Mavrina Tatiana, artist: biography, creativity

Mavrina Tatiana is the only Soviet artist to be awarded the prize of Hans Christian Andersen for her contribution in illustrating children's literature. These Prenew year's days she would have turned 116 years. According to the preserved sources, the girl, who later became a famous painter, was born on the 20th of December (the old 7th), 1900. As an adult, the case has consistently lowered myself a couple of years. Probably from here date of birth 1901, 1902. Cheerful smiling man, the master of enormous health – so characterize her contemporaries.

70 years of creativity

Tatiana Mavrina (1900-1996) lived almost a century. Her childhood was spent with the king, adolescence and maturity under the Soviet regime. About like it, say: “seen a Lot”. The difficulties of a crucial period did not affect her positive Outlook. Over seventy years of painting and book illustration she has created a memorable gallery of beautiful literary images.

It Seemed that in the Soviet Union there was a child who wasn't admiring view of beautiful Royal daughters, died from treats of Chernavki. Owner “the tale of the dead Princess and the seven knights”, designed by Tatyana Alekseevna, was released in 1949. The country learned and remembered the style of writing close to the primitive, ancient, and folk art.

Once the experience of visiting the Epiphany fair in Nizhny Novgorod sunk into the girl's heart. Being a Mature man, Lebedeva recalled how admired the toys fully loaded carts came from the Volga. She admired the form of coated needles of frost without harnesses of horses, which brought her favorite Semenov and Gorodets toys.

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The Choice was so great that it was dizzying. The kids went to choose, and not turned into “stiff figures”. The love for the popular toy has had an impact on the work schedule.

Dreams come true

“Trial of the brush” in his new role was successful. Artist Tatyana Mavrina left a rich heritage: it is the upper class more than 200 books. The most part – “mavrinskaya Pushkiniana”. Remember three girls under the window spun late in the evening, a SWAT Baba Babarikha, and other colorful characters “the tale of Tsar Saltan".

A scientist Or a graceful cat on the Golden chain from the sprawling oak... Artist created a special world: the timid, awakening the imagination, encourage them to think. It – a piece of our childhood. There is evidence that Mavrina Tatiana illustrations for fairy tales by Pushkin wanted to write in the years of the great Patriotic war. Despite the military devastation, fabulous images she had seen it everywhere.

From Bottom to Moscow

From childhood familiar with the works of classics, ancient spires Zagorski pink buildings (Zagorsk from 1930 till 1991 was called Sergiev Posad), the artist mentally deduced the Golden Cockerel from the tale. However, to engage seriously in the illustration of Pushkin's works, the painter-the schedule was determined only after the great Victory.

Who is she, Tatiana Mavrina? Biography of representative cohorts of the Soviet Russian intelligentsia is not a secret. Born in Nizhny Novgorod. Father's name was Alexey Ivanovich Lebedev. A teacher and a writer gave my daughter his name. But in 1930 it took the name - mother's maiden name.

Hereditary noblewoman Anastasia p. Mavrina, like her husband, was engaged in teaching (he was Director of the Nizhny Novgorod school named Galskogo for girls from poor families). Alexei and Anastasia had four children-three daughters and a son. They were raised to be highly educated, instilled a love of literature, art, music.

Life in the capital

Tatiana – the most celebrated of his sisters. Her younger brother Sergei came to Soviet history as a scientist, stood at the origins of the computer industry. From Nizhny to Moscow in the noble family moved in 1920. She studied in the well-known creative school VKhUTEMAS-Vkhutein (higher art and technical studios and Institute). He studied the work of French artists.

At a certain stage the students became interested in folk art (was interested in paintings, prints, tiles, gingerbread boards). Own pictorial language, where the color “sounds” open, high decorative, but songs are brave, Mavrina Tatiana formed gradually. The formation of an artist helped teachers N. Nikolay Sinezubov Was, G. Fedorov, R. Falk.

Nice "Baker's dozen”

In 1929 took place in Moscow exhibition, which was attended by 13 artists. Creative group of young supporters of the figure of “the pace of nature” and called "Thirteen" (number of participants). Young Lebedeva and her husband and colleague Nikolai Kuzmin entered the cell of deniers “Gothic fractures and mental imbalance”.

As the spouses, in the winter they lived in a small room on Sukharevskaya square in Moscow. Warm period of the year preferred to spend his dacha in Abramtsevo. Probably where they found a healthy and joyful way of life, which advocated. Wrote in the genre of “quiet art”. MavrinaTatiana has created expressive and picturesque (sometimes with an erotic tone) mounted work. They attracted the viewer's attention.

The Essential state of life

In the art of the 1930s featured a front chamber and realism. Because of the strict censorship and ideological pressure, many artists (including Mavrina and Kuzmin) referred to intimacy, displaying the scenery, full of love for their native land, the scenes of family life (all that were outside the literary and ideological framework).

“13” has developed his graphic style. Soon within the community was split, it fell apart. However, in the mid-1930s style finds "Baker's dozen» firmly entrenched in book and magazine illustration. Painting Tatiana Mavrina for the most part belongs to this period. The works are reminiscent of the French post-impressionist currents.

Collector and Creator of miracles

With Oil paint on canvas for the last time, the artist wrote in 1942. It was a painting “Dance on the veranda of the club”. After that, according to her own admission, started a new life. But the strong woman was not discouraged because of the lack of colours and fabrics for painting. Opened a simple notebook and pencil doodling Moscow. Held the capital up and down. After the fiery forties of the twentieth century, Tatiana was fond of collecting icons, clay toys, trays, embroidered works. Nikolay Kuzmin, they put together an enviable collection of folk art objects.

Together with her husband she painted spinning wheels, small birch boxes (thesky), bottles, made copies of popular prints, like creating illustrations for fairy tales in reality. So, from subject to subject, dashing embellished in a decorative manner born master of folk art. In the 1950-1960 years, the artist was fascinated by the image of nature. Went on the Russian settlements, the record of which started in the ancient times.

Cornflower Blue lights

In what place saw Tatiana Mavrina cornflowers on the window - it doesn't matter. Most importantly, the image appeared and lives even after the death of the author. Looking at the picture, the former Soviet schoolchildren remember the textbook on the Russian language, which he studied in primary school. Based on the light pattern they were developed (and developing) interest in works of art.

In Detail, examining every detail on the canvas, and today the children describe what they feel, how I understand the idea of the artist. By drawing a window on the top floor, the master of the brush, as if brought the audience to the sky. Over the roof, which is visible to the human “room”, there is no sun. But the invisible presence of luminaries give Golden clouds, reflections on the windowsill and a glass jar-vase.

Miracle-alphabet

Due to the fact that the objects in the painting (flowers, clouds, house) do not have clear contours, there is a feeling of unusual dynamics: all changes the position in space, as if melting from the heat. Simple blurred brushstrokes, and what effect! It's like we feel the warmth of the solar beam. The sky such a clear blue that I know it's summer day. The flowers on the window, not inside the room – as roll animate and inanimate nature. Clear “eyes” colors and the blue sky. The excellent solution.

Some people think that “ABC” Mavrina – another variant of illustrations for fairy tales. Book for the youngest reflects the richness of people's imagination. Learning the letters, our children learn good joke, receive unobtrusive guidance, rejoice in the miracles.

ABC is considered one of the masterpieces, which are in the children's book publishing not so much. Those who deeply studied and examines the legacy of the Russian artist-schedule, claim sparkling with all the facets of the pinnacle of creativity is almost unattainable.

Unique interweaving of miracles

An Unusual book for children of preschool and younger school age, published in 1969, not as a simple tutorial. A masterpiece produced Main office «Russia» (Moscow), working only on the orders of national importance. Lovers and connoisseurs of printing remember that thin red cardboard, embossed in gold on the cover, dust jacket, painted on a gold background.

As he called his work Mavrina Tatiana? “Fairy alphabet”. No wonder this talented woman could not live without a world where everything is a lie, so it hint, nice detochka lesson. Illuminating the alphabet, the artist has created a complex pattern of many tales.

Learn by playing

A, b, C, d, e… Ladder to the sky knowledge of the simple, cheerful, bright, reliable. It seems, in our world of diversity (variants of the primers alone do not count) this classic alphabet has no equal in availability, wisdom, brevity. Kids love the game “word”. Mavrina Tatiana used this “trick”.

The Images that inhabit every letter, live and act in one way with their fabulous prototypes. The workmanship is top class is to make the attainment of literacy work each dash, each zagagulina. Can all night to consider how the flying geese (a Baba Yaga vs), as a growing mushroom, moving the fleet of Tsar Saltan, pulls out of the bag Golden Cockerel Dadon.

The Most famous and favorite characters of fairy tales Tatiana was portrayed not only in“encrypted”, but on separate pages. Eternal child at heart, Mavrina does not always give the answers to the riddles. She offered the kids to solve on their own.

Here lives wisdom

What luck there was in the world Mavrina Tatiana! The master's paintings as coming from a fairy tale. Fabulous illustrations as fantastic pictures. Spirituality, which is lacking in modern children. Fun hint, where to look for proven for centuries the essence of life. It is believed that educated on the heritage of the Russian graphic painter kids feel thinner, deeper, more elevated.

“ABC” was republished in our days. In the virtual world dramatically paspaley returned the King's son Elisha, Alyonushka, Emelya on the stove, Sivka-burka, the Prophetic Kaurka. Many parents admit that they really want the kids bonded with the book, embellished by a good and thoughtful master. Some advisers make the remark: "If you like, “mavrinsky style”". I hope you and your kids will like it.

Our pride and glory

Finish the story what I mentioned in the beginning, to list all the Russian city visited by Mavrina Tatiana, very difficult. Her visits long remembered by the old residents of Rostov, Pereslavl Zalessky, Yuriev-Polsky, Suzdal, Uglich, Yaroslavl, Kostroma. The result of creative trips – a book-album called “roads” compiled by the publishing house “Artist of the Russian Federation” in the 1980's. Based – 212 unique corners of Russia (watercolor, gouache).

The Traditional rubric of “author” contains text in multiple languages (including English, French, German). The book was printed in Germany in the encyclopedic format. Tatiana picked leaves, lined layout. In 1976, for works received the title of Laureate of the State prize of the USSR, became the Honored artist of Russia.

Interestingly, the following critics (and concerned citizens): often after the artist's death created a lot of tarnish, is overrated. In this case the opposite is true: the phrase "great artist" you can say, unashamedly, as it happens in life. The work of T. A. Mavrina is in all major museums of Russia.