Forest Rogers is an unrivalled master of Fantasy&Horror dolls. Her figurative sculptures seem incredibly realistic and evoke contradictory feelings. The sculptor has brought back wonderful memories from her childhood: for example, about how at the age of two or three years old she moulded a figure of a frog out of sand with her mother (there is even a photo of this moment on Rogers' official website). Or about the house ...

Personal exhibition of Elena Babkina "GOGOL TYPES" On May 13, in Ryazan, in the MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF YOUTH MOVEMENT, an exhibition of doll sculpture "GOGOL TYPES", created based on illustrations by Pyotr Mikhailovich Boklevsky, was opened. The exposition is timed to coincide with the 205th anniversary of the birthday of the illustrator who lived in the Ryazan province in 1816-1897. We recall with pleasure the work of a worthy citizen of our homeland, who has done so much for ...

Do you have a desire to make an imperfect doll? Let's start with the definition. Ideal - from the Greek, kind, image, idea; the highest goal of activity, aspirations; perfect embodiment of something. When an artist starts creating a doll, he has an image of what he wants to get as a result. Even if this image is unconscious. It is worth clarifying here: the artist does it according to his own idea and desire. ...

   Illustration as inspiration ... While still a student at the Ryazan Art School named after G.K. Wagner many years ago, it was a pleasant discovery for me that Pyotr Mikhailovich Boklevsky, an illustrator, was born, worked and was buried on the Ryazan land. The greatest Master of drawing and watercolors, a subtle and sensitive artist, deep, straightforward (and therefore with a complex character), ...

The largest doll exhibition in the world. The largest exhibition in the world was held in the historical center of the Russian capital "Gostiny Dvor". More than 1000 masters from 26 countries of the world took part in the unique exhibition "The Art of Dolls". Visitors are presented with tens of thousands of exhibits. Guests of the exhibition saw the whole variety of dolls: classics, experimental collections of contemporary artists, porcelain, soft, articulated dolls. Toys ...

New project. How you want sun, warmth, beauty, love and delight from works of art! Many of you may have already repeated this phrase many times in different interpretations and forms. Yes, we missed the wonderful positive emotions. That is why the Art Dolls section of the Creative Union of Artists of Decorative and Applied Arts presents their new project “Bella Italia”! The project will be shown ...

The world of dolls is very interesting and multifaceted. Once you plunge into it, you stay there forever. Today I want to tell you about people who collect whole collections of wonderful dolls. This hobby is called Plangonology. It's not just about antique, unique, wooden or porcelain dolls. Nowadays, there is such a variety of copyright, made in a single copy, or publicly available plastic ...