Transformations of the artistic method of the Tagil graphic artist N.V. Grachikov: late 1980s – 2010s

Abstract

The article is devoted to the work of Nizhny Tagil graphic artist Nikolai Vladimirovich Grachikov. Since the mid-1990s, he has occupied an important place in the cultural space of the Ural region, adequately presenting his art at significant exhibition projects of the all-Russian and international level. In 1991, the artist was accepted as a member of the Union of Artists of Russia. His works are included in the collections of major regional museums in Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, Irbit, Novosibirsk. To date, the Nizhny Tagil Museum of Fine Arts has a collection of 23 works by the artist. The publication focuses on the study of the creative method of Nikolai Grachikov, manifested in his works. The main works of the artist of different years are considered, the description and analysis of which allowed to build a common line of development and formation of the author's manner. Important aspects of Nikolai Grachikov's creative biography, such as teaching, exhibition and collecting activities, are intentionally not covered in this publication, as they deserve separate, closer attention. The author of the article used in the text the artist's statements obtained during an interview with him in 2007, when he first turned to the study of his work.