The artist has a Wikipedia page dedicated to him, and his work has been exhibited at numerous exhibitions. His caricatures for 20 years have consistently maintained the brand of dark, but witty humor.
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Anti-Soviet paintings by famous artists that make a very strong impression
But the memory of my father, unjustly shot at the infamous Butovo polygon, did not give rest. And it is impossible not to understand and forgive all those involved,
He painted ceremonial portraits of Stalin, but became famous for his anti-Soviet paintings. Diverse creativity of Yuri Kugach
He sincerely believed that the artist should capture the beauty of native nature. Kugach quite objectively looked at everything that was happening in the Soviet Union. The decision had already been made in advance, and the plan for the raskulachivaniya must be carried out.
Little-known paintings of Russian itinerant artists, which will definitely not show in school textbooks.
In poor families it was widely practiced to give their young children to be apprentices. And they are completely defenseless against a healthy man, who in a drunken rage is capable of anything. The artist raised the problem of corporal punishment.
Criticized for "naked lubok", but he became famous for quite different paintings. "Donetsk Klimt" by Viktor Zaretsky.
He went to herbalists and psychics, even believing in his own paranormal abilities. He married human rights activist and artist Alla Gorskaya and became his own in the bohemian crowd. More and more he tried to imitate Gustav Klimt, openly copying his paintings.
Indecent dancing, nudism and escape from war. How famous artists vacationed.
Local artists invited him to an "obscene dance" and told him to take a navajo with him. "A jolly entertainment," thought the artist, but he agreed to go with them.
He wrote obscene letters and considered Dominique Engrès his sworn enemy. What was Eugène Delacroix like in life?
He sincerely believed that children are completely out of control, can spoil all his paintings. The only thing left was work and not too burdensome communication with friends, of which Delacroix had a lot.
Ironic paintings by Mikhail Vachaev about our life, laced with irony and the grotesque
The point is not in this, but in the obvious mockery of modern fashion trends that make perhaps quite decent girls look so provocatively frivolous. Vachaev is an artist of a new formation, able to accurately observe many phenomena of our modern life.
Famous pictures that have popped up in movies, without which some good movies would look strange.
Mr. Bean doused the original with solvent, replaced it with a fake, which he sent to America. It was created by the artist Rich Pellegrino, but only a true connoisseur of Schiele's work can recognize the forgery.
As an artist - a genius, but as a man ... What was "master of displaying the elements" William Turner like in ordinary life?
Turner was of very simple origin - his father worked as a barber, but managed to overcome all the class prejudices of those years and become one of the most famous and wealthy British artists.
Why have we forgotten about the talented master of domestic genre Sergey Gribkov?
From childhood, Sergei showed an aptitude for drawing, and persuaded his father to allow him to enter the Moscow School of Painting. Gribkov's creative assets include a painting based on a well-known story by Gogol. He found his niche, and his work was willingly bought.
Why did Giuseppe Arcimboldo paint portraits of fruit and vegetables and why did people try to avoid the place where he lived?
Arcimboldo returned home to Milan rich and with the opportunity to create in a quiet environment. This immediately favoured the quality of his paintings.
The scandalous paintings of an illiterate big man with an exorbitant ego. Was he Gustave Courbet in ordinary life?
He confessed at first to the usual childish misdemeanours, but then moved on to the real atrocities. The priest looked at Courbet with surprise and fear
Why Arkhip Kuindzhi was laughed at by all the neighbours, as well as a cat-co-author and an anteater on a tether. Pets of famous artists.
He earned enough, in full accordance with his talent and ability to provoke the public. And all the art critics will wonder how I ever managed to achieve such an effect.
Public houses, absinthe and official marriage as superfluous in life. "French Tretyakov" Gustave Caibotte, without whom we would not have seen many of the Impressionist paintings
But there were things and entertainments that he didn't need at all: a law degree, studies at the Academy of Arts, official marriage, flings with merry girls, bohemian partying, brothels and booze.
Strange self-portraits by famous artists that delight and bewilder.
Freud was fascinated by her body as it matched his ideas of "the interesting" and offered to pose her for his paintings
A total disregard for morality. The epathetic beauty Lola Montes and her not-so-righteous path to the top.
She ran away, and at the age of 16 she married the first handsome officer Thomas James, the young beauty had no shortage of suitors, and went with him to India.
Superheroes in retirement and other ironic works of the talented artist Lesya Guseva, which became famous all over the world.
And there was no luck, but misfortune helped. Guseva, even before she became famous, liked to communicate with friends on one of the Perm forums, where she was called "Squirrel".
Stephan Schmitz's clever illustrations allow you to reflect and laugh at many of the problems of our time.
When a man is like a squeezed lemon and can't even get out of his chair. Schmitz doesn't like jobs where everything is obvious at first sight. He is also ironic about the desire to show that we are doing well.
"The career of the courtesan" and the nocturnal escapades of aristocrats. English artist who invented critical realism
And he decided to open his fellow citizens' eyes to everything that was going on around him. Hogarth felt it was his duty to bring her story to everyone. He was very expressive in showing the relationships between people, their passions and vices
Everyday life of the “right guys”. Gopniks in paintings by contemporary artists.
It is difficult to imagine that a monument to Gopnik would ever be erected. But you shouldn’t think that gopniks can only drink beer and sit on the courts.
The immodest illustrations of pin-up master Gil Elvgren that still excite all men today
During his studies he got married, and when he received a degree in architecture he moved to Chicago with his wife. Elvgren became a famous artist, and he had many lucrative commissions, drawing advertisements for large companies and collaborating with magazines.
Memorable "anti-Stalinist" paintings by Pyotr Belov, which will leave no one indifferent.
People stood in queues to see a different view of Stalin's times. Camps grind up human bodies and souls, individuals with their aspirations and dreams become mere cogs in a soulless state machine.
“The Swan Princess” is a mystical painting by Mikhail Vrubel that foretold him a bad fate
Her wonderful shimmering voice, expressive, wide-set eyes, in which you can drown, flexible stance and charming smile. “Don't look into her eyes - she'll bewitch you” - so some critics said.
Repin's painting “Sailing” was not painted by Repin at all. What is this painting and who is its real author?
But Repin never painted in this style - funny and somewhat ironic. This painting is rather closer to the work of Vasily Perov or Illarion Pryanishnikov. So there was confusion - people came to see the masterpieces of the famous capital master, and see...
Получил известность как автор нескромных рисунков, хотя считал их «пустыми». Галантный век и не только в работах Константина Сомова.
Они и задумались о новом искусстве, где не было бы выхолощенности и закостенелых традиций академизма. После революции Сомов затаился, старался никак не проявлять себя и при первой возможности уехать за границу.
Two girls and a guy. John Diaz's funny and slightly explicit comics about the lives of hipsters and gamers.
Diaz's main audience is older people who have a critical and sensible outlook on life, but who are not yet completely disillusioned with it. Diaz perfectly manages to ironize the irrepressible desire of some girls to show themselves in the most favorable light in photos on social networks.
Why did Rubens paint full women in his paintings and how did he manage to create so many of them?
Rubens could do everything himself, but took for such work twice the price. But rich and noble customers were not afraid of the price. This is how the "pulsing of blood" appeared - the most natural and vivid image.
Waiting for a nine-year-old girl to grow up. The unusual love story of Arkhip and Vera Kuindzhi.
They met in Mariupol, when Arkhip came on vacation from St. Petersburg to visit his parents and to work part-time. Gradually she also developed feelings for the handsome young man, who became a frequent visitor to their household in the summer. But there was another problem - Quindzhi was poor....
Nostalgia for the USSR with ironic drawings by Angela Jerich.
Without the internet and social media, few people would know about Jerich's artwork. The time range in Jerich's paintings varies from the 1950s to the present day, although they are mostly about the 1980s.
Funny caricatures "about it" and not only from the artist Igor Elistratov.
If the wife and daughter like it, it's all right. There was a lot of satire on all kinds of drunkards, street vendors, plumbers, thieving directors of enterprises.
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