Soviet pin-up - nostalgia for the past

Strangely enough, but posters and posters in the genre of "Soviet pin-up" appeared not in the Soviet era, but in our days. Of course, given that attitude toward art, it was difficult to imagine that strict criticism allowed the broad masses of people to flippant pictures depicting beautiful, gay, elegant girls in "risky positions." Our woman should have been a good hard worker and an excellent wife and mother, and not a seducer.

History of style

The genre Pin-Up (a poster or a poster with the image of a very frankly dressed girl who pins on the wall) appeared, as is commonly believed, in the 40s of the last century. The peak of its development occurred in the prewar years. The golden age of the Pin-Up is the time when the sales managers realized that all goods are better sold if their advertising is accompanied by the image of a beautiful female body. This genre continues to develop actively. His aesthetics permeate all spheres of human life: cosmetics, clothing, behavior.

Soviet cartoons

When the "Snow Queen" cartoon came out, hardly any of the viewers looked for the features of a female vamp in her: unassailable, fatal, cold and full of temptation. It is not known whether the artists had any idea of creating an image in the style of the Soviet pin-up, but it clearly turned out, as it later happened with the uninhibited Atamansha from the Bremen Musicians.

A gentle princess - the same Soviet pin-up, only a little hidden, because there is no frank temptation in it. But the elements of the image - freedom within certain limits, beautiful long legs, hair waving in the wind - are already present.

Uncle Fyodor's mother - Rimma - with her figurine "hourglass" and a charming mouth, erotic spectacles that do not want to fascinate bulls in Prostokvashino, could be popular in life. But perfectly wonderful, the Soviet pin-up seduced Carlson and made him jealous and seek to care for the beauty that appeared on the TV screen. A dense mass of flowing hair, marvelously blue, like Malvina, who left only one huge eye open, a half-open mouth and a bare shoulder, shocked the plump hero.

By the way, and the correct Malvina from the "Adventures of Pinocchio" miracle is both good and seductive. No wonder everyone loves and obeys her. Such were the heroines of Soviet cartoons in the style of pin-ups of different times.

Soviet poster

In the same style, the artist Andrei Tarusov also works, who creates postcards, posters, posters and takes topics from the departed Soviet reality or Hollywood of times of his greatness. He lives in Los Angeles and works with American studios. The artist also has a series designed for employees in the Russian army. He has heroines of the Great Patriotic War and films of Soviet times. He dedicated the men he depicted to women in honor of the 8th of March. For them, he took models of ancient heroes, David for example. The signatures on the postcards are the same: "For one day we will try to become better." The artist also reworked images of heroines from Soviet cartoons, giving them a touch of eroticism. And quite in the spirit of the time I drew a calendar with the views of Crimea and gorgeous beauties on the beach.

Artist from Tver

Vladimir Kazak, as he himself says, was born in 1973 and graduated from the Tver School in 1995, receiving the specialty of the artist-designer. At first his activity consisted in illustrating children's books, but, having mastered the computer, he changed jobs. Time for drawing was not enough. Then V. Kazak set off on a free voyage. His work in the field, which we consider in the article, is few, but interesting and served with humor.

Olga and Alexey Drozdovy

It was not possible to collect information about this talented pair, but it is clear from the presented collection of works that they started as illustrators of children's books. They perfectly know the bright color. For images in the pin-up style, this is absolutely necessary. Their work pleases the eye. Look and see for yourself.

Artist from the Volga

Valery Barykin was born in Ivanovo, he spent his youth in Dzerzhinsk and lives in Nizhny Novgorod. Pencil, brush and paint picked up since childhood, but in art schools did not study. When I realized that he was most attracted to drawing, he graduated from the theater school and became a painter-props. However, he worked in newspapers and magazines, a little in advertising. The first time he just made a collage: he took a socialist poster and attached him to beauty. So started Valery Barykin. Pin-up turned out funny. The ideological component of the poster is gone, and it has acquired a new sound. This interested the artist, and he continued to search in this direction. His idea received, as the artist modestly says, a fairly lively response. Most likely, these were enthusiastic reviews, not a prude, of course, but of people of flesh and blood. Valery Barykin gradually, despite the resistance of individual viewers, developed his style - ironic. He draws Soviet posters in the style of pin-up and just illustrations in this genre. It all started with the poster "Respect the Work of Cleaners". Then friends and acquaintances began to enter with piles of old magazines, so material was collected on socialist realism. To the chosen theme, the painter completed the windy beauty (this is a very simplified explanation of his technique), and a magnificent poster turned out. B. Barykin is now doing illustrations that resemble Norman Rockwell. The artist once painted everyday scenes from the life of Americans. Barykin makes staging work, developing and changing his style.

It's nice to receive a cheerful postcard as a gift or attach an ironic colorful poster to the wall, in which everything is slightly brighter than in life, a little more ideal and, most importantly, not too seriously.