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An exposition dedicated to the memory of Peter Ossovsky (1925-2015) has been opened

On July 30, 2021, an exposition dedicated to the memory of Petro Ossovsky (1925-2015) was opened in the department of the Art Museum – Petro Ossovsky`s Art Gallery "World and Fatherland".

Reference: Petro Pavlovych Ossovsky - People's Artist of the USSR, winner of the USSR State Prize, International Prize named after M. Sholokhov, a member of the Russian Academy of Arts was born on May 18, 1925 in the village Mala Vyska, Kirovohrad region. In 1950 he graduated the State Art Institute named after V.I.Surikov. Since 1956 he has been a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. On August 1, 2015, the earthly life of Petro Pavlovych ended.

P.P. Ossovsky is known as one of the founders of the "strict style" in art. The artist's works are stored in the National Art Museum of Ukraine, the National Museum "Kyiv Art Gallery", Donetsk Regional Art Museum, Odessa Regional Art Museum, Kharkiv Art Museum, Museum of Arts (Kropyvnytskyi), Kirovohrad Regional Museum of Local Lore, National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus. State Tretyakov Gallery and other museums, galleries, private collections of Ukraine, as well as in numerous foreign collections. The collection of works by Petro Ossovsky in the funds of KZ "Museum of Arts of the Kirovohrad Regional Council" is the largest in Ukraine. It represents almost all areas of Petro Pavlovich's work.

On May 18, 2007 the department of the Art Museum - Peter Ossovsky's Art Gallery "World and Fatherland" was opened. The artist lived and worked in Moscow. However, his connection with his small homeland was never interrupted.

The exhibition, which is presented to the 6th anniversary of the artist's death, presents photographs dedicated to the personality of Peter Pavlovich Ossovsky. These are photo portraits, photographs that cover Ossovsky's arrival in his small homeland in 1986 and in the early 2000s. Rare posters of Peter Pavlovich's exhibitions from the museum's funds, which took place in different years, are also presented. Among them are unique exhibits of the 1960s, 70s and 80s.

In the central part of the exposition there is an author's repetition of the portrait of Petro Ossovsky, painted for the project "Ukrainians in the World" by the artist, member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine Valery Davydov.

The artist lives in his works. Petro Ossovsky's name is forever engraved in the history of fine arts of the second half of the XX - early XXI century, a bright memory of him, will forever remain in the hearts of fans of fine arts, will serve as an example of selfless service to the high ideals of man and nature. And for the Art Museum, he will forever remain a true and sincere friend, a member of a large museum family.

 

Anatoly Kymnatniy - Head of the Department of the Art Museum -

Art Gallery "World and Fatherland" named after Petro Ossovskyi