Pavel Filonov was a famous Russian artist, inventor of the analytical method of painting. You know, he was one of the most enigmatic artists of the XX century. He was called a genius and a charlatan, a rebel and a prophet, a hypnotist and a crazy man. All his life he lived in poverty and died of hunger, knowing that his pictures cost a lot of money. His work influenced the development of national and world art and was hidden for many years.
Pavel was born in 1883 into a peasant family. His parents moved to Moscow three years before their son’s birth. The boy’s father worked as a coachman in the capital and his mother was a washerwoman. There were five children in the family.
Filonov didn’t like to talk about his childhood. After the death of his father little Pavel helped his mother, he embroidered tablecloths and towels and sold them at the Sukharev Square. In 1897, the artist’s mother died of tuberculosis. And in the same year Filonov moved to St. Petersburg, where he entered pictorial workshops and since 1903 he worked in academician L.E. Dmitriev-Kavkazsky’s private studio.
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Elsa Kolesnikova is a talented Russian artist, who lives in Nizhnevartovsk, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.
Looking at her pictures you understand they are really nice. Fall, winter, beautiful birches, flowers, peace and bliss – so what? What is so extraordinary in the ordinary landscape paintings? But if you look at them at exhibition in art gallery you will change your mind.
The author of “pretty pictures” never studied at any art schools. She is an amazingly talented self-taught artist. One day the girl took a brush and watercolor and began creating stunning paintings. The artist doesn’t use paper or canvas, but ordinary glass.
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Igor Vernyy is a talented sculptor from Krasnoyarsk. He collects ordinary car scrap metal, parts of bicycles, clockworks, dishes and other old things that are ideal for creating metal masterpieces.
Only a true master can breathe life into his work, made of old metal debris. Russian sculptor creates amazingly elegant birds, butterflies, and other unusual creations. His cyberpunk sculptures are full of moving parts which make them come alive. Before creating a particular sculpture, Igor carefully studies animals in their natural habitat. The result is a very detailed and realistic product.
The sculptor makes a good contribution to the development of modern art.
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Vladimir Fedotko is a creative photographer from St. Petersburg, Russia. He began working with Photo shop in 2005. You know, Fedotko uses a combination of reality and dream, traditional painting, photography and computer programs to create his own unique pictures and fill them with fairy tale characters, animals and unreal and beautiful women. His images are fresh, elegant and carefree. The artist offers a variety of stories that combine surrealism and fantasy. Vladimir uses bright colors to make his pictures more attractive and magical.
In the pre-computer era Vladimir used to paint every day. Now he uses his pictures as backgrounds for new photo projects.
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Pimen Orlov was a Russian artist, painter, portraitist, master of genre scenes. He was born in 1812 in Voronezh Province, Russian Empire into a very poor family. Pimen was the son of a miller. Since early childhood the boy was fond of drawing. Parents, however, wanted their son to continue the family business. The peasant family could not pay for his education. But Pimen decided to devote his life to fine arts. As a teenager, he left his home and traveled around the country painting portraits of local landlords, decorating rooms and sometimes even painting roofs and floors. Pimen earned some money and in 1834 he entered the Imperial Academy of Arts. Outstanding Russian artist Karl Bryullov became his mentor. In the middle of the XIX century Bryullov was one of the most famous Russian portraitists and his paintings were highly valued.
Thanks to constant work on portraits the artist was awarded a silver medal of the 2nd degree in 1836. A year later, Pimen Nikitich finished his studies at the Academy with a silver medal of the first degree, which he received for portraits of Prince Golitsyn, Mrs. Timofeeva and the girl Essen.
Orlov went to Italy in 1841. During the time spent abroad the artist created a lot of wonderful pictures. Critics spoke warmly about his work. Part of his paintings Pimen sent to Russia.
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For more than 50 years, American sculptor and historian George Stuart creates wax models of historical figures. He has made four hundred sculptures of famous and infamous people of world history. His sculptures are very realistic and the artist also writes monologues about the life and times of the Historical Figures.
His works are exhibited in museums and can be found in private collections. George works in his studio located in Ojai, California.
I’d like you to look at Russian historic personalities.
If you want to meet more well-known people and learn about the history visit author’s official site: www.galleryhistoricalfigures.com. There are famous historic persons from France, China, England, Italy and America in his collection.
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Andrei Korotich is an Honored Inventor of Russia, Doctor of Architecture, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Building Sciences, professor of the International Academy of Architecture. He is the author of over 220 publications. Andrei got letters of acknowledgment from His Holiness Pope John Paul II and His Majesty the King of Nepal.
In October 2011, he represented the Russian Federation at CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat) World Conference, held in Seoul, South Korea. Andrei delivered a personal report and was elected chairman of Typology section.
Korotich’s projects were demonstrated in research centers and universities, architectural firms and government agencies, as well as they were exhibited in Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Germany, Great Britain, Australia, Italy, the Vatican, Nepal, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, the United Arab Emirates, Korea, China, and the United States.
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