With Chuikov biography

The Unified Union of Artists of the USSR was created in the year of the People's Artist of the USSR G. was born in the Pishpek of the Turkestan Territory of the Russian Empire today Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on October 17 30 in the family of the clerk of the local infirmary. At the age of seven, Semyon began to attend a parish school, which he had already completed in the administrative center the now faithful Almaty, Kazakhstan, where his father was transferred to his father for a year.

Then he studied at the city school, where he became interested in painting. In the year he became a student of the teacher's seminary. Here Chuikov began to take painting lessons from the drawing teacher N. at the same time carried away by the drama circle, and then ended up in the city theater, where he received the work of the make -up artist. In the year, Semyon Afanasevich received the direction of the Vernnensky regional committee of the Komsomol to study at the Tashkent Art School.

Then Chuikov continued his studies in the Moscow VKhUTEMAS - GG. In the fall of the year, the debut of the artist Chuikov took place. The paintings were seen and received positive reviews of critics. After 2 years, the Tretyakov Gallery was acquired by the canvas "Boy with Pisces". Over the next decade, the artistic language of Chuikov was formed.

A special means of expressiveness for him is light. The artist masterfully builds a form and transfers space using thin color transitions. The picturesque side of his paintings is closely related to the content of the work. Based on the material of Kyrgyzstan close to him, the main thematic direction is formed, which Chuikov develops throughout his work - this is the life of ordinary people in their environment.

Also, most of the artist’s heritage is the works of the Indian cycle, which resulted in the result of three travels,, gg. Semen Afanasevich Chuikov took an active part in the formation of the fine art of Kyrgyzstan. On his initiative, the Union of Artists of Kyrgyzstan was created for the year, the first art gallery of the Kyrgyz Museum of Fine Arts, Bishkek was opened.

Chuikov was engaged in teaching in Vhuthein, then at the Leningrad Institute of Proletarian Fine Arts, and the Moscow State Art Institute named after Surikova Laureate of two Stalinist prizes, the second degree - for the Kyrgyz collective farm suite cycle, a year, the third degree - for the paintings "On the peaceful fields of my homeland", "At the foot of the Tien Shan", "Morning at the state farm", a prize of Javaharlala Nera, awarded orders and medals.

Three books of travel and memoir essays came out of the pen of Chuykov: the images of India, the notes of the artist, the Italian diary Semyon Afanasevich Chuikov, who was born and grew up at the foot of Ala-Too, created a wonderful picturesque world, filled with amazing colors of the nature of Kyrgyzstan and the images of residents of this unusual region.

Chuikov died in Moscow on May 18. Children's images in the work of Chuykov S.