Art

How to draw a mother for a preschooler? We give simple advice

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How to draw a mother for preschool children in kindergarten and at home? The article describes how children of each age group draw their mothers. For older preschoolers, a step-by-step instruction for drawing a portrait of a mother is briefly given

How to draw children: step by step guide

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Drawing people is a good activity for all artists. Sketches, as well as detailed drawing, allow you to study anatomy in practice. In this article you can find useful tips on how to draw children

Dionysius (icon painter). Icons of Dionysius. Creativity, biography

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Dionysius the icon painter - the creator of the amazing murals of the Assumption Cathedral in Moscow - escaped from the "Procrustean bed" of the established canon. His figures are not dead static, they are graceful, with an elongated silhouette, they soar. Therefore, many foreign art historians call Dionysius a “Russian mannerist”

Oil painting on canvas. Oil painting training

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How good it is to be an artist! After all, he can capture the beauty of the world around us in watercolor landscapes, pastel drawings, and oil painting is generally some kind of miracle! Sometimes you look at a picture - and you want to step over the border of the baguette and dissolve in the beautiful world painted on canvas by the artist's talented brush

Genres of fine arts: a guide to the world of painting

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The article talks about the importance of various types and genres of fine art in our lives

Anna Morozova and her dolls

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Anna Morozova is known to many collectors as the author of unique reborn dolls. Each Anna doll contains a piece of the master's light and tender soul. After all, real creations are always created in some special state that cannot be learned

Alexander Murataev - master of magic

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If you have already stopped believing in fairy tales, this does not mean at all that you have matured. It’s just that real miracles haven’t happened in your life for a long time. Miracles were, are and will be! And one of the clearest confirmations of this is the illusionist Alexander Murataev

The painting "Troika" by V.G. Perov: history of creation and description

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This article describes the painting "Troika" by Perov, as well as tells about the author and the facts related to its creation. We hope that the information will be interesting and useful to a wide range of readers

Elements of the Filimonov painting. The technology of painting the Filimonovo toy

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Filimonov's toy is a variety of national art crafts, which our country is very rich in. Her homeland is the Tula region, Odoevsky district. The village of Filimonovo, where in the middle of the last century several craftswomen revived the traditions of an almost lost craft, gave it its name

How to draw a still life. Oil and watercolor painting

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The art of still life painting largely depends on the ability to build a composition and work with color. The technique of painting with oil paints is much simpler than with watercolors. Still life has a strict execution structure, however, the ways of working with color solutions vary significantly depending on the materials used

World famous animated series, or how to draw the Simpsons

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The Simpsons is one of the most popular animated series in the world. This family has deservedly climbed the career ladder and attracted crowds of fans. And many of them wanted to know how to draw the Simpsons?

How to draw a cartoon lion (for beginners)

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Many beginners will want to portray a handsome lion resting after a hunt. Drawing the king of beasts is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance, if you know how to draw a lion

How to draw lips. Instruction for beginners

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The mouth is an integral part of the human face. With the help of it, food enters our body, we feel tastes, we can speak. But the lips themselves cover the mouth, drawing which often causes difficulties for novice artists

Style and architecture of Russian churches

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The architecture of Russian churches is a special unique phenomenon. Appearing as a continuation of the traditions of Byzantium, it acquired many of its own features. At the same time, in each principality, architecture acquired its own characteristic features

Why do we need art? What is real art? The role and significance of art in human life

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Not every person knows what art is for, how it arose and what it is all about. However, everyone faces it on a daily basis. Art is a very significant part of everyone's life, and you need to know how it can influence and whether creativity is needed at all

Dark gray in terms of psychology

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Many people like dark gray. What does this preference reveal about a person's character and inclinations? What can be said about those to whom dark gray, on the contrary, is unpleasant? The psychology of color reveals the secrets of the subconscious choice of shades

Kahlo Frida (Frida Kahlo). Artist Frida Kahlo. Pictures, biography

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An artist who left a bright mark on history in spite of everything, controversial, bright, hysterically frank and unhappy, possessing everything and nothing at the same time. Icon of feminists and representatives of sexual minorities. Kahlo Frida

Newton Hellmuth: biography, photo

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Outstanding artist Helmut Newton, whose photographs were published in the best glossy magazines and are kept in the collections of many museums around the world, created a special, recognizable style that changed the idea of beauty and sexuality

International Center of the Roerichs: address, exhibitions, excursions

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The Roerich Museum and International Center is located in the center of Moscow. Here is a collection of an outstanding artist, documents, photographs, personal items. All members of the Roerich family were extremely talented and made a huge contribution to the development of the history and culture of Russia

Architect Bove Osip Ivanovich: biography, list of buildings

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Osip Ivanovich Bove made an invaluable contribution to the development of Russian architecture. Under his leadership, the Bolshoi Theater, Triumphal Gates, temples, hospitals, residential buildings were built. He created projects for the main Moscow squares - Red and Teatralnaya, laid out the Alexander Garden near the walls of the Kremlin. If it were not for Beauvais, the modern capital would look completely different

Sylvester Shchedrin, Russian artist: biography, creativity

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Shchedrin is one of the founders of the Russian romantic landscape. He was born in St. Petersburg and spent a significant part of his life in Italy. His works were already highly valued by collectors during his lifetime

Tamara Lempicka - the glamorous symbol of Art Deco

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In the biography of Tamara Lempicki there were both ups and downs. From brilliant secular parties to life in the Mexican provinces, the artist carried a living passion for art throughout her life. Her paintings are inextricably linked with the beginning of the 20th century and the Art Deco style, of which Lempicka has become a symbol

Paintings by Bogdanov-Belsky Nikolai Petrovich: titles, description

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The artist with the sonorous surname Bogdanov-Belsky came from the very bottom of society. It would seem that the environment in which he grew up was bound to grind him down and absorb him, but no. The artist received education and fame

The Parable of the Blind by Pieter Brueghel

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Art critics believe that the Northern Renaissance is in no way inferior to the Italian. It was completely different in its spirit and embodiment, but its artistic value does not become less because of this. An outstanding figure of this era was Pieter Brueghel. "The Parable of the Blind" is one of his best works

MARS is the center of contemporary art in the heart of Moscow

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Anyone who is used to the idea that a museum and gallery is a boring institution with caretaker grandmothers, where nothing happens, it will be useful to visit MARS. It has been very difficult to get bored here for almost 30 years, because MARS is a gallery of the most contemporary art

Tivadar Kostka Chontvari, painting "Old Fisherman": photo, the mystery of the painting

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Unknown during his lifetime, the artist Tivadar Kostka Chontvari, a century after his death, suddenly became famous thanks to his painting "The Old Fisherman". The master himself was confident in his messianic destiny, although his contemporaries called it schizophrenia. Now hidden symbols and veiled allusions are being sought in his paintings. Are they there? One of these works, which have undergone a comprehensive analysis, is the painting "The Old Fisherman"

"View of Toledo" by El Greco - one of the first European landscapes

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Until the 16th century, the landscape was not listed as an independent genre in art. Nature served only as a backdrop for portraits and group subjects. "View of Toledo" has long been considered part of another painting by El Greco, but in the end, art historians agreed that this is an independent work

Artist Igor Oleinikov: biography, illustrations

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No e-book can compare with a printed one, if the latter is equipped with talented illustrations. It is these drawings that the artist Igor Oleinikov creates. The books on which he worked, I want to pick up, flip through, examine, admire and give them the most honorable place on the shelf

"Autumn Cannibalism": Salvador Dali and the Spanish Civil War

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The meaning of many of Dali's paintings is not entirely clear to researchers. But "Autumn Cannibalism" is interpreted unambiguously. It is equated with Picasso's "Guernica": in their original manner, the artists depicted their fear and disgust before the Spanish Civil War

Photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson: biography, life, creativity and interesting facts

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The pioneer of photojournalism was the French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. His black and white masterpieces are considered true works of art, he was the founder of the "street" style of photography. This remarkable master of his craft has been awarded many grants and prizes

Portrait of S altykov-Shchedrin by I.N. Kramskoy

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Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy was a remarkable Russian artist, inspirer and organizer of the Wanderers movement. In their works, they called for moving away from dry academicism and painting pictures that reflect the pressing problems of society. Kramskoy was an excellent portrait painter, and one of his best works is the portrait of S altykov-Shchedrin

What are museum exhibits and exhibitions

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How people lived, what they were interested in, what ideas they were inspired by and how they understood beauty - the museum will tell us about all this. He will also show us the amazing world of scientific discoveries and beauty created by the greatest artists of the planet. What are exhibits in a museum? Yes, these are the most important "narrators"

How to draw a mosquito: step by step instructions

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Many parents cannot show their children how to draw a mosquito, but thanks to the detailed instructions, the child will be able to cope with this task himself. Knowing the basic rules, in the future he will be able to portray other insects

Nikolai Pavlov: biography and creativity. Copyright handmade dolls

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Often the dolls that children of different ages love to play with attract the attention of adults. Such creations include handmade toys, sometimes representing a real masterpiece. It is these Teddy dolls and toys that the famous master and artist Nikolai Pavlov creates. Let's talk about him and his work today