Where is the relationship you ask me? And you will be right. What do you think when you look at the photo below? A direct link is detected. It turns out that all types of art cannot exist without each other, they interact and complement the whole curtain. Without a correct understanding of the era, appearance, costumes and the surrounding space, we cannot create a reliable image. Begin ...

"After us, the deluge!" The Gallant Age (Frédées galantes) is the conventional name for the period from 1715 to 1770, which replaced the "grand era" of Louis XIV. Some historians extended the period to the French Revolution of 1789. The other name of the period, Rococo, which refers to the popular shell ornament, dates back to the 19th century. The gallant age ...

The history of the appearance and features of BJD dolls. If we look back centuries, we find that articulated dolls were known even before our era. Some of the clay and fossilized wooden archaeological fragments of dolls found in the territory of ancient Greece and Rome date back to the 2nd century. BC. In those days, dolls were deprived of their play function and served rather as an object ...

In this video I will tell you how to make miniature teapots for a doll composition. The first step is to take out the deodorant ball and wash it with soap. To make a loop on the lid, I took a thin wire, rolled twice and gave a rounded shape with a spoke, cut off the excess. With an awl I made a hole for fixing the loop. I took a thicker wire and coiled it ...

One of the most beautiful women of her time with a tragic fate. Living in luxury, possessing wealth and power, she had a delicate vulnerable soul. She appreciated freedom, wrote poetry, painted, loved horseback riding and travel. Being fabulously beautiful, she wanted to keep her youth longer. She carefully looked after herself: masks, lotions, special baths and physical exercises. Sissy's pride ...

Meet the eternal Halloween or Delightfully Spooky Dolls by the French author. Continuing the conversation about alternative dolls, let's take a look at the work of an eccentric craftsman. JULIEN MARTINEZ, a graduate of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux, was born in 1970 in France. In 1996, he presented his dolls for the first time at the international exhibition "Paris-Creation", where he achieved immediate success. Julian is in ...

Meet the puppeteer Irina Linkova (Goryunova). It all started in a bookshop. Or to be more precise, from the stationery department in it. There Irina's eyes fell upon a brightly colored package of polymer clay ... And then there was the participation in a community of like-minded people in the "Live Journal," visiting exhibitions of dolls, meeting with the masters. Irina Linkova (Goryunova) - an economist, who 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 portraits of dolls - I often fall in love with them! By definition, a portrait doll is a three-dimensional image that resembles a specific person in a number of ways. When you look at a portrait doll the resemblance is immediately evident. The origin of portrait dolls dates back to ancient times. Not infrequently associated with certain cult and religious-magical tasks. Over time, the purpose of the doll has changed and ...

Wood, fire and ancient folklore. Continuing the story about the authors of "Alternative Puppets", I want to elaborate on the work of the British master - Tach Pollard. The artist creates surrealistic characters, stylized beings - "Spirits of Nature", as the author himself calls them. Once you see Pollard's works it's impossible to forget them. Looking at the faces, the figures of characters, you are struck by the exotic imagery. But...