Exhibition of works by students of the Moscow State University of Printing Arts “The Road to Pushkin.
27-year-old illustrator, graduate of the graphic arts Moscow University of Printing Evgenia Lotsmanova. Started drawing with early childhood. I really loved to portray fairy tale characters, all sorts of bunnies and mice, of which there are many in Russian folk tales.
Although the artist began working on creating drawings for these fairy tales a long time ago, back in 2004, the result appeared only now, eight years later, because the execution technique is very complex and time-consuming - lithography. To create one picture, according to E. Lotsmanova herself, it takes her from one to several months. (Lithography - writing, drawing and artistic drawing on stone with ink and pencil of a special composition, as well as with a needle, and the production on paper of impressions of what is written, drawn or drawn in this way.)
Now Evgenia lives in Moscow, but was born and studied in Kolomna, attended art school. In 2002 she entered the Moscow State University stamps for the faculty book graphics. This is how a hobby became a profession. All her works are made in the best traditions of the Russian school of illustration.
Evgenia:
“An illustrator is his own director, decorator and actor. I live the lives of my characters, conveying the character. The art of book illustration is very similar to theater, sometimes you want the characters to jump out of the book and start talking.”
"- I have loved Tolstoy’s fairy tales since childhood. His Russian language is very rich. It’s great to feel that time, village life with huts, geese walking in the yard, with horses, a threshing floor, a well. I wanted to show all this. And the lithography is very unusual technique– it’s interesting to create one sketch and then vary the color in different ways. It's fascinating artistic process, which produces different effects."
We are sometimes reproached: you only have reissues, but now no one wants to publish contemporary young artists. To be honest, this is a shame to read: our publishing house publishes quite a lot of such books (a lot, considering that we are a small private publishing house). The books are different, some are a tribute to experimentation, some are simpler. Over the past couple of years, we have published books with illustrations by: Victoria Kirdiy, Ksenia Lavrova, Galina Zinko, Olga Fadeeva, Lina Eitmantytė-Valuzhene, Elena Bazanova, Liza Bukhalova, Olga Ionaitis, Galina Lavrenko, Lyudmila Pipchenko, Ekaterina Plaksina, Polina Yakovleva. If anyone missed anything, you are welcome to study the site
Perhaps this feeling arises because I quite rarely talk about these books in this LiveJournal, but this is part of a series of one-sided information :) - our St. Petersburg editorial office works with these books, this is their specialization, and I’m just usually “not in the know.”
We are currently actively working with new series"Image of Speech". According to our plan, this series will include books contemporary artists, both recognized masters and very young ones; both completely new projects and those reworked by the artist specifically for this series. So, “Nevsky Prospekt” with Mikhail Bychkov, “Journey to Tandadrika” and “About What Cannot Be” with Igor Oleinikov, “Yozhka Goes to School” with Evgeny Antonenkov have already been released.
We currently have two books in preparation: "Candle Girl" by Yulia Gukova And "Magic Hill" by Evgenia Lotsmanova.
For the young artist Evgenia Lotsmanova, this will be only the second published book.
the first one was this one (I think many people noticed it)
So, a rare fairy tale by G.H. Andersen "Magic Hill"
The illustrations are based on - graduate work artist, but significantly revised for this edition.
Drawings in a rare technique today - lithography.
These are just illustrations for now, not a layout.
I don’t know anything else, this is a book from our St. Petersburg editorial office, information will be on the website closer to its release.
Well, you can read a little about the artist here
Home for words and characters
Interview with Evgenia Lotsmanova
“Lithography allows you to experiment with the same sketch, varying colors and refining it in search of the best solution. And there is a beauty in the miraculous nature of the printed picture, which usually turns out a little differently than you expect...”
March 25, Cultural Worker's Day, President Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin presented a graduate of the Moscow State University named after Ivan Fedorov, Evgenia Nikolaevna Lotsmanova, with a prize for her contribution to the development of the Russian art of illustration.
It is very difficult to describe the feeling of joy, comfort, restored childhood that arises when looking at Evgenia’s work. “They smell of the field wind and damp earth, the beasts speak their own languages, everything in them is fun, absurd and strong; like in a real animal game, everything is imbued with healthy animal humor.” She didn’t have to invent her childhood, climb into the abandoned attic of memory for it. It’s right next to her, just stretch out your hand. (I’ll tell you a secret: Zhenya also plays with dolls - in the sense that she makes toys, and you can see them at exhibitions.)
(works are clickable)
A fragile girl works with weighted lithographic plates, improving dozens of times what as a result has become completely weightless - true art classic book illustration. The result is masterpieces - shimmering, magic pictures, which you can look at for hours and read and re-read, like real fairy tales.
This sorceress is “the bird from Diodorov’s nest.” Her name is Evgenia Nikolaevna Lotsmanova. I think you'll remember this name."
Evgenia speaks very warmly about her beloved teacher Boris Arkadyevich Diodorov: “He helped me believe in myself, helped me to do life choice in favor of sincere art, sincere creativity - the kind of creativity that the soul asks for."
Butterflies. "The Magic Hill" by H.H. Andersen
Little Waterman. "Magic Hill"
Evgenia Lotsmanova was born on January 14, 1985 in Kolomna, Moscow region. She graduated from a children's art school and chose the profession of an illustrator. It is no coincidence that drawing was a favorite pastime from early childhood; Evgenia’s maternal relatives were icon painters in the Yegoryevsky district of the Moscow province. In 2007, Evgenia graduated from the Moscow State University of Printing Arts. Recipient of a diploma from the Union of Artists of Russia (2010), winner of the competition in the category “Best Children's Edition” at the Great Book Fair (Perm, 2013). Member of the Moscow Union of Artists.
Author of illustrations for the books “Tales of 1001 Nights” (2007), “Magpie Tales” by A.N. Tolstoy (2013), “The Magic Hill” by H.H. Andersen (2014), “Little forest fairy tale"N. Maksimova (2015). She also created a series of illustrations for Gulliver’s Travels, The Chronicles of Narnia, Tartuffe, and a series of lithographs dedicated to historical places in Russia. Participant in numerous illustration exhibitions, including number of three personal.
Ball. "Magic Hill" (clickable, but better viewed in parts)
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Firebird. "Magic Hill"
Forest maidens. "Magic Hill"
Feast. "Magic Hill"Snow house. Magic Hill"
Mouse. "Magic Hill"
Cloud. "Magic Hill"Elves. "Magic Hill"
Harp. "Magic Hill"
Maximilian Voloshin a hundred years ago said this about “Magpie Tales”: “Genuine poetry, like true painting, like true feminine charm, is not accessible to words and definitions, because they themselves are the final definitions of complex systems of feelings and states..."
According to tradition, on Cultural Worker’s Day, awards are presented in the Kremlinpeople who have dedicated their creativity to the younger generations, as well as those who, despite their own young years, have already said their significant word in art.
Some of the laureates are already recognized masters, others are barely over thirty. But their achievements in the field visual arts and music are undeniable. Those who receive awards on this day make a huge contribution to the formation in society moral values and moral guidelines.
Evgenia Nikolaevna Lotsmanova is a laureate of the President of the Russian Federation Prize for young cultural figures in 2015.The prize was awarded for his contribution to the development of the Russian art of illustration.
Evgenia Lotsmanova is an illustrator. Her work is distinguished by its amazing attractiveness, kind and bright attitude towards the characters, Attentive attitude to the text.The illustrations are made using the technique of color lithography using heavy lithographic stone, which requires a lot of patience and physical strength.
E. Lotsmanova is a worthy successor to the traditions of Russian book illustration, the legacy of T. Mavrina, Y. Vasnetsov, E. Rachev, B. Diodorov. But the young artist has a unique style of her own.
“Unfortunately, now many talented young illustrators are leaving the profession due to life and financial difficulties. And this award, I am sure, will be able to show that the illustrator profession is honorable, significant and supported by the state. high level“, the laureate emphasized.
Elena Andreevna Cheburashkina is a laureate of the President of the Russian Federation Prize for young cultural figures in 2015. The prize was awarded for his contribution to the development of domestic design and art education.
For the first time, among those awarded this prize is not a writer or a musician, but a representative of the applied profession - a designer. Elena Cheburashkina graduate and teacherDepartment of "Artistic Design of Furniture" MGHPU named after. S.G. Stroganova, teaches the disciplines “Project” and “Ergonomics in Furniture”, lectures on the history of furniture design of the 20th century. Elenais engaged in interior design of kindergartens, develops unique furniture for kindergartens, which is at the same time a means of development and entertainment for the child. You can draw on its tables, and the play area easily turns into a child's bedroom.
"Thank you so much to my loving husband, to my patient children, mom and dad. Mom, dad, thank you for raising me like this. Perhaps, at least now you will stop calling me a little pig,” Elena Cheburashkina said in her speech.
kremlin.ru
"Fairy Forest"
January 30 V Cultural center"Ozerov's House" took place opening of the exhibition of book graphics “Fairytale Forest”, the author of which is an illustrator Evgenia Lotsmanova. The basis of this exhibition was the illustrations for the fairy tale “The Magic Hill” by H. C. Andersen. For the young artist Evgenia Lotsmanova, “The Magic Hill” is the second published book with her illustrations, which simply “revitalized” this fairy tale and cannot but arouse admiration.
The illustrations of this fairy tale book– the artist’s diploma work, but significantly revised for this edition. “Flipping through” the pages of this book on the screen and listening summary fairy tales, everyone who came to the opening probably wanted to read it early work Danish storyteller and realized how much the illustrator means to the book. The book’s drawings are made in a technique that is rare today, which is considered to be “heavy masculine technique” - lithography. From the short film, which was commented by Evgenia Lotsmanova herself, everyone was able to learn about the labor-intensive process of creating lithographs.
Evgenia was asked a lot of questions. Answering them in detail, the young artist charmed everyone with her answers. According to Evgenia, each painting is a reflection of the author’s soul, a little childish and naive; this is an internal dialogue with the viewer, an invitation to return to beautiful world childhood.
That evening, Evgenia received congratulations from the director of the Children's art school named after People's Artist of Russia M.G. Abakumov Vasily Alekseevich Bek, because Evgenia is a graduate of this school. A lot of kind words and there were memories from the teacher of this school, Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Semenova. Kolomna artist Gennady Mitrofanovich Savinov expressed the hope that Evgenia will return to Kolomna more than once and surprise its residents with her creativity, because the illustration of a children's book is akin to breathing for her - it is impossible to live without it. In addition, the artist and local historian Alexey Alekseevich Fedorov suggested that Evgenia dedicate her next works to Kolomna , illustrating famous work I. I. Lazhechnikova “White, black and gray.” Evgenia herself especially thanked her mother, Natalya Nikolaevna, who is a creative and spiritual inspiration for her.
Elegant illustrations by Evgenia Lotsmanova allowed everyone who came to the vernissage to immerse themselves in wonderful world book illustration. Together with the author, the audience visited the “Fairytale Forest”, created by the wonderful artist and illustrator Evgenia Lotsmanova.
The exhibition “Fairytale Forest” by Evgenia Lotsmanova will be a real gift for Kolomna residents and guests of our city. From it, each of us will be able to draw those emotions and feelings that remain on the pages wonderful fairy tales, who once generously decorated our childhood.
