Art

What is lambada and why is it the most incendiary dance in the world?

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Perhaps there is no person who does not know what a lambada is. This rhythmic dance originated in Brazil, Para

Moiseenko Evsey Evseevich: paintings

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Moiseenko Evsey Evseevich never remembered when he started to draw. Born in 1916 into a peasant family, he got used to rural work in hilly fields from early childhood. Living the simplest life among rickety monochromatic huts, he knew how to find beauty in the masculinity of his fellow villagers, who every day went to work under the hot sun, in forests and endless fields, in the night starry sky, which he looked at, running away with the neighbor boys

What is a self-portrait in art?

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Self-portrait is not only a genre of fine art. It is also available for musicians, writers, poets. The very phenomenon of self-portrait is aimed at the desire for self-knowledge, a look from the outside at one’s own “I”

Drawing Lesson: How to Draw Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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After reading the article, you will learn how to draw the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles together and a separate character, and we hope that you can do it yourself at any time

How to draw winter in stages with a pencil? How to draw winter with paints?

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The winter landscape is mesmerizing: trees silvered with snow and hoarfrost, falling soft snow. What could be more beautiful? How to draw winter and transfer this fabulous mood to paper without any problems? This can be done by both an experienced and a novice artist

A lesson for beginner artists. How to draw spiderman

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In this article we will tell you how to draw Spiderman. By learning how to draw the elements of this character, you will gain some stock of knowledge that will help you draw more complex drawings in the future. These skills will help you

How to draw an assassin with a pencil. How to draw Assassin Ezio

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Ezio Auditore da Firenze was the name of an assassin who lived during the Renaissance in Italy. Translated into Russian, "assassin" means "murderer". Today's drawing lesson is dedicated to this character. We will take a detailed look at how to draw an assassin

How to draw a sea? Tips for young marine painters

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How to draw a sea? It seems that only an experienced artist will do this. He can accurately convey the power of the elements and the depth of color. A professional artist draws the sea in its various states, and learns this art all his life. Such a picture, painted with gouache or paints, very accurately conveys all the beauty and grandeur of the sea

Description of the Baroque style. Sculpture "Apollo and Daphne", "The Rape of Proserpina" (Bernini)

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Pomp and grandeur, illusion and reality, deliberate excitement and some unnaturalness - this is all the Baroque style. Sculpture is an integral part of it, which shows the disclosure of the human image in conflict

How to draw a ghost in a few strokes

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Drawing a fabulous ghost is not that difficult. To do this, it is enough to be patient and a sufficient number of simple and colored pencils

Vladimir Rumyantsev and his famous "Petersburg cats"

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Petersburg cats have already become an integral part of modern cultural Petersburg. The pensive and mischievous St. Petersburg cats, as well as their author Vladimir Rumyantsev, will be discussed in this article

How to draw cacti with a simple pencil

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Everyone knows the cactus as the most interesting and unusual houseplant of all familiar to us. How to depict this exotic miracle on paper?

Annenkov Yuri Pavlovich: photo, biography, paintings, portraits

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In 1889, the star of one of the most prominent and progressive artists of the nineteenth century lit up. This year was born Annenkov Yuri Pavlovich - Russian artist, portrait painter, writer. The famous master was born in the family of a Russian Narodnaya Volya. Yuri Annenkov spent his earliest childhood with his parents in the Kamchatka Territory. His father, who was exiled for participating in the Narodnaya Volya organization, was and worked there

Henri Matisse: "Dance"

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The works of Henri Matisse play an impressive role in the work of both French and world expressionists. The artist became the founder of one of the most progressive movements at that time - Fauvism. One of the most famous canvases painted in this style is the masterpiece that Matisse created - "Dance"

Pasternak Leonid Osipovich: paintings, biography

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The young artist Pasternak Leonid Osipovich (1862-1945 - years of life), whose real name sounds like Avrum Yitzchok-Leib, grew up in a poor Odessa family. The future talented painter was the youngest of six children. The boy began to show creative abilities very early. However, despite the obvious giftedness of their child, the parents took Leni's hobby without enthusiasm

Short biography of Ilya Efimovich Repin

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The name of the great artist Ilya Repin is familiar to almost everyone. But a short biography of Repin deserves special attention

Founder of military photojournalism Robert Capa: biography, creativity and interesting facts

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For 40 years, he has done a lot. He traveled the whole planet, made friends with the most famous writers and intellectuals of his time, for example, Hemingway and Steinbeck, visited five wars, became the founder of a whole genre - military photojournalism

Paintings by Konstantin Vasiliev. Artist biography

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Konstantin Vasiliev's paintings are not known to everyone. The works of the Soviet master did not receive recognition in the artistic environment of that time. Outward calmness, a certain coldness of colors, behind which a bottomless depth is hidden, layering and symbolism - such a description is equally suitable for both Vasilyev’s paintings and his short life

Gerhard Richter is Europe's most expensive living artist

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He is embarrassed and confused by the prices at which his works are purchased at auctions. He shows doubts about their justification, saying that today the very essence of artistic creativity is changing. At the same time, the share of skepticism in his assessment of the role of pure art in modern life is growing. Despite this? he is full of energy and desire to work and create

Francisco Zurbaran: biography, creativity and interesting facts

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This article tells about the great Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbaran, a representative of the golden age of Spanish painting

Claude Monet "Rouen Cathedral" - the crown of impressionism

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Claude Monet is an outstanding 19th century impressionist painter. Rouen Cathedral is not only a work of art of architecture. It is also the name of a series of stunning works by the French artist Claude Monet. On the example of these works, the artist questions the concept of "color", thereby challenging his time

Louise Bourgeois: biography and creativity

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We invite you to meet one of the most interesting masters of the 20th century - Louise Bourgeois. Her biography and work are presented in this article. L. Bourgeois - American sculptor, graphic artist and painter of French origin

Mastering painting: there will be a lot of flowers in the picture

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For centuries, human minds and hearts have been fascinated by painting. There are a lot of flowers and bouquets depicted on various canvases both in the fine arts of our time and in the past. During the flowering seasons, many artists draw their inspiration from the bounty of nature, and at the same moment the first sketches of real and fantasy flowers are born

Master class "How to draw a potato"

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Those who want to learn how to draw should start with the simplest lessons. For example, how to draw a potato. The article will help to cope with this task

Who are tightrope walkers? They are circus performers

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What is tightrope walking, who are tightrope walkers? You will find out by reading this article. The article also talks about famous Russian balancers

What is a portico and why is it needed?

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Answering the question of what a portico is is quite simple. It is an architectural element used by people since ancient Greece. But about where and when he appeared, which of the famous buildings he adorns, we will try to tell in this article

Tuscan order as an element that gives buildings a majestic look

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The Renaissance is so called because it brought back to life the high culture and architecture of the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean, forgotten as a result of medieval persecutions. Resurrected again, they aroused genuine admiration for centuries. Thus, the Tuscan order in architecture, with its simplicity and grandeur of forms, became the personification of ascetic dignity

Historical battle painting

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The large-scale and epic battle genre occupies a special niche in painting. It is entirely devoted to the war and everything connected with it: sea and land battles, campaigns, etc. The genre is distinguished primarily by high dynamics, a large number of human figures and close attention to detail, which give historical authenticity to everything that happens on the canvas

Artist Diego Rivera: biography, creativity, personal life

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An article about the work, personal life and political views of one of the most controversial artists of Mexico in the first half of the twentieth century

Tetralogy is a science or..?

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Do many people understand what a tetralogy is? But we very often come across this concept in life: films, books, cartoons, musical works - and we don’t even suspect it

"Wet asph alt" - the color of discreet luxury

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The color "wet asph alt" has become increasingly popular in recent years. Especially in the fashion and beauty industry

Titian's paintings: photo and description

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Tizian Vecellio - Italian artist, the largest representative of the Renaissance, master of the Venetian school of painting. Born in 1490, in the family of a military and statesman Vecellio Gregory

Artists of Peru: the most famous masters

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This article will describe the most famous artists of Peru. Among them are Alberto Vargas, Diego de Ocaña, Marcos Zapata, Pancho Fierro and many others

Hatching with a pencil is a special kind of art

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During learning to draw, sooner or later we come across such a thing as shading with a pencil. What is it, why is this type of drawing used, and how diverse images can be created in this way?

Paintings of women in different eras

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Throughout the long history of mankind, the female image excited painters and became a true source of inspiration for them. Singing in their works of tenderness, beauty, the unsolved mystery of the representatives of the fair half, the creators preferred the subjective attitude

"La Gioconda" ("Mona Lisa") by Leonardo da Vinci - a brilliant creation of the master

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For decades, historians, art historians, journalists and just interested people have been arguing about the mysteries of the Mona Lisa. Mona Lisa's famous smile… What's her secret? Who is actually captured in the portrait of Leonardo? More than 8 million visitors come to the Louvre every year to admire the greatest creation. So how did the "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci take pride of place on the podium among the legendary creations of other great artists?

Original genre: concept, types. Artists of the original genre. Fire show

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It's hard to say when the first artists appeared who entertained the public and received food for it, and later - money. It was they who laid the foundation for all the performing arts, including theater, ballet, opera, etc. However, some types of ancient performances have come down to us almost unchanged. It is they who are attributed to the original genre, which this article talks about