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Soviet Russian artist Alexandr Burak 1921-1997

Soviet Russian artist Alexandr Burak (July 10, 1921 - April 29, 1997)

To the son for help. 1957. Soviet Russian artist Alexandr Burak (July 10, 1921 – April 29, 1997)

Soviet Russian artist Alexandr Burak (July 10, 1921 – April 29, 1997) – Ural painter, Professor of the Sverdlovsk Architectural Institute (1968-1989). Member of the USSR Union of Artists (1951) and Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1964). A real “singer of the Urals”, the artist created a whole series of epic, lyrical and industrial landscapes. Working on the Ural landscapes, he seemed to dissolve into a majestic nature, merged with it, and it confidently revealed to him the secrets of the unique combination of colors. Also widely known as a master of genre painting, he raised the importance of the domestic genre in the period when it was in a certain decline. In the genre picture, Alexander Filippovich showed himself as a subtle psychologist.
Born July 10, 1921 in the village of Efremovka in the Barabinsky district of the Novosibirsk region, in 1930 the family moved to the city of Kemerovo. His epic paintings were always full of love and admiration for his homeland. In 1938 he entered the architecture faculty of Novosibirsk Institute of Civil Engineering. Simultaneously, he worked as an artist-animator at the Novosibirsk studio of popular science films.

Soviet Russian artist Alexandr Burak (July 10, 1921 - April 29, 1997)

The untouched Urals. 1953. Soviet Russian artist Alexandr Burak (July 10, 1921 – April 29, 1997)

After graduation, in 1944, Burak became the main artist of the color documentary “The Untouched Urals”. Filming took place in Sverdlovsk and Sverdlovsk region. In the Urals he met artists IK Slyusarev, VS Zinov and others. Sverdlovsk landscapists became his teachers in painting from nature. Although he didn’t finish his work on the film “The Untouched Urals”, but almost 10 years later Burak created a painting called “The Untouched Urals”.

Since 1946, Burak lived and worked in Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg) in the design institute. In fact, painting was only a favorite hobby in his spare time. However, in 1950, thaks to the Board of the Union of Artists, Burak received an opportunity to study at a creative base near Moscow. There the artist studied and communicated with masters of Soviet Art from Kiev, Leningrad and Moscow. Among his teachers were famous Soviet artists – P. Sokolov-Skala, G. Nyssa, G. Shegal, P. Krylov, and others.

Soviet Russian artist Alexandr Burak

A Reindeer Herder, 1978

A Reindeer Herder, 1978

After returning home, Burak spent the summer of 1951 in the South Urals, where he worked in nature, setting up a workshop in the rocks. There he created his painting “In the Southern Urals”. The same year he became a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. Later, in 1964 he received the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR.

A woman in red. 1960

A woman in red. 1960

In 1958 he traveled on the ship “Georgia” around Europe, having visited Brussels at the World Exhibition, Antwerp, the Louvre, Paris, etc. The result of the trip were the paintings “Homeless”, “Near the metro station”, “On the streets of Naples”, “On the streets of Istanbul”, etc.

In 1968-1989 he worked as manager at the Department of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture of Sverdlovsk Architectural Institute, Professor.

A. F. Burak constantly participated in art exhibitions in the USSR and abroad. In particular, his exhibition took place in the gallery Marko Datrino in Italy. His paintings are in the Tretyakov State Gallery and in other Moscow and regional museums in Russia.

Ascension Cathedral (Voznesenskaya Hill). 1981

Ascension Cathedral (Voznesenskaya Hill). 1981

At the sick girl-friend's, 1954

At the sick girl-friend’s, 1954

Bridge. 1976 painting

Bridge. 1976 painting

Everyday life of geologists. Saturday Day, 1980

Everyday life of geologists. Saturday Day, 1980

Excavation for a dam in Kachkanar. 1956

Excavation for a dam in Kachkanar. 1956

Furnace. 1955

Furnace. 1955

Helicopters. 1967

Helicopters. 1967

In the artist's studio (self-portrait), 1965

In the artist’s studio (self-portrait), 1965

In the mountains of the Southern Urals. 1993

In the mountains of the Southern Urals. 1993

Konzhakovsky stone, 1956

Konzhakovsky stone, 1956

Landscape, 1951

Landscape, 1951

Large plant. 1975

Large plant. 1975

Late autumn. 1980

Late autumn. 1980

Lenin's portrait. 1968

Lenin’s portrait. 1968

Markscheider Gorbunova, 1960s

Markscheider Gorbunova, 1960s

Martens of Uralmash, 1975

Martens of Uralmash, 1975

Miner. 1962

Miner. 1962

Mountains and the river

Mountains and the river

New engine. 1965

New engine. 1965

Old man. 1940s

Old man. 1940s

Portrait of a Norther, 1970s

Portrait of a Norther, 1970s

Sielence. 1960s

Sielence. 1960s

Sketch for the painting 'On the far north.' 1964

Sketch for the painting ‘On the far north.’ 1964

Soviet Russian artist Alexandr Burak (July 10, 1921 - April 29, 1997)

Soviet Russian artist Alexandr Burak (July 10, 1921 – April 29, 1997)

Summer afternoon. 1993

Summer afternoon. 1993

The river Iset. 1985

The river Iset. 1985

The river Kamenka. 1981

The river Kamenka. 1981

The river Sim, southern Ural. 1985

The river Sim, southern Ural. 1985

The Ural motif. 1951

The Ural motif. 1951

To the far brigade

To the far brigade

Urgent repairs, 1988-1989

Urgent repairs, 1988-1989

Veteran, 1984-1985

Veteran, 1984-1985

Young skier. 1953

Young skier. 1953