Artist Molchanov Oleg Ivanovich. The smell of summer (35 photos)

Molchanov Oleg Ivanovich was born on November 27, 1966 in the Kostroma region. Graduated from Kostroma Art School and Yaroslavl Art College. 1986-1988 - service in the Soviet army. 1989-1995 - studied among the students of the first cohort of the recreated I.S. Glazunov Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in the Landscape Workshop.

He graduated from the restoration course at the Institute. I.E. Repina. Member of the Union of Artists of Russia since 1997, Honored Artist of Russia since 2009. Participant of various exhibitions in Russia and abroad, including at the State Museum-Palace "Tsaritsyno" (2010), in Germany, the USA, etc. Since 2011 – Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Arts.

Oleg Molchanov is not only an artist, but also a poet and restorer.

He participated in the construction of a chapel for the royal martyrs near the Ipatiev Monastery in Kostroma (dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty).

One of the reviews about his work contains the following heartfelt words: “When you see the artist’s works, you are amazed at how close they are to your soul, and you are surprised at how sensual and soulful they are. You immediately begin to remember the past, dream about the future, and experience a mixed feeling of sadness and joy. With their purity and power of influence, these paintings resemble holy faces. Only these are not images of people, but images of native nature. Like icons, landscapes exude love and light, protect from defilement and temptation. The world in every painting by Oleg Molchanov is so pure and immaculate that you want to stay in it forever, or at least leave a piece of it inside your soul.”