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, ...

You can find the history of the creation of these dolls in the previous article "A fairy tale told in dolls (Preface)". Cloud Maidens. Part 2. (Fairy tale-ballad.) In ancient times, when the earth was very young, and miracles were found in its forests, waters and mountains, in the early spring in the morning three travelers, three good ones, got lost in the dawn fog ...

Part 1. How and where does the idea of a particular doll come from? If you know, please tell me. Because I don't have my own answer to this question yet. But there is a history of an already embodied idea. Cloud Maidens. Yes, it so happened that this is not one, but three dolls at once. You can say that I broke through after a long silence in the case ...

   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), ...

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 ...

How to prepare for an exhibition - from idea to design (experience of a project participant). Choice of theme. Exhibitions, especially professional exhibitions, are very important for an artist. It is at the exhibitions that there is an opportunity to get acquainted with the work of the artist, communicate with the author himself and, of course, purchase the works you like from the author directly. Almost all puppeteers exhibit at exhibitions, regularly or not. I'll tell you ...