Stanislav Mikhailovich Nikireev was a Repin Prize laureate, member of the Russian Academy of Arts and People’s Artist of Russia. He has created hundreds of graphic works, among which you can find almost all genres and styles of easel graphics: portraits, still lifes, illustrations, city views, sketches from life and outstandingly skillful etchings.
Stanislav Mikhailovich worked in the technique of etching, which is a type of printmaking, metal engraving, where the depressed elements of the image are obtained by etching metal with acids. A print from such an engraving is called an etching. This technique has been known since the beginning of the 16th century. Albrecht Dürer and Rembrandt worked in this technique. The advantages of the technique fully met the artist’s demand for relative ease in working on printed form. The technique required little physical effort, unlike woodcarving or metal carving. The hands remained free in the process of making the drawing and, as a result, the lines and strokes were easily drawn in all directions. Thus, Stanislav Mikhailovich succeeded in combining delicate cross-hatching and light strokes in his work while maintaining his individual style which one can see in his remarkable etchings. It should be noted that there are different techniques and approaches in etching. The most widespread technique is the etching technique (the so-called classic etching), which the artist preferred to use.
The work by Stanislav Mikhailovich Nikireev displayed at the exhibition belongs to “The Birds” series. Besides it, the series also includes the paintings “The Rook”, “The Owl”, “The Swallow” and “The Magpie”. The work was used in Alexander Pankratov’s film “Portrait of the Artist’s Wife” (1981), starring well-known Soviet actors Sergey Shakurov, Valentina Telichkina and Nikita Mikhalkov.
Stanislav Mikhailovich has masterfully rendered the subtle elements of both the bird itself and the surrounding scenery (the house, the horse, the man). His unique stroke accurately captures the graceful lines and features of the bird’s plumage, the whiteness and lightness of the snow, and the roughness of the tree bark.
Stanislav Mikhailovich worked in the technique of etching, which is a type of printmaking, metal engraving, where the depressed elements of the image are obtained by etching metal with acids. A print from such an engraving is called an etching. This technique has been known since the beginning of the 16th century. Albrecht Dürer and Rembrandt worked in this technique. The advantages of the technique fully met the artist’s demand for relative ease in working on printed form. The technique required little physical effort, unlike woodcarving or metal carving. The hands remained free in the process of making the drawing and, as a result, the lines and strokes were easily drawn in all directions. Thus, Stanislav Mikhailovich succeeded in combining delicate cross-hatching and light strokes in his work while maintaining his individual style which one can see in his remarkable etchings. It should be noted that there are different techniques and approaches in etching. The most widespread technique is the etching technique (the so-called classic etching), which the artist preferred to use.
The work by Stanislav Mikhailovich Nikireev displayed at the exhibition belongs to “The Birds” series. Besides it, the series also includes the paintings “The Rook”, “The Owl”, “The Swallow” and “The Magpie”. The work was used in Alexander Pankratov’s film “Portrait of the Artist’s Wife” (1981), starring well-known Soviet actors Sergey Shakurov, Valentina Telichkina and Nikita Mikhalkov.
Stanislav Mikhailovich has masterfully rendered the subtle elements of both the bird itself and the surrounding scenery (the house, the horse, the man). His unique stroke accurately captures the graceful lines and features of the bird’s plumage, the whiteness and lightness of the snow, and the roughness of the tree bark.
