Primachenko biography

Since childhood, Mary has been surrounded by beautiful things: the grandmother was a master of painting by the pissant, her father - a virtuoso carpenter who made not only wooden fences, but also amazing creatures, the mother was known as a noble embroidery and taught Mary’s needlewood, so she wore her whole life with her own embroidered clothes. However, childhood was overshadowed by a terrible diagnosis of polio.

This did not allow her to go to school, made a lame; She became more serious, sometimes harsh. The first artistic experiments after she discovered, grazing geese on the shore, bluish clay, began to paint her hut with her and soon received “orders” from delighted fellow villagers. These were the first artistic experiments of Maria in decoration and murals.

Maria was invited to experimental workshops at the Museum of Arts of the capital Talent and the skills of Primachenko were noticed by the Kiev artist, a craftswoman for artistic embroidery Tatyana Flor, who collected exhibits for an exhibition of folk art. According to her patronage, Maria was invited to experimental workshops at the Museum of Arts of the capital later - a school of folk masters.

Here, for the first time, Maria portrayed her own embroidering options and wall murals on cardboard and paper.

A short-lived training, and especially live communication with already experienced artists T. Pata, P. Vlasenko, N. Vovk, A. Dog Shostak, was very important for Primachenko. The Kiev commission selected the artist’s works to the republican exhibition of the Kiev commission selected the artist’s works to the republican exhibition of folk art; And they immediately provided her with a whole hall.

Naive and therefore especially touching, bright and causing a smile of work attracted the attention of a professional jury. It awarded an unknown artist to anyone with a diploma of the first degree. The exposition was shown in Moscow, Leningrad, Warsaw, Montreal. Great success inspired her; Maria worked with great enthusiasm, carrying out a series of "Bolotnaya Beasts". The works were exhibited at the first international exhibition in the capital of France, the works were exhibited at the first international exhibition in the capital of France.

Parisians and visitors from other countries - artists and critics, including Picasso - enthusiastically responded about amazing birds, fantasy animals, fantastic plants of the Ukrainian nugget. There was no indifferent jury: Primachenko received a “gold medal”, and at the same time - world recognition. In Kyiv, she met true and mutual love in Kyiv met true and mutual love. Lieutenant Vasily Marinchuk turned out to be her fellow countryman.

The happiness of young people was prevented by the war-Vasily was first called on the Finnish, then for the Soviet-German war. They did not have time to officially sign their son, born in December, Vasily never saw. The grief was immune. Maria embroidered a tablecloth with black roses, and stopped drawing for years. She returned to creativity in OM, creating the famous “Blue Bull”.

The artist became a member of the Union of Artists by the artist became a member of the Union of Artists; This discovered new opportunities. The publication that appeared in Kyiv Pravda returned the attention of criticism and collectors to the work of the artist; She was waiting for both popularity and the Order of the Badge of Honor; She managed to fulfill a long dream - a new brick house was built with the help of the district authorities for the family.

She responded to Gagarin's flight by a series of paintings. She conceived a large cycle “people to joy” the author’s name “flowers is the joy of life” and worked on a number of large paintings with symbolic allegorical content. She began to work on illustrations for children's books, she wrote “Sunflower”, “Blue Vazon with flowers”, “Dove on Kalina”, “Pava in flowers”, “Leo”, which included in the series “People to Joy”.

The author was awarded the title of laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine named after Shevchenko; began to work on illustrations for children's books; The first - “Oy Kniki, Sivashi” - went out in G. received the title of Honored Artist of Ukraine received the title of Honored Artist of Ukraine, was awarded the Order of the Honor; Children's books “Baba Mack”, “Crane”, “Stork takes a shower” with illustrations M.

Chernobyl series of paintings created an unusually emotional Chernobyl series of paintings were published. This topic was especially close to the artist, since her native village was on the very border of the kilometer zone. The cycle immediately became popular and reprinted around the world. Mary was awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine. Death on August 18, she left earthly life to meet, as she was sure, with her fantastic birds and animals.

Buried in the village of Bolotnaya. Maria Primachenko.