Vladimir Sosnovsky
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Vladimir Sosnovsky was a Ukrainian
artist, known as a landscape
and realist
painter
. He was born in Novaya Ushitza, Khmelnitzky Region, Ukraine. In 1928 his family moved to Odessa
. As a child he showed a love of drawing, and his parents sent him to art school.
In 1939 he joined the Odessa Grekov Art College, but with the onset of World War II
, after completing only two years of study, he was asked to serve at the front. On his return in 1945, he continued his studies under well-known artist L. Mutchnik.
In 1948 he entered the Kiev Art Institute and graduated in 1954. He then to worked as a deputy director at the Odessa Western and Oriental Art Museum. From 1956 he taught painting at the Odessa Theatre and Art College until his death in 1990.
Sosnovsky did not promote his art or himself, or try to be a fashionable painter. Obsessed with painting, he spent his free time painting en plein air
. He loved nature and painted it obsessively.
Sincerity was Sosnovsky' main characteristic, his motto and his goal. Touched by Sosnovsky's art — his lyricism and alive romanticism — a well-known modern artist said after visiting his posthumous exhibition, "I've began to doubt my own methods after seeing Sosnovsky's Realism. I admit my defeat."
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
artist, known as a landscape
Landscape
Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including the physical elements of landforms such as mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of...
and realist
Realism (visual arts)
Realism in the visual arts is a style that depicts the actuality of what the eyes can see. The term is used in different senses in art history; it may mean the same as illusionism, the representation of subjects with visual mimesis or verisimilitude, or may mean an emphasis on the actuality of...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
. He was born in Novaya Ushitza, Khmelnitzky Region, Ukraine. In 1928 his family moved to Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
. As a child he showed a love of drawing, and his parents sent him to art school.
In 1939 he joined the Odessa Grekov Art College, but with the onset of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, after completing only two years of study, he was asked to serve at the front. On his return in 1945, he continued his studies under well-known artist L. Mutchnik.
In 1948 he entered the Kiev Art Institute and graduated in 1954. He then to worked as a deputy director at the Odessa Western and Oriental Art Museum. From 1956 he taught painting at the Odessa Theatre and Art College until his death in 1990.
Sosnovsky did not promote his art or himself, or try to be a fashionable painter. Obsessed with painting, he spent his free time painting en plein air
En plein air
En plein air is a French expression which means "in the open air", and is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors.Artists have long painted outdoors, but in the mid-19th century working in natural light became particularly important to the Barbizon school and Impressionism...
. He loved nature and painted it obsessively.
Sincerity was Sosnovsky' main characteristic, his motto and his goal. Touched by Sosnovsky's art — his lyricism and alive romanticism — a well-known modern artist said after visiting his posthumous exhibition, "I've began to doubt my own methods after seeing Sosnovsky's Realism. I admit my defeat."