Exhibition “A Word About the Small Homeland: The World of V. M. Shukshin in the Paintings of I. P. Popov”

About exhibition

The exhibition of Ivan Popov’s paintings tells the story of the life of the widely beloved writer Vasily Shukshin. These two worlds — the one created by the pen and the one painted with a brush — look at each other as if in a mirror... This resemblance, this lively symmetry full of shades and details, catches the eye even of those who see Ivan Popov’s paintings for the first time and know nothing about the artist himself: “My goodness, it’s as if Shukshin’s world!” And they are right — intuitively right. Because this really is Shukshin’s world: the village of Srostki, Piket Mountain, the faces of the villagers... Vasily Shukshin and Ivan Popov are children of the same village, closest kin to one another; their biographies are interwoven like threads of handmade lace. These boys who grew up together remained friends all their lives, answering each other in a tuning-fork harmony, yet never merely repeating one another. The exhibition features 33 paintings, photographs, and books. In addition, thanks to the museum’s participation in the federal “Artifact” program, visitors can explore the exhibits using an audio guide.