Witchcraft Print

Vasily Tryndyk was born in 1954 in Nalchik in Kabardino-Balkaria in the family of the famous artist Nicolay Zaharovich Tryndyk (1916-1987). So from the very early age Vasily knew the smell of the paint. The father was for Vasily his main teacher, his mentor and adviser. They were always together - in the studio and doing sketches outdoors. Vasily’s artistic talent revealed itself in his early childhood. When he was 9, his poster in the contest “Environmental Protection in Children’s Eyes” was rewarded and published in the “Health” magazine, as well was it on display in Kremlin. In 1972 Vasily Tryndyk became a student of the Art and Graphic Demidov School in Leningrad, which he later graduated successfully. That’s when Vasily fell in love with Leningrad/ Petersburg. Serving in the army followed this, of which Vasily still has special memories and feelings. There are a lot of portraits and sketches of his fellow soldiers left from that period, telling the stories from the military life. His artistic work was noticed and commander of the North Caucasus Military District recommended him to the Grekov studio, but being a very peaceful person Vasily couldn’t imagine his life in the army. This period in Vasily’s work can be called realistic. Attention to details, coloristic subtility, amazing life-like portraits and an ability of portraying man’s inner world. His art already showed what later became his works’ distinctive feature - an incredible feeling of colour and light. In 1982 Vasily Tryndyk became a member of the Union of Artists of the Soviet Union. His artistic achievements were noticed at various exhibitions - regional and All-Soviet Union. He paints the nature of the Northern Caucasus, its high mountains and rapid streams as well as quite evenings by the river. He enjoys painting still life... He is especially good at portraits. He can reflect on the canvas all those evanescent emotions and moods of the man, which are so hard to catch, and at the same time surprise the observer with the life-like similarity of the portraits. In the period from 1984 to 1989 Vasily Tryndyk was the main artist of the Art Foundation of the KBASSR. Year 1986. Perestroika was announced in the Soviet Union and it is the time to redefine the mission of the artist. Themes of protection of our world, protection of a human, penetration into the depth of his mind and subconscious. He is concerned about the fate of our environments both in planetary and everyday life.