House on the Island
Director Alexander Krivonos
Countries Russian Federation
Duration 0 min
Synopsis
St. Petersburg is situated on 42 islands. One of the largest is the island of Vasilyevsky. Artists have forever chosen this island as their place of residence. Any of St. Petersburg's landscape can be captured and framed. It is this that makes it so easy for an artist to find a “good view” in St. Petersburg. But the end point of Vasilyevsky island is one of the places most sought after by artists. Three generations of a family of artists from St. Petersburg (the Proshkinys) reproduced the city in their pictures over many decades – as if they feared the city could disappear. They portrayed the city, complementing it with the power of their imagination.
St. Petersburg is situated on 42 islands. One of the largest is the island of Vasilyevsky. Artists have forever chosen this island as their place of residence. Any of St. Petersburg's landscape can be captured and framed. It is this that makes it so easy for an artist to find a “good view” in St. Petersburg. But the end point of Vasilyevsky island is one of the places most sought after by artists. Three generations of a family of artists from St. Petersburg (the Proshkinys) reproduced the city in their pictures over many decades – as if they feared the city could disappear. They portrayed the city, complementing it with the power of their imagination.