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Drawing as a means of self-expression, self-improvement of personality
What is drawing? Different people will answer this question in different waysSome people think that drawing is a skill and technique developed through years of long and hard work, some people will answer that it is an expression of the human soul on paper, its outpouring, emotions; some people say that a real drawing is obtained only by combining both.
Vienna celebrates Klimt’s anniversary
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), an Austrian modernist genius, connoisseur of female beauty, and simply an artist who was fanatically devoted to his work.
This is the great word "art"
Art is as multifaceted as life and everyone has their own way of looking at it. Someone considers a toilet bowl on a pedestal a masterpiece, and someone considers a Shishkin painting a masterpiece.
The specificity of art as a cultural phenomenon
Art – the cumulative result and process of human activity, which is expressed in the practical-spiritual mastering of the world. Based on the concept of culture, which states that culture is the second nature created by man and created by man, it can be argued that art is one of the main phenomena of culture.
St. Petersburg - the cultural capital of Russia
St. Petersburg is rich in architectural buildings and museums. Every year hundreds of thousands of tourists come to this city from all over the world to enjoy these great architectural structures.
"Measure for measure", harmony or disharmony?
“Measure for Measure” - Shakespeare is little known to the audience. This play by the great playwright is hardly ever put on the stage. During the author’s lifetime it was staged only once. But even in all the time since his death, directors have not been very fond of it.
The louvre museum
The Louvre has been the main building of the French capital since the 12th centuryIt used to be a royal residence, but now it is one of the richest, largest and oldest museums in the world, a repository of huge collections of treasures of different civilizations and a symbol of Paris in the past, and of France now and in the future.
Spiritual and physical development
Who among us, would not like to be healthier, more emotionally or psychologically strong? Everyone is willing to raise their hand. However, this is not to say that every one of us becomes one.
Use of works of art in advertising
Advertising is undoubtedly one of the most important intermediate points on the way of a product from producer to consumerAdvertising sphere of activity today is very much in demand, because the truth that advertising is the engine of progress, and in our case - trade, although smelling of mothballs, but still does not give up its position.
The value of the female image in the works of artists
At all times artists have admired the natural beauty of womenWoman for the artist became not only a part of his work, but also a source of inspiration. A muse. Since time immemorial, the female image is displayed on many works of famous creators of painting.
The problem of understanding contemporary art
First, the time gap separating us from works of art of the past, and the absence of such a gap in the perception of contemporary art, imposes an inevitable imprint on the understanding of the latterWe are deprived of the possibility of objectively assessing and correctly interpreting modernity because we ourselves create it.
Body painting (body painting, body art)
High art? A salon service? Modern body-painting is both. The human body under the brush of a master can become a real masterpiece, and the master can be you yourself...
Gold Rush Auctions
It seems that the era when great paintings appeared on the market only once in the lifetime of a generation has irrevocably disappeared into oblivionAnd so, too, has a bevy of fanatical dealers who preferred to place great works in the hands of a fairly narrow circle of collectors, connoisseurs and connoisseurs.
Procrastination
An unusual term like procrastination means how many of us sin from time to time.
Great vices of Roman rulers: Caligula, Nero and Heliogabal
The life of the rulers was always visible at a glance. Public people never managed to hide from the people neither flaws, nor virtues. Some sovereigns became famous for great accomplishments and virtues, while others for their terrible vices and inhuman crimes.