Vladimir Grigoryevich Rogachev
Graphic artist. Born in 1928 in Kokshetau, Kazakh SSR. Lived in Kyrgyzstan from 1941 to 1968. From 1943 to 1946, he studied at the Leningrad Secondary Art School at the I.E. Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture. He studied at the Frunze Art College. In 1963, he graduated from the Moscow Polygraphic Institute. He works in book and easel graphics.
Since 1965, he has been a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR.
Working not only on the figurative content of illustrations but also on the task of a holistic solution for the entire book ensemble, he illustrated over 50 books. In easel graphics, he works in the techniques of watercolor, drawing, engraving, and lithography. His series of autolithographs based on the novella "Mother's Field" by Ch. Aitmatov (1963) and a series of watercolors "In Kyrgyzstan" (1975) are notable for their significant content and artistic quality, where the artist fully utilized his experience working on Kyrgyz themes and his mastery. Bronze medal of VDNH USSR. Moscow
MAIN WORKS
Easel Graphics
Morning After the Rain. 1961. Paper, watercolor. 24.5x42.
Old Moscow Street. 1962. Etching. 21x15.5.
Street in Old Osh. (Near the Bazaar). 1964. Paper, watercolor. 32.6x40.8.
Autumn in the Mountains. 1965. Paper, watercolor. 41x32.
Series based on the novella "Mother's Field" by Ch. Aitmatov. 1966-1967. Linocut.
Childhood. 42x86.
Despair. 50x67.
Joy (Rain). 61.8x86.
Compassion. 47x58.
Stone Idols. 1968. Paper, watercolor. 45.5x40.5.
Still Life. 1968. Paper, watercolor. 64.5x58.
Amber Evening. 1968. Paper, watercolor. 56x43.
First Snow. 1971. Paper, watercolor. 55.5x75.5.
Book Graphics
Illustrations for the book by M. Baidzhiev "Karakurt". Linocut. Publishing House "Mektep", 1962.
Illustrations for the collection of stories by Ch. Aitmatov "Mother's Field". Linocut. Publishing House "Kyrgyzstan", 1963.
Illustrations for the book by Yu. Smyshlyaev "At the Walls of Pishpek". Linocut. Publishing House "Mektep". 1965.
Illustrations for the book by M. Menshikov "There is Such a Girl". Paper, black watercolor. "Mektep", 1966.
Artistic design of the book by T. Kasymbekov "Alimkan". Linocut. Publishing House "Kyrgyzstan", 1967.
Illustrations for the book by K. Abdrakhmanov "Why Doesn't Water Break?". Paper, watercolor. Publishing House "Mektep", 1968.
Illustrations for the book by Ya. Zemlyak "Are There Any Kids Like This Here?". Paper, gouache. Publishing House "Mektep", 1968.