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Nikolai Kopeykin is a master of irony and absurdity, whose works balance between folk primitivism and sharp satire. His paintings are a bold mix of pop culture, Soviet heritage, and grotesque humor that make the viewer both laugh and think
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​Smoky huts and unsanitary conditions. Harsh peasant life in the memorable paintings of Ivan Gorokhov.
The teachers there were good, including Illarion Pryanishnikov and Vladimir Makovsky, who could teach a lot. But to be a successful artist you need to find clients, make connections and acquaintances...
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Repin on his knees, Bakst is a rooster, and Diaghilev is a milkmaid. Mocking caricatures by Pavel Shcherbov.
Wealth allowed Shcherbov to be bold in his views, not to curry favor with critics or patrons, as less wealthy artists often had to do.
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Not everything is as modest as it seems at first glance. Frivolous symbols and subjects in painting.
True, now they all have no time for lofty speeches. By the way, the girl in the foreground is not a girl, but a young man in disguise, because women were not allowed there.
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If you take a closer look, you’ll see something like this… Spicy symbols and plots in painting.
The hunter who came gave the bird for a reason. This painting shows the natural result of such a "sin" when it comes to the descendants of noble families.
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"Hopelessly vulgar" academicism. What is it and why was it considered as such in the 20th century?
The patronage also imposed certain obligations on the artists - a minimum of creative experimentation: paintings had to be painted according to certain canons.
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When death is not the worst. Provocative and penetrating drawings by Gennady Dobrov that will leave no one indifferent.
The country needed to rebuild its economy after the devastation, but there was no one to take care of any kind of invalids.
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