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In Igor Kravtsov`s works we can see his relation not just to art but to life. The heroes of his designs are characterized with specific fixity of look, concentration, selfdeepness. They are followed by and their minds are haunted by the memory about what happened, about unbelievable trials that felt on our fathers and mothers, about the boys who had never returned from bloody fields. He is intimately connected with them; he is connected by one ground and root family destiny. Hence it is self portrait overpressure of intonation, inspired actuality of metaphors, plastic language, preventing all proximities. In the space of linen we can hear the voice of the artist, who considered his oeuvre as a serious and responsible business, and who worked his life way deserving. Vladimir Lenyshin, vice president of The Russian Academy of Arts, doctor of study of art, professor and manager of the department of Russian painting of 19-20th centuries of the State Russian Museum.
Igor Kravtsov (26.03.1964-13.11.10) was born in Orenburg. In the year 1998 he graduated from the institute of painting, sculpture and architecture named after Repin (the workshop of monumental painting under command of academician Mylnikov) excellently. From 1993 to 1997 he was working in creative workshop of The Academy of arts of SSSR under the command of academician Andrei Mylnikov. Since 1994 he was teacher in the Institute of painting, sculpture and architecture, he was assistant professor of painting and composition department. He was the member of Commonwealth of artists since 1996. He was the permanent participant of international, republican and All-Russian exhibitions. He was awarded the silver medal of the Russian Academy of Arts and diplomas of the Russian Academy of Arts and of Commonwealth of artists. Igor Kravtsov is an artist with his own outlook. Life and death in the wide of eternal Earth are one of the main items in his oeuvre. The peculiarity in the most of his works is deep psychologism, laconic expression, the sharpness of composition decision, emotional sapidity. The artist successfully worked in different genres such as genre painting, portrait and landscape picture. Igor Kravtsov is an artist who is able to rethink the nature metaphorically, enriching it with many meanings. Bright creative writing, spirituality, the profundity of the thought, elegance of the form shows the remarkability of genius. The paintings of Igor Kravtsov reside in the State Russian Museum, Researchand-development museum of the Russian Academy of Arts, in the museum and private collections in Russia, China, Germany, England, France, the USA and the United Arab Emirates.