The most important paintings on the theme of the Great Patriotic War

Fine art as a means of enlightenment since ancient times has been used by creative people. Pictures dedicated to the Great Patriotic War may not be as well known as canvases like the Mona Lisa or Portrait of a Stranger, but they give a vivid picture of the author's thoughts in those cruel times when not only the survival of each individual individual was at stake, But also whole nations.

War and painting

A great test of moral and physical strength was for the whole country the Great Patriotic War. The paintings of the artists of those times, apparently, are therefore so piercing, so they bring to the viewer a sense of hopelessness on the one hand and a timid hope that sometime in the foreseeable future this total madness will end, on the other.

In general, this layer of painting can be considered in two foreshortenings. First, it is the national fine art and its bright representatives - Arkady Plastov, Alexander Dainek. Secondly, this is the so-called art of the Resistance. The very thing that tried to fight against fascism in the countries captured by this terrible leprosy of the twentieth century.

We will consider only some pictures on the theme of the "Great Patriotic War", which reached us by the efforts of Soviet artists, those who tried to get rid of fascism on this side of the barricade, and someone often simultaneously holding a weapon in their hands.

Plastov

The artist with a clear life-affirming message, is nevertheless famous for his incredibly piercing pictures on the theme "The Great Patriotic War". The heat, drama and dynamics of his paintings of this time are so great that it is difficult to look at them with an uncomplicated gaze of compassion. Such pictures of him as "Captive lead", "One against the tank", as well as many others were created literally in the first year and a half of the war. His most powerful painting of this period is the painting "Fascist Flying". It perfectly conveys a painful sense of loss of something close to the heart.

Unfamiliarity and true sincerity are distinguished by many of Plastov's works, but his pictures on the theme "The Great Patriotic War" absorbed, I think, the maximum pain that a person can experience. And it's not surprising, considering what a difficult, but productive fate has developed for this remarkable artist.

Dainek

Another person, which can not be ignored in this context, is Alexander Dainek. His tense pictures on the theme "Great Patriotic War" can not be ignored in this regard. These include the works of "Outskirts of Moscow", "Burned Village", "Defense of Sevastopol" and some others. Each of these paintings reflects the enormous internal tension expressed by the author about what is happening before the eyes of his people, over which the enemy is being mocked. The latter work, in general, can be called a hymn to the courageous defenders of the city, lying on the crossroads of the important communication lines of the entire southern front.

Conclusion

Summarizing, it should be said that war, while a rather uneasy theme in the visual arts, nevertheless offers the artist a huge variety of options both for self-expression and for enlightening the public. To give her the right information about what she really is. Giving future generations an excellent picture of how you can not deal with your own kind. And how to really treat people from the environment, let another nation, religion or skin color.

Thanks to artists who dare to express this pain and suffering, we have the opportunity to inform to future generations how dangerous war, Nazism, chauvinism and other misanthropic "isms", which I do not even want to mention.