His destiny is full of ups and downs, meetings with kings and exiles, traveling and searching for inspiration.
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Sensual paintings by hyperrealist artist Anna Marinova that are much more than ordinary photographs.
Marinova believes that creating something beautiful is just as important as being in constant creative pursuit.
Why was Taras Shevchenko sent to penal servitude and how much was paid to ransom him to freedom? The tragic fate of the artist and poet.
In 1847, gendarmes at someone's instigation seized Shevchenko, searched him and found “obscene drawings with nudity” and seditious poems. It is hard to be an artist and poet in Russia.
Humor with a touch of “ black humor” in Joseph Novak's witty cartoons
His sense of humor is as paradoxical and unconventional as his comics.
“Decently veiled” nudes and paintings on biblical themes by artist Herbert Schmalz.
He always considered himself an English artist, lived in England since childhood, was friends with William Holman Hunt and Frederick Leighton, was his own in the English creative crowd.
What was the fate of the beauties in the famous portraits of Russian artists?
A first-year medical student posed for the painting. By today's standards, this is already fashionable - children in portraits should look like children, not scaled-down copies of adults.
Absurd optical illusions in ironic illustrations by Malay artist Tang Yau Hoong
Hoong reflects in them a kind of strange and absurd world where mirages and reality are often indistinguishable from each other and together create an absolutely marvelous pattern.
The unassuming pin-up of George Petty, who pioneered the genre
He formed a new standard of beauty, albeit somewhat idealized, but also down-to-earth.
“First Armenia was painted by Saryan and then God created it”. On the life and impressive paintings of artist Martiros Saryan
He often paints the bright southern sun, as if wishing to emphasize this peculiarity of Armenia's weather, where there are very few cloudy days.
“In a noisy restaurant hall, amidst merriment and debauchery”. Expressive paintings by Juarez Machado.
The ladies in Machado's paintings are emphatically uninhibited, even somewhat vulgar, probably many of them earn money by the oldest profession....
Master of obscene innuendo. Why are Gerrit Dou's paintings dirtier than they appear at first glance?
King Carlos II of England offered Dou a place as court painter. But Dou simply turned the king down. He lived all his life in Leiden, never marrying, as art attracted Dou more than family life.
Uncomplicated everyday life of fairy-tale heroes and absurdity of the highest caliber in memorable cartoons by Valery Tarasenko
Tarasenko always manages to be modern and in demand, even if now his approach to caricature has changed somewhat.
Unsuccessful portrait of actress Andreeva, drinking Mussorgsky and unquestioning Leo Tolstoy. How did they look like in Repin's paintings and in real life?
He had to work in a hospital room, it was not even possible to place an easel, had to put the canvas on the table, opposite to which sat in an armchair Mussorgsky.
Alberto Vargas' adult pin-up classic of the genre
Даже работая в таком легкомысленном жанре как пин-ап, можно стать всемирно известным художником, просто нужно относиться к своему творчеству предельно серьёзно
Russia 2077 and a mutant turnip on memorable artwork by Eugene Zubkov.
He managed to fancifully combine the commonplace we are used to and modern technology.
Black humor with unexpected endings from French artist Remy Lascaux.
Black humor is a rather specific genre that requires skill, sense of proportion and tact from the cartoonist, otherwise all his works will cause rejection rather than any positive emotions.
Art with Vodka. Famous "Mitki" and their original paintings
Drunkenness could no longer surprise anyone; it had turned from a protest into an everyday occurrence. However, even when tipsy, the Mitki managed to create memorable works of art.
The Troubles are not the only thing. Russian artist who had a hand in Hearthstone and Baldur's Gate 3
For Porubov, authenticity is important, so he “excessively buries himself in details”, but he does not want to give it up, because otherwise the artwork turns out to be “without soul”
Lips in a bow, legs on display. Why did pin-up become so popular and how did the recognized masters of this genre create?
The real masters managed to maintain a competent balance between piquancy and decency, so vulgarity in their paintings is not much, rather a graphic embodiment of ideal male ideas of beauty.
It's a shame that the comeback was never meant to happen. Original paintings by August Macke.
Movements and emotions were more important to him than tedious copying of plaster casts, when the resulting paintings became lifeless, monotonous and boring.
He was brought up by serfs, but managed to become a famous artist. How Fedor Rokotov managed to catch luck by the tail against all odds
After his death, he was forgotten for many centuries, but when Impressionism became popular, it turned out that the paintings of Rokotov surprisingly correspond to this direction.
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