The exhibition “Ivan Zaitsev. Water-Colour” presenting pictures of the student of the church and historical painting workshop in the Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after I.E. Repin was opened in Museum of Dionisy’s Frescoes within the framework of the project “Young Artists in the Museum of Dionisy’s Frescoes”.
Ivan Sergeevich Zaitsev
He was born in Cherepovets on September 22, 1983. He went to the Children’s Art School ¹1 of Cherepovets from 1993 to 1997, attended the courses of the Art and Graphics Department of Cherepovets State University from 2000 to 2001. He was a student of this department from 2001 to 2006. Ivan attended the creative workshop of water-colour of V.V. Tolstova in 2001. He was a candidate of the Cherepovets branch of the Union of Russian Artists since 2005. He attended the pre-study courses of the Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after I.E. Repin (St. Petersburg) from 2006 to 2007.
Ivan Zaitsev is a member of the Cherepovets branch of the Union of Russian Artists since 2007.
He entered the Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after I.E. Repin (St. Petersburg) in 2009 and is a student now.
His exhibitions have been held since 2002:
in 2002 - “My City”, “City Melodies” (Cherepovets)
in 2003 - “Autumn” (Cherepovets)
in 2004 - “Autumn”, “My City”, “Cherepovets - Port of Five Seas”, “Friends by Inspiration” (Cherepovets)
in 2005 - “Autumn”, “My City”, “Flowers of Northern Land” (Cherepovets)
in 2006 - “Autumn”, “My City”, one-man exhibition “There is City of My Light Youth” (Cherepovets), “Exhibition Commemorating Nikolay Rubtsov” (Vologda), “Aquabiennale” - the second international exhibition of water-colour painting (Petrozavodsk), “Autumn 2006” (St. Petersburg), “Water-colour of Pure Water. World of Childhood 2006” (St. Petersburg).
in 2008, 2009 - “Autumn” (Cherepovets)
in 2010 - “Autumn” (Cherepovets), the All-Russian Youth Exhibition (Moscow).
This one-man exhibition presents water-colours of the successful graphic artist and future muralist. During this time, along with new bright impressions of the study in the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, Ivan Zaitsev has craving for his native region. He could understand it only parting with it for a long time. Besides, a small part of the exhibition is an attempt to compare works that combine various tasks: training and creative, subject compositions and plein air. They reflect the beauty of different seasons: brilliance of summer and poetry of northern winter. The artist’s works are notable for the classical approach in the use of water-colour technique and tactful performance. They are very lyrical.
