Gaga (Georgy Vasilyevich) Kovenchuk (Russian: Гага (Георгий Васильевич) Ковенчук; 2 December 1933 — 3 February 2015) was a Soviet-Russian artist and writer. Gaga was an artist, painter, graphic artist, book artist and poster artist, printmaker (etching, aquatint, lithography, linocut, woodcut, monotype, silkscreen, stencil), engaged in ceramics. Honored artist of Russia, member of the graphics section of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists, member of the Union of journalists. Member of the creative Association of poster artists『Боевой карандаш』(Battle pencil).[1]
Gaga was born in Leningrad 2 of December 1933. Gaga's mother Nina Nikolaevna Kovenchuk was theater artist (worked in the theater Akimov). Gaga's grandfather Nikolai Kulbinavant-garde artist. Georgy Kovenchuk studied in Leningrad Secondary Art School, then at the graphic faculty of the Leningrad Institute of painting, sculpture and architecture named after I. E. Repin, in the workshop of A. F. Pakhomov (1954-1960). He defended his diploma with a series of posters.
The artist painted a lot as an Illustrator for publishers and magazines such as Aurora, Koster, Murzilka (since 1975) and others. Four years worked as a chief artist n the magazine "Aurora" (1969-1972). Kovenchuk worked as a book artist throughout his life, illustrating the works of Russian writers of the XX century, some of these books were published abroad (for example a collection of short stories by Mikhail Zoshchenko in 2011 was published in Japan). The most famous feature of the book: "From the notebooks" by Ilya Ilf (several editions) and published in an edition of 30,000 copies of "The Bedbug" by Vladimir Mayakovsky. George Kovenchuk was awarded the diploma "Best book of the year" (1975); silver medal of the international Biennale of graphics in Brno (Czech Republic, 1994) for graphics for the Comedy Vladimir Mayakovsky "The Bedbug".
Borovsky, A., Kassel N. Brochure of the exhibition in the marble Palace of the state Russian Museum. Georgy Vasilyevich (GAGA) Kovenchuk. 1933-2015. B. D., b. ed. [2015]. Shooting gallery. 500 copies. (Rus).
Grigoryants E., Parygin A. books-diaries of Gaga Kovenchuk. - St. Petersburg art history books, issue 37, St. Petersburg: AIS, 2015. - P. 12-17;
Parygin A. New bedbug of Gaga Kovenchuk. - Petersburg art history books, issue 29, St. Petersburg: AIS, 2014. (Rus).
Kovenchuk G., Borovsky A., Parygin A. Georgy Kovenchuk (Gaga) draws "The Bedbug" (book-album). — SPb: Publishing House. Timofey Markov. 2013. — 160 p., Col. slime. (Rus).
Parygin A.B. Play "Bedbug" by Vladimir Mayakovsky in the chart Komenuka G. V. // Bulletin of St. Petersburg GUTD. — 2013. — Series 3. № 4, St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg GUTD, 2013. - P. 80-84. (Rus).
Katayama, Fue. GAGA as GAKA: Georgia Kovenchuk, the successor of Russian Futurist [Gaga as an artist]. Tokyo, 2013. - 192 p. + 32 CW Il. (Japanese lang.);
Gerasimenko P. The Bedbug. Projector Magazine № 3 (24), 2013. - P. 98-103. (Rus).
Borovsky A. The Funny name. North pencil (articles about graphic). SPb. 2012. — P. 64-74. (Rus).
Eliseev N. Scroll of memories // Expert, 2012. № 9 (555). (Rus).[16]
Petrov E. As an artist became a writer // Arguments and Facts Petersburg. — 2012. (Rus).
Shelukhina E. N. Gaga and Solti // In the book: Sir Georg Solti. Meeting with Russia. M.: Ed. G. A. Saamov, 2012. — 160 p., ISBN978-5-902534-09-9. (Rus).
Kuznetsov E. Comes from the sixties. In proc. the Countess leaves the ball (articles and memoirs). M., 2010. — P. 306-314. (Rus). — ISBN978-5-87334-125-2. (Rus).
Tarasova M. Georgy Vasilyevich Kovenchuk // Russian art (magazine), 2007.
Mikhail German George Kovenchuk (Exhibition catalog. "Matisse Club"). — St. Petersburg: Mathis Club. 2005. — 32 p. [without pagination].[17] (Rus).
Magalashvili A. Visit the futurist // Art & Times (magazine), 2004, № 1 (12) — P. 18-20. (Rus).
St. Petersburg faces: Family album / L. K. Pleskacheva. — St. Petersburg: PR-Partner, 2003. — 559 p. (Rus).
Borovsky A. The Funny name. // St. Petersburg Address (magazine) № 5/17, 2003. (Rus).
Kozyreva N. Heir in a straight line // Aurora (magazine), 1993, # 10-12. — P. 136-147. (Rus).
Kowalska B. Dziad i wnuk // Projekt (magazine), 1988, No. 2 (179) — S. 20-23 (in Polish).
Shashkin M. In the Workshops: Georgy Kovenchuk // Soviet Graphics (magazine). — No. 9, 1982, — P. 100-105. (Rus).
Dovlatov S. Solo on Underwood: Notebooks — Paris: The Third Wave, 1980. (Rus).
Booklet-invitation to the exhibition of Georgy Vasilievich Kovenchuk (drawings, lithographs, engravings, etchings, illustrations). Introductory article — Neshataeva N. L.: Lenkniga. — 1977. (Rus).
