Butorin Vladimir Georgievich
Monumentalist. Painter. Honored Cultural Worker of the Kyrgyz Republic. Born on July 26, 1937, in the village of Staro-Yuryevo, Staro-Yuryevsky District, Voronezh Oblast.
In 1953, he graduated from the Frunze Art School, and in 1969 - from the Faculty of Painting of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture named after I.E. Repin, in the workshop of monumental and decorative painting by A.A. Mylnikov.
Since 1974, he has been a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR.
Participant in republican, all-union, and international exhibitions. At the beginning of his creative path, he worked in republican publishing houses as a designer and illustrator of books. Since the 1970s, he has worked in monumental and easel painting. He created decorative paintings in the foyers of cultural houses in various parts of the republic.
He worked on thematic compositions almost without models, achieving imagery, compositional and painterly expressiveness. He also worked in the portrait genre. He particularly excelled in portraits of children, characterized by a bright mood, kindness, and subtle painterliness.
MAIN WORKS
Book Graphics
Illustrations for K. Bayalinov's book "Adjar". Ink, pen. Publisher: "Mektep", 1961.
Illustrations for the book "Tales". Gouache, brush. Publisher: "Mektep", 1966.
Illustrations for the book "This is a Tale" by Sh. Sherkulov. Gouache, brush. Publisher: "Mektep", 1968.
Monumental Works
Mural in the background of the House of Culture of the "Kara-Suu" state farm in the Osh region. Tempera 1969.
Mural in the foyer of the House of Culture of the "Rossiya" collective farm in the Talas region. Tempera 1970-1973.
Mural "Bathing Boys" in a café in the village of Tyup, Issyk-Kul region. Tempera 1973.
Paintings
Portrait of a Boy. 1962. Canvas, oil. 95.5x75.5.
Woman in Blue. 1969. Canvas, oil. 90x90.
Mountains in Kok-Moynok. 1972. Cardboard, oil. 47.7x67.7.
Twilight. 1972. Canvas, oil. 92x116.
Koshary. 1974. Canvas, oil. 95.5x126.5.
Archaeologists. 1977. Canvas, oil. 157x135.7.
Boy with a Cage. 1977. Canvas, oil. 100x80.
Children's Masquerade. 1978. Canvas, oil. 130x100.
Girl with a Doll. 1978. Canvas, oil. 95.5x63.5.
Young Shepherd. 1980. Canvas, oil. 100x80.
Hunters with Golden Eagles. 1980. Canvas, oil. 150x130.
White Horse. 2001. Canvas, oil. 115x135.
Under the Canopy. 2002. Canvas, oil. 66x78.
Old Motif. 2004. Canvas, oil. 102x105.
At the Bazaar. 2007. Canvas, oil. 92x78.