The painter Viktor Vasilievich Kharin was born in 1945, in the settlement of Koksa, on the upper reaches of the River Teba. He now lives in the settlement of Teba, which is located in the Mezhdurechensk urban district of Kemerovo region.
The artist plays an active role in the artistic life of Mezhdurechensk, and frequently takes part in painting competitions and exhibitions. In 2007 he won a prize in the regional competition Character of a Miner, and in 2015 the first prize in the regional figurative art competition Kuzbass is our Home, in the category ‘Kuzbass, Pearl and Breadbasket of Siberia’. His paintings are well-known and admired in the Kuzbass region. No-one who appreciates the beauty of the Siberian landscape is left unaffected by his paintings. In his works we can see the unique landscapes of Mountain Shoria. Viktor Kharin’s radiant landscape paintings allow viewers to experience the poetry of the region’s untouched nature.
Spring is Coming depicts an beauty spot on the upper reaches of the River Tom. In the foreground is a wide stretch of water, swollen with melted snow, in which we see reflected, as if in a mirror, tall trees, the azure sky and the distant blue hills. In the middle ground is an area of woodland, with trees growing new green leaves, and a bank with large thaw-holes and young green grass. The snow is still lying on the fields and reflects the bright rays of the April sun. In the distance, veiled by mist, a dark blue wall of mountains rises upwards, silhouetted against the azure sky. The whole scene is full of light and air. The bright, saturated tones convey a vivid sense of the reawakening and renewal of nature
For centuries the Shorians, or Kuznetsk Tatars, have lived in the land that the artist depicts in her work. These indigenous people had their own explanation for the rebirth of nature that comes after the end of winter. They believed that every spring the good spirits return to the Earth, and bring happiness with them. The dark, evil spirits then go away from human settlements and only return the next winter.
Spring in Mountain Shoria arrives at the end of March or beginning of April. In the Shorians’ folklore, the awakening of nature from its winter hibernation is sometimes announced by the lord of the mountains: “In spring, before the first leaves appear on the trees” bare branches and the first blades of grass appear on the ground, the lord of the mountains calls. The same thing happens in autumn, when the withered grass collapses and the dry leaves fall from the trees. Then the ears of the mountains can hear better. And he calls again’. Viktor Kharin’s painting is an eloquent expression of the mystery and beauty of the springtime renewal of nature.
The artist plays an active role in the artistic life of Mezhdurechensk, and frequently takes part in painting competitions and exhibitions. In 2007 he won a prize in the regional competition Character of a Miner, and in 2015 the first prize in the regional figurative art competition Kuzbass is our Home, in the category ‘Kuzbass, Pearl and Breadbasket of Siberia’. His paintings are well-known and admired in the Kuzbass region. No-one who appreciates the beauty of the Siberian landscape is left unaffected by his paintings. In his works we can see the unique landscapes of Mountain Shoria. Viktor Kharin’s radiant landscape paintings allow viewers to experience the poetry of the region’s untouched nature.
Spring is Coming depicts an beauty spot on the upper reaches of the River Tom. In the foreground is a wide stretch of water, swollen with melted snow, in which we see reflected, as if in a mirror, tall trees, the azure sky and the distant blue hills. In the middle ground is an area of woodland, with trees growing new green leaves, and a bank with large thaw-holes and young green grass. The snow is still lying on the fields and reflects the bright rays of the April sun. In the distance, veiled by mist, a dark blue wall of mountains rises upwards, silhouetted against the azure sky. The whole scene is full of light and air. The bright, saturated tones convey a vivid sense of the reawakening and renewal of nature
For centuries the Shorians, or Kuznetsk Tatars, have lived in the land that the artist depicts in her work. These indigenous people had their own explanation for the rebirth of nature that comes after the end of winter. They believed that every spring the good spirits return to the Earth, and bring happiness with them. The dark, evil spirits then go away from human settlements and only return the next winter.
Spring in Mountain Shoria arrives at the end of March or beginning of April. In the Shorians’ folklore, the awakening of nature from its winter hibernation is sometimes announced by the lord of the mountains: “In spring, before the first leaves appear on the trees” bare branches and the first blades of grass appear on the ground, the lord of the mountains calls. The same thing happens in autumn, when the withered grass collapses and the dry leaves fall from the trees. Then the ears of the mountains can hear better. And he calls again’. Viktor Kharin’s painting is an eloquent expression of the mystery and beauty of the springtime renewal of nature.
