“Before becoming a sculptor, I worked for the Hong Kong Police for 13 years” ... or babies in museum display cases ... In an article on alternative dolls, I touched on the work of a talented master from Hong Kong, Johnson Tsang. The artist's works, which clearly demonstrate the plastic properties of the material from which they are created, are an example of the author's talent and boundless imagination. Before us appear that beautiful 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 ...

When the International Day of Puppetry, or World Puppetry Day, is celebrated, the whole world has celebrated in early spring, March 21, since 2003. History of the holiday The history of the holiday began in 2000 at the XVIII Congress of the International Union of Puppet Theater Workers (Union Internationale de la Marionnette, UNIMA) in Magdeburg. Exactly ...

 (Other, strange dolls). ... Why do you make such scary dolls? .. You can often hear the question of an inexperienced viewer who is ready to accept understandable standards of beauty with joy. Where does so many authors want to create imperfect and sometimes terrifying characters? Reflecting on this topic comes the understanding that in the world in which we live, along with undoubted beauty and attractiveness, ...

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 ...

The first Art-industrial exhibition-forum "UNIQUE RUSSIA" Historical event. Exactly 190 years ago, with the support of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Empire, the first manufactory exhibition in Moscow took place. The aim of the exhibition was proclaimed "... to have a useful influence on the industrial development of Russia ...". ...

About the new project The Daily Doll, about how and for what and why it appeared. About virtual projects in general. Do they have a future? Confrontation between offline and online exhibitions. How will it end? A conversation about all this and much more with the organizer of The Daily Doll Irina Abrasokina and editor-in-chief Nina Radzikhovskaya. ...

If you ask me what interesting things I would like to see in the past, this is undoubtedly the birth of the first Doll. Have you noticed what magic the doll has! Just for a second you will meet her gaze and you already want to catch the expression in the eyes, the mood that the author conveyed to her, to touch her. And now, you are already in captivity of the fabulous puppet show ...