Alexey Kryukov Biography

The fame of Alexei brought military-patriotic themes in creativity. Today, the works of this artist are familiar in many regions of Russia and foreign countries, and authoritative publications are published with him. Alexey Alexandrovich Kryukov is a bright representative of the young generation of domestic artists. His work is appreciated by art experts. Childhood and youth was born Alexei Kryukov on September 25.

Father Alexander Andreevich was a doctor, worked in a local district hospital. The artist’s mother Valentina Petrovna has shined up trade all her life. In addition to Alexei, his older brother Andrei grew up in the family. The inclinations and love of drawing were found in early childhood, even then the work of young talent took prizes among school competitions. Alexey earned his first fee at the age of 14, for the New Year's painting of the shop window.

School comrades admired his drawings, and the class teacher repeatedly turned to Alexei for the design of the wallset. Alexey Kryukov aged 1. The photo of G. Since there were no art museums in the village, professional painting could not be seen live, only in magazines with reproductions of paintings by eminent artists brought by the father. Later, the artist will recall: “I looked at the Russian heroes Viktor Vasnetsov, the boyar Morozov Vasily Surikov, at the idyllic landscapes of Korovin and Levitan- this was all my childish gaze.

The feeling that Russian painting is a kind of ocean organism of various emotions, feelings - this is the power of art. There were still his native uncles of his mother’s brothers who tried to grow from the boy what is called a real man. Thanks to them, Kryukov learned to ride a horse, mow grass, cope with a plow and a harrow. Neither the light nor the dawn in the field with the braids will come out until Moshkar appeared, which will constantly bite, and distract from work, and mowing clover until noon.

A simple, familiar atmosphere, without computers and gadgets, around the wonderful, delightful nature, which fascinates with its elements, indomitable power- the beauty of which the artist subtly felt. He loved animals, especially horses. From the artist’s diary: “The village is not only fresh milk, freshly cut grass at dawn, various smells, and grandmother's pies from the Russian stove, this is still a difficult work that requires complete return, the ability to work for the result.

I think that I had a happy childhood. ”Nature and the people of my native places are deeply entered the work of Kryukov. And brilliant landscapes, and the bright characters of their heroes, their majestic feelings. Alexey Kryukov on the right in childhood with his mother and brother G. when Alexei was 17 years old his father died. The level of material income in the family has significantly decreased.

At this time, the young man decides to go to Bryansk, pass exams to the art school for a specialty painting, where he is safely entered. In parallel with the study of hooks, it combines various part -time jobs. Having studied for three years at the school, a young man is firmly determined to continue art education in one prestigious metropolitan university. In the city of Kryukov, he successfully graduates from the Art College in Bryansk, receives a red diploma.

The metropolitan life, the frantic rhythm of a large metropolis fell into the new provincial young man. Training in another city is always an exciting experience. Elastic preparation, drawing of portraits from nature, many hours of doing painting, composition, instruction from leading leaders, formed in him the skills of a professional artist, who in the future helped Alexei enter the artistic life of the country.

The Academy took into account the individual abilities of the student, strictly observed the outline of classes. Creative achievements were encouraged by the rector himself. Copying the works of classical painting by Van Dyck, Velazquez, Rembrandt, brought the artist unprecedented results. Studying was a certain competition requiring great tension and inaccessible improvement in skill.

A variety of contests were arranged among student drawings. From the artist’s memoirs: “The Academy brought up in me the ability to focus on the main thing, to correctly analyze, think through a work of art, develop a strategy in creativity” Creativity with a key event in the artist’s life is becoming a visit to the year of the year of places affected in the Donbass - cities of Lugansk and Debaltseve, settlements of Logvinovo and Izvarino.

Impressed by communicating with militias and civilians living in places of hostilities, he creates many sketches and sketches for the future series of paintings “Militias of New Russia”, which later became the final work of the painter. Its choice is determined as personal motives associated with the residence of Alexei's relatives on the maternal line on the Don, and with its solidarity and indifference to the fate of the people living there, who come to us by the fraternal people.From the artist’s diary: “In my works, I try to arouse feelings of love for the homeland, mobilize the spirit of the nation, call to protect my values, through images of art, rethink who we really are, and Novorossia is our homeland, and what is the fate of our Motherland, this is our fate.” Academic production of G.

Through the prism of his works the artist shows the importance of turning to the tragedy that unfolds before our eyes, since, according to the master, it is the personification of not only the fate of Ukraine, but the entire Russian world. Alexey Kryukov on sketches. Donetsk region. The mound “Saur-grave” is invariably by the heroes of Alexei Kryukov are ordinary people who find themselves in cruel living conditions and forced to fight for their freedom.

Among the depicts - both the leaders and commanders of the Armed Forces of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics M. Tolstoy, A. Pavlov, A. Mozgovoy, are ordinary militias and residents. Despite the gloom of the topic, through the canvases, a ray of hope and faith invariably shows into the best that reflects the strength of the spirit and the true heroism of people who have encountered violence and war.

Alexey Kryukov visiting Zakhar Prilepin. Donetsk in the year, the young man again goes to the Donbass, where he meets the famous writer Zakhar Prilepin. Draws his portrait. Prilepin evaluates Kryukov at the highest level of traditional classical art. Alexey Kryukov at the opening of the exhibition in the recreation center Mosrentgen. It is known that Prilepin placed on a page in both social.

The first, serious personal exhibition of Kryukov was held precisely as part of the Golden Vityaz project, at the Academy of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia, which received a lot of warm responses by the audience. Alexei Kryukov at the opening of the exhibition in the city of DKR as part of the Golden Knight festival, G. It is impossible to ignore the monumental, church art in the work of Alexei.

It helps to reconstruct the interior decoration of the Holy Trinity Provider Church in the village of Grinevo of the Pogarsky district in the Bryansk region. Alexey Kryukov at the opening of the exhibition at the Academy of the Ministry of Emergencies. The Donbass theme is not the main topic in the work of the painter, it is attracted by lyrical landscapes, vast expanses and in the place with the hidden corners of our vast Russia.

The Russian North is a storehouse for the artist, after visiting the Vologda and Arkhangelsk regions, he will write a series of landscapes filled with lyricism, severity, originality and fantastic beauty of these places. For the work of May, the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences handed the artist a silver medal to the artist. The main works “In the Minor of Silence” by G.

b cerebral. Thick "Givi" G. Zakharchenko G. Fedor Konyukhov. " Exhibitions G. Personal exhibition »Feeling of beauty." Moscow, Personal Exhibition "Donbass - Memory of the Heart" on the farm of Zakhara Prilepin G. Personal exhibition »Add to play hearts" in Sevastopol in the DKR. Participation in the exhibition “On the same wave” of the ICS Personal Exhibition ”Terrorism the threat of civilization” G.

Participation in the exhibition “Russian province” of the Ministry of Agriculture of the G. Personal life about Alexei’s personal life is practically nothing unknown. It is only known that the artist is not married, since most of the time is your favorite job. The painter plunges into creativity. But recently, it has been thinking about creating a family more and more often.

In his free time, Alexei reads military-historical, spiritual literature. It collects antiquity items, regularly visits museums, theaters. Of all the directions of painting, it prefers impressionism, modernism, as well as the Soviet school of painting. Currently, the creative career of Alexei Kryukov continues to develop. Currently, the painter is involved in the design of the mural of the Mikhailo-Arkhangelsk Cathedral.

Writes the historical canvas “Razin Stepan and Persian Princess” Alexei Kryukov participates in the painting of the Mikhailo-Arkhangelsk Cathedral. In the future, the artist plans to visit Syria, which is the cradle of Christianity, and create a series of works on biblical themes. Noteworthy facts in September, the SBU introduced Kryukov to the base of the “Peacemaker” site, evaluating his creative activity as a crime against the foundations of the national security of Ukraine.