Konstantinov, Gennady Nikolaevich

Born in the city of Mariinsky Posad, Kazan province, where his parents moved from St. Petersburg in 1906. He studied the art of woodworking with his father, the famous carver Konstantinov, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1877-until 1968), who worked in the so-called. "Russian style." In 1931 he graduated from the Mariinsko-Posadsky wood technical school, began to engage in creativity, including with his father. In the years 1933-35. served in the Red Army in the Far East. Since 1935, he taught special disciplines at the Mariinsky Posad Forestry College.

He was fond of hunting, visited the neighboring Chuvash villages, became interested in embroidered folk ornaments and collect collections of items of traditional costume. During the years of World War II, he was a civil engineer in Karelia and the Far East, graduated from service in 1946, with the rank of captain.

Died March 15, 1979 in the city of Mariinsky Posad.

He presented his work for the first time - a bog oak shelf - at an art exhibition dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the October Revolution (opened on November 6, 1937 in the Rodina cinema, Cheboksary ). In 1938-1940 compiled the "Album of ornaments of the Chuvash embroideries", consisting of 30 sheets of 25x37 cm with accurate watercolor sketches of the patterns of the Middle Chuvash Chuvash (now stored in the Scientific Library of the Chuvash State Art Museum ). Russian by origin, in his work - woodcarving - used the so-called elements as elements. "Russian style", and the rich ornamental heritage of the Chuvash people. Worked hl. in the carving technique, combining it with painting and marquetry (wood inlay ). Since the early 1960s The main feature of his creative method was the stylization of geometric patterns of traditional embroidered ornaments for woodcarving, including on voluminous wooden forms.

G.N. Konstantinov also worked in graphics and watercolors. In his creative archive there are original illustrations for books on the theme of the Great Patriotic War, sketches of the Volga landscapes, views of the cities. Cheboksary and Mariinsky Posad, as well as several sketches of the war years.

Member of republican, zonal and all-union exhibitions. The works of G. N. Konstantinov - panels, buckets, frames and decorative sets - are stored in the Chuvash National Museum , the Chuvash State Museum of Art , the Mariinsky Posad Museum of Local Lore, and also by the heirs (two daughters) in Moscow and the Moscow Region.

Order of the Red Star;

Medals “For the Defense of Leningrad”, “For Courage”, “For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945”, “For the Victory over Japan”.

Certificate of honor of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of Chuvashia.

In 1970 he was awarded the title "Honored Worker of Culture of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic."

Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR (1970).

• Borovaya N.I. Amateur artists of Chuvashia. Cheboksary: ​​Chuvash. Prince publishing house 1968.S. 52-56.
• Grigoryev A.G. Purnăç tărshěpeh // Communism 1980.November 29.
• Urgalkina N.A. Artists of Chuvashia. Bibliographic reference. Cheboksary, 1989.S. 160-161.
• Grigoriev A.G., Ivanov-Orkov G.N. Konstantinov Gennady Nikolaevich // Chuvash Encyclopedia: In 4 vols. T. 2: Zh. - Cheboksary: ​​Chuvash. Prince publishing house 2008.S. 310.

• Section G. N. Konstantinov on the site of the former Mariinsky Posad Forestry College.
• Works in the collection of the Chuvash State Art Museum.