art should inspire and make people high light the feelings. Many Vasily Shulzhenko hears accusations of dislike of Russian, as is apparent evils of society and images of extreme fall of man could draw great people, picturesque beauties, gorgeous nature.

About the characters Shulzhenko

The heroes of the paintings of Vasily Shulzhenko – shocked villagers who for the most part entertain themselves with booze. And more and nothing. They almost lost the human form, making things quite acceptable to them but unacceptable and causing the rejection of a man from another world. And implemented them evil for the most part unconsciously: people did not seem to know what they are doing. Why such strange and evil theme? According to the artist, the paintings depict images from his childhood spent in the country under gasymovym.

Vasily Shulzhenko: paintings

The Painting “Cupid” depicts hovering over a pair of alcoholics Cupid – the same as they are: messy hair, rumpled and ispaim face. In the given moment the impending act of copulation is neither erotica nor pornography. Carnal intercourse casually familiar to the two drunken men: fallen withered woman has not the slightest sense of shame, and man is not able to give affection. After the incident, the couple quietly continue to do the main business of his life – alcoholic libations.

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The Picture “Square” from the same Opera: the people become their own leader. Vasily Shulzhenko portrayed ordinary life scene: lounging on the bench, disabled, outrageously drunk man, which either mother, or the wife leads the home. In the background of the character for many years pissing on the same bat.

It Will take time. Heroes of the paintings go to the other world, their place will be others. Puffy at the bust of the Leader will not change anything.

On the verge of being

Sometimes the pictures appear characters, who came from a world where there is still a line between good and evil.

Some have the hope of salvation, like that boy in a sailor's jacket, which probably has more chance not to follow in the footsteps of grandfather and his neighing of the brethren. Girl with cloth “the Sellers of potatoes”, apparently, will have to repeat the fate of their relatives; on the face of the child should have a print waiting for her life.

Shocking works of the artist

The Work of Basil Shulzhenko, which the author calls “figurative painting in the genre of free fantasy”, outrageous stands out from the works of other artists and differently perceived by the viewer.Our compatriots believe that the show of shame underside of domestic life at least indecent. Foreign viewer differently reacts to the characters in the paintings, which were written by Vasily Shulzhenko: begins to feel sorry for them, sympathize with their existence and the harsh conditions in which they have to survive.

Shulzhenko Vasyl – an artist whose work has been exhibited in the State Tretyakov gallery, the Museum “KISSY” (USA, Oklahoma city), are in private collections of Russia and foreign countries, namely: Italy, USA, Finland, France, Holland. Since 1972 is a participant of city, Republican and all-Union scale. Vasily Shulzhenko lives and works in Moscow.