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Dmitry Vasilyevich Bliznyuk
(18.10.1935 - 03.10.2021)
«The Last Supper»
Oil on canvas, 80 x 60 cm, 2010
A depiction of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with his disciples. The artist departs from the canonical approach to composition by abandoning the traditional iconographic scheme. Unlike traditional depictions, a separate interior element — the table standing perpendicular to the foreground of the painting — symbolizes tension and a profound universal human drama. The contrasts of lighting — bright flashes of light and deep shadows — along with the sky filled with darkened, moving clouds, lend the scene a sense of anxiety, revealing the dramatic and moral significance of the event.
Dmitry Vasilyevich Bliznyuk
(18.10.1935 - 03.10.2021)
«The Last Supper»
Oil on canvas, 80 x 60 cm, 2010
A depiction of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with his disciples. The artist departs from the canonical approach to composition by abandoning the traditional iconographic scheme. Unlike traditional depictions, a separate interior element — the table standing perpendicular to the foreground of the painting — symbolizes tension and a profound universal human drama. The contrasts of lighting — bright flashes of light and deep shadows — along with the sky filled with darkened, moving clouds, lend the scene a sense of anxiety, revealing the dramatic and moral significance of the event.
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two poems
«The Last Supper»
«Jesus took bread, and having blessed it, broke it and, giving it to the disciples, said: take, eat: this is My Body. And taking the cup and giving thanks, He gave it to them, saying: drink from it, all of you, for this is My Blood of the New Covenant»
Matt., ch. 26, verses 26-27
Matt., ch. 26, verses 26-27
Centuries flee, but the Last Supper remains –
A weapon unto the beast's demise.
Its mysterious essence –
Is Knowledge, the Face, and the Way.
A weapon unto the beast's demise.
Its mysterious essence –
Is Knowledge, the Face, and the Way.
«…For many are called,
but few are chosen»
Matt., ch. 22, verse 14
but few are chosen»
Matt., ch. 22, verse 14
It all begins
With love.
The dawn breaks,
The sun descends –
Love,
By a divine hand,
Brings light
Into my little window!
With love.
The dawn breaks,
The sun descends –
Love,
By a divine hand,
Brings light
Into my little window!
But Conscience—
The Star of Bethlehem—
Will not yield to lies
Or to mockery.
And among the chosen,
The great land
Will find respite
From its suffering!
And will revive
Beautiful minds!
And the Lord will choose,
I believe,
Whom to call
As His disciples,
And invite
To the Last Supper.
The Star of Bethlehem—
Will not yield to lies
Or to mockery.
And among the chosen,
The great land
Will find respite
From its suffering!
And will revive
Beautiful minds!
And the Lord will choose,
I believe,
Whom to call
As His disciples,
And invite
To the Last Supper.
Vast is the world —
Its face,
With every wrinkle,
With every span,
Piercingly
Bursting into life,
Leads only the chosen
To crucifixion!
And their conscience,
With nails upon the Cross,
Calmly and bloodily
Fastens them...
Amidst the hooting
And the cries:
— «Crucify!» —
It tries to take away
Even this right.
Its face,
With every wrinkle,
With every span,
Piercingly
Bursting into life,
Leads only the chosen
To crucifixion!
And their conscience,
With nails upon the Cross,
Calmly and bloodily
Fastens them...
Amidst the hooting
And the cries:
— «Crucify!» —
It tries to take away
Even this right.
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two poems
«The Last Supper»
«Jesus took bread, and having blessed it, broke it and, giving it to the disciples, said: take, eat: this is My Body. And taking the cup and giving thanks, He gave it to them, saying: drink from it, all of you, for this is My Blood of the New Covenant»
Matt., ch. 26, verses 26-27
Matt., ch. 26, verses 26-27
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Centuries flee, but the Last Supper remains –
A weapon unto the beast's demise.
Its mysterious essence –
Is Knowledge, the Face, and the Way.
A weapon unto the beast's demise.
Its mysterious essence –
Is Knowledge, the Face, and the Way.
«…For many are called,
but few are chosen»
but few are chosen»
Matt., ch. 22, verse 14
It all begins
With love.
The dawn breaks,
The sun descends –
Love,
By a divine hand,
Brings light
Into my little window!
With love.
The dawn breaks,
The sun descends –
Love,
By a divine hand,
Brings light
Into my little window!
Vast is the world —
Its face,
With every wrinkle,
With every span,
Piercingly
Bursting into life,
Leads only the chosen
To crucifixion!
And their conscience,
With nails upon the Cross,
Calmly and bloodily
Fastens them...
Amidst the hooting
And the cries:
— «Crucify!» —
It tries to take away
Even this right.
Its face,
With every wrinkle,
With every span,
Piercingly
Bursting into life,
Leads only the chosen
To crucifixion!
And their conscience,
With nails upon the Cross,
Calmly and bloodily
Fastens them...
Amidst the hooting
And the cries:
— «Crucify!» —
It tries to take away
Even this right.
But Conscience—
The Star of Bethlehem—
Will not yield to lies
Or to mockery.
And among the chosen,
The great land
Will find respite
From its suffering!
And will revive
Beautiful minds!
And the Lord will choose,
I believe,
Whom to call
As His disciples,
And invite
To the Last Supper.
The Star of Bethlehem—
Will not yield to lies
Or to mockery.
And among the chosen,
The great land
Will find respite
From its suffering!
And will revive
Beautiful minds!
And the Lord will choose,
I believe,
Whom to call
As His disciples,
And invite
To the Last Supper.
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1935
2021
Dmitry Vasilyevich Bliznyuk
18.10.1935 - 03.10.2021.
Artist, scenographer. Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR. Member of the Union of Artists of the RSFSR.
Dmitry Vasilyevich Bliznyuk worked in oil painting. Since 1970, he served as a production designer at the Rostov Theatre for Young Spectators (TYuZ), and later as the chief artist of the Rostov Academic Drama Theatre named after M. Gorky. Collaborating with leading theaters across Russia, he developed artistic designs for over 200 productions based on plays by Russian, Soviet, and foreign playwrights and writers. He participated in All-Russian and international exhibitions.
1935
2021
Dmitry Vasilyevich Bliznyuk
18.10.1935 - 03.10.2021.
Artist, scenographer. Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR. Member of the Union of Artists of the RSFSR.
Dmitry Vasilyevich Bliznyuk worked in oil painting. Since 1970, he served as a production designer at the Rostov Theatre for Young Spectators (TYuZ), and later as the chief artist of the Rostov Academic Drama Theatre named after M. Gorky. Collaborating with leading theaters across Russia, he developed artistic designs for over 200 productions based on plays by Russian, Soviet, and foreign playwrights and writers. He participated in All-Russian and international exhibitions.