Meet the eternal Halloween or the French author's Delightfully Scary Dolls. Continuing the conversation about alternative dolls, let's pay attention to the work of an eccentric master. Julian Martinez (JULIEN MARTINEZ) - a graduate of the School of Fine Arts in Bordeaux, was born in 1970 in France. In 1996 he first presented his dolls at the international exhibition “Paris-Creation”, where he immediately achieved great success. Julian in ...

Meet the puppeteer Irina Linkova (Goryunova). It all started with a bookstore. Or, to be precise, from the stationery department located in it. There Irina caught sight of a bright package of polymer clay ... And then there was participation in the community of like-minded Dolls, in the "Live Journal", visiting doll exhibitions, meeting the masters. Irina Linkova (Goryunova) is an economist who has worked for 13 years in ...

The first exhibition was held in a small workshop ... My name is Katya Shemyakina, I am an artist and curator of the art project "Too Personal" - these are one-day, two-day, and now online exhibitions, of various artists, in chamber live communication, with the audience and with each other, about current works, about life and about art. This format is very important and necessary, as artists, ...

Creating puppet portraits - I often fall in love with them! By definition, a “portrait doll” is a three-dimensional image, in a number of ways, similar to a specific person. When looking at such a doll, the resemblance should be immediately recognized. The emergence of portrait dolls dates back to ancient times. Often associated with the performance of certain cult and religious-magical tasks. Over time, the purpose of the dolls has changed and ...

Wood, fire and ancient folklore. Continuing the story about the authors of "Alternative Dolls", I would like to dwell in more detail on the work of the British master - Tach Pollard. The artist creates surreal heroes, stylized creatures - "Spirits of Nature", as the author himself calls them. Once you see Pollard's work, it is no longer possible to forget them. Peering into the faces, figures of the characters, you are amazed at the outlandish imagery. But, ...

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 #DRUGMOYMISHKA_RED Talking with the visitors of the “Friend my Bear” Museum-workshop, we came to the conclusion that many would like to be realized in creativity. We go to exhibitions, theaters, cinema, we can talk for hours about other people's works, and at the same time we do not dare to take the first step. There was a bold idea to help people meet their dreams, to feel like ...

"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. Bru Jne French dolls - almost a pipe dream for many collectors - are too rare and expensive. The history of the company and its founder, Leon Casimir Bru, is a kind of mirror of the "golden age" of French dolls, full of amazing beauty, creativity, ingenuity, at times devoid of commercial ambitions for the sake of ...