Rapid ascent: to the 75th anniversary of the artist Zinaida Kurchatova (1948–1983)
No. 3 (30) (2023), Forum
No. 3 (30) (2023)

Rapid ascent: to the 75th anniversary of the artist Zinaida Kurchatova (1948–1983)

Forum
DOI: https://doi.org/10.46748/ARTEURAS.2023.03.006
Published 2023-09-30
Asya L. Gabysheva
National Arts Museum of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Yakutsk, Russian Federation

eLibrary ID asiagabysheva@yandex.ru

Abstract

The article discusses the work of Yakut painter Zinaida Kurchatova. There was no specific focus on studying her legacy in art criticism. The goal of this article is to study the painter's works, to identify the features of her plastic and figurative language considering all the different genres she worked in, such as portrait, landscape, and themed based painting. The study was carried out in accordance with art review principles, which helped to identify compositional and coloristic techniques of the author, as well as her interpretation of images. Particular attention was paid to landscapes. Colorful, concise, full of emotional depth and lyrical-epic content, they recount the beauty of the Northern Land and open up the author's worldview. The study was based on the monographic collection of Zinaida Kurchatova, stored in the collections of the National Arts Museum of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). This article reveals an almost forgotten page in the creative work member of the Artists Union of Yakutia, Regional Branch of the Union of Artists of Russia, of Zinaida Kurchatova. This is the first work to publish and introduce her legacy into scholarly discourse. The article is relevant for understanding the painter's work and presenting a more complete picture of Yakut fine arts of the second half of the 20th century.

https://doi.org/10.46748/ARTEURAS.2023.03.006

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