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 ...

Meet Natalie Iunina. Hello everyone, my name is Natalie. I live and work in Germany, in the city of Duisburg. From early childhood, she began to show interest in art, especially drawing and painting. Studying at the art-graphic department, she began to deal with dolls, since 2003. At first, these were theatrical puppets, then - author's, collection ones. Today I work in different directions: sculptural ...

Introducing the non-commercial, international art project #DROUGHMYMYBISHKA_KRASNY Talking to visitors of the Museum-Workshop "My Friend My Bear", we came to the conclusion that many people would like to realise themselves in creativity. We go to exhibitions, theatres, cinemas, we can talk for hours about other people's works, but we do not dare to make the first step. We came up with the bold idea of helping people to meet their dreams, to feel themselves ...

"My works are very personal, I immerse myself in my fantasies." Continuing to talk about the work of unique masters, from the article "Alternative dolls", I want to introduce you to the artist from America Dustin Poche (Dustin Poche '). Creating original images, the author is not like anyone else. Dustin received his art education at the Colorado Institute of the Arts, Denver, Russell, Kansas, USA. At first ...

The world of antique dolls has its own masterpieces and legends. French Bru Jne dolls are almost a pipe dream for many collectors - too rare and expensive. The history of the company and its founder - Leon Casimir Bru (Leon Casimir Bru) - a kind of mirror of the "golden age" of French dolls, full of amazing beauty, creativity, ingenuity, at times deprived of commercial ambitions for the sake of ...

Introducing Puppet Science expert, author of textbooks on making puppets - Nadezhda Gensitskaya Activities: Education - theatrical costume designer. Studied theatre costume at GITIS-Theatre. Worked in the puppet theatre - studio "The Hat". She has been creating Artistic Puppets since 1989. From 2001 to 2019 she taught at the School of Puppet Design S. Voskresenskaya. From 2006 to 2013 ...

"Before I became a sculptor, I worked for the Hong Kong Police Force for 13 years"...or babies in museum windows... In this article about alternative dolls, I touched on the work of a talented artist from Hong Kong, Johnson Tsang. The artist's work is an example of talent and boundless imagination and vividly demonstrates the plastic properties of the material from which they are created. The artist's works, which are beautifully frozen ...

We present an expert in the field of art history and theory - Maria Krestyanikova. “I believe that my classes give people a new understanding of art and understanding of the world around them.” Gnesins and the Academic School of Design. Activity Author of courses: "Genre in Art", "Styles in World Culture - Parallels in Music, Fine Arts and Architecture." Art History Lecturer, ...

International Day of Humor When is it? April Fools 'Day or April Fools' Day is a fun holiday celebrated around the world on April 1st. On this day, it is customary to play pranks on relatives, friends and just acquaintances, cheerfully making fun of them. The origins of the holiday Where this tradition comes from, from France, England, Mexico or Sweden - a mystery shrouded in the darkness of obscurity. One version ...

Why am I writing articles? First, it's interesting. My favorite section in the magazine: History of dolls. I am captivated by the events from the life of talented masters, their unique works, creative searches. Secondly, I would like to share my findings and thoughts. When you begin to delve into a topic that interests you, you find answers to many questions. It often happens that one sentence written ...