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European artists began to use oil paint in the XV century, and from the time it was with its help the most famous paintings of all times were created. But in our high-tech days, the oil still retains the charm and a riddle, and the artists continue to invent new techniques, breaking patterns in the shreds and push the boundaries of modern art.

website Chose the works that delight us and forced us to remember that the wonderful can be born into any era.

The owner of an incredible skill of the Polish artist Justina Kopania (Justyna Kopania) in his expressive sweeping works was able to preserve the fog transparency, the ease of the sail, the smooth shaking of the ship on the waves.
Its paintings are affected by their depth, volume, saturation, and the texture is such that it is impossible to tear away from them.

FRIEND OF PRIMTIVIST OF Minsk Valentin Gubarev Does not chase for glory and just does what he loves. His creativity is insanely popular abroad, but almost unfamiliar to his compatriots. In the mid-1990s, the French fell in love with his household sketches and concluded a contract with the artist for 16 years. The paintings that seem to be understandable only to us, the carriers of the "modest charm of undeveloped socialism", liked the European public, and began exhibitions in Switzerland, Germany, Great Britain and other countries.

Sergey Marshnikov 41 year. He lives in St. Petersburg and creates in the best traditions of the classic Russian school of realistic portrait painting. Heroisters of his canvases become gentle and defenseless in their semi-nurse. At many of the most famous paintings depicted Muse and the wife of the artist - Natalia.

In the modern era of the pictures of high resolution and heyday of hyperealism Creativity Philip Barlow (Philip Barlow) immediately attracts attention. However, the viewer requires a certain effort to force themselves to look at the blurred silhouettes and bright spots on the author's canvases. Probably, so see the world without glasses and contact lenses people suffering from myopia.

Painting Laurent Parceliel is an amazing world in which there is no sadness or despondency. He will not meet frowning and rainy paintings. There is a lot of light, air and bright colors on his canvas, which the artist inflicts characteristic recognizable strokes. It creates a feeling that the paintings are woven from a thousand sunny bunnies.

Oil on wooden panels American artist Jeremy Mann (Jeremy Mann) writes dynamic portraits of modern metropolis. "Abstract shapes, lines, contrast of light and dark spots - everything creates a picture that causes the feeling that a person is experiencing in the crowd and the turmoil of the city, but can also express peace of mind, which is gained in contemplating quiet beauty," the artist says.

In the paintings of the British artist Nile Simon (Neil Simone), everything does not seem at first glance. "For me, the world around is a series of fragile and constantly changing forms, shadows and borders," says Simon. And in his paintings, everything is really illusory and interconnected. The boundaries are washed away, and the plots flow into each other.

Italian by origin is a modern American artist Joseph Laratso (

On the pages of our site you can get acquainted with the biographies of famous and outstanding artists of our time and the past. We will not bypass the party and those whose names remain unnoticed, but who left their mark in the world of fine art.

Of course, in the first place, we will tell about the life and work of painters, graphs, sculptors of the Republic of Bashkortostan. But it is difficult to judge the work of modern masters, not knowing the stories. Perhaps we will repeat, but somehow we will try to explore the work of artists as close as possible.

With Ergei Alexandrovich Litvinov On August 15, 1925 was born in the distant taiga village of Kartashevo Siberian Edge of the RSFSR. The head of the Litvinic family worked as a height of golden fores. Sergey since childhood was distinguished by the tendency to drawing. In his youth, a big trouble happened to him - he was left without a leg. In 1940, the family moved to the Urals. With the beginning of the war, the father went to the front, a funeral came very soon on him. Sergey was forced early to start an independent life.

In 1949, he graduated from the architectural department of the Sverdlovsk Construction Technical School. The distribution was sent to Ufa, where he worked as an architect for the design of industrial and civil construction facilities in SPB-5. Then he moved to the workshops of the Bashkir branch of the RSFSR Art Fund (later - the Bashkir Creative Production Plant of the Union of Artists of the Republic of Belarus), where he was engaged in decorative design of a number of public buildings.

With seem a few words about the Vrubel family and his childhood and youth. On the line of his father, his ancestors were the russors from Prussian Poland. Grandfather in the Astrakhan province was accomplished to important ranks. Father was also a military man, drove a lot on official need. Mikhail Alexandrovich was born in the center of Siberia, in the town of Omsk on March 5, 1856. Grandfather from the mother was a relative of the Decembrist N.V. Basargin. The position occupied the highest, first in the region, was the Astrakhan governor-general. Therefore, Vrubel's parents got acquainted and got married in Astrakhan. Mother, however, soon died. The second wife, Elizabeth of Christin, Vrubel, a pianist, a kind woman, soft, educated, unusually influenced the upbringing of a little Misha.

Mikhail Vrubel studied in the St. Petersburg gymnasium, then in Odessa; He studied willingly and loved to draw from childhood. Then he entered the University of St. Petersburg at the Faculty of Law. Then there was a service - at the insistence of the Father, convinced that only a service, better military, career could be a trades for a real man. But the service did not satisfy the young lawyer, he was completely absorbed by art and finally accepted the only possible irrevocable decision - to enter the Academy of Arts in the painting workshop P.P. Cleaner.

And Ntun Watto (1684 - 1721) Born in Valencienne, a small town on the border of France and Flanders. The artist found the crisis period of French history, the regency period, when his border town passed into Flanders. Watto teacher was a little-known artist, theatrical decorator. When he was invited to make scenery for the Parisian opera in 1702, Watto moved with him to Paris - the city of great opportunities for beginners "Marshanov", because the art market is already being formed there.

In Paris, Watto entered the workshop of another minor painter, who wrote market pictures on the flow: Fair art images on religious plots of intertwised quality, similar to the lobok. In the craft Watto succeeded, and created virtuoso pictures on the ambulance hand. At the same time, Watto worked in a bench of one of the antiques on the old bridge, where he made copies from paintings by old masters and sold them for a little money.

Many believe that in the 21st century, artists are not left at all. However, in fact, it is not. And in our time there are many talented and famous artists, whose works are shown at exhibitions that earn big money. Below will be presented a list of 20 most well-known and well-earned artists who lead active creative activities not only in Russia.

The Russian artist Alexander Ivanov, born in 1962, is most famous for work entitled "Love", which was written back in 1996 and sold for almost 100,000 rubles. His style is abstractionism. He also has a businessman, engaged in collecting activities, opened the Faberge Museum in Germany, in Baden-Baden.

Olga Bulgakova is one of the few talented and well-known artists in Russia, born in 1951, and, which is part of the Russian Academy as a correspondent member. A representative of such a movement of the painting of the Brezhnev era, which is called "carnival". Her most famous work is "Sleep of Red Bird", written in 1988.

Russian artist Mikhail Brusilovsky, working under the pseudonym Misha Shavich, enters this rating and ranks 18th. This world famous artist

Talented Russian artist Lev Tabenkin was born in 1952 in the Russian capital - Moscow. This painter sees a picture like a sculptor. The feeling that his written characters are wung out of clay. One of the most famous paintings of Leo is the "Jazz Orchestra" written in 2004. Ontrodana for 11,7650 rubles.

The AES + F project consists of four people, in fact, the name and consists of the initial letters of the names of the participants: Tatyana Arzamasov, Lev Evzovich, Evgeny Svyatsky, Vladimir Fridnes. The work of this company is characteristic of a very good submission back in the nineties and found an estimate only in two thousandths. Now for the most part they create large animated frescoes that are broadcast on dozens of screens. One of the most famous works of this company: "Warrior 4".

The Russian artist Sergey Volkov was born in Petrozavodsk in 1956. His works are characteristic of what he worked in the period of perestroika art. Pictures are written quite expressively, where very deeply discovered statements and ideology are seen. His most famous picture is "double vision. Triptych".

Artists Alexander Vinogradov and Vladimir Dubosar Boe were born in Moscow in 1963 and 1964. They started working together since 1994, having acquainted at the festival, creating an unusual and grand project. The original project earned respect from many collectors. Their paintings hang in such famous places as the Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum and even the Pompidou Center. They themselves are the creators of the Art Arrow gallery and the organizers of the Art-Klyazma festival.

Russian artist Vladimir Yankilevsky also hit the list of the most highly paid and famous artists. He was born in Moscow in 1938. Vladimir's father was also an artist, and the Son inherited his profession. Vladimir operates in the style of surrealism - creativity with paradoxical combinations. Back in 1970, he wrote one of the most famous paintings called "Triptych 10. Anatomy of Soul II".

The artist Vladimir Nemhin was born in 1925 in the small village of Priluki, located in the Moscow region. He was a member of many foreign exhibitions in Europe. In the nineties, there lived and kept active in Germany, but in 2005 perverted to Russia. His creativity is characteristic of a three-dimensional composition, the presence of counter-relief and different through motifs, for example, a deck of cards.

The artist with an unusual name, the son of Spanish political immigrants, was born in a small village Vasilyevka in the Samara region in 1943. He was the organizer of the Argo Artists Group, enters the Moscow Union of Artists. Francisco was also endowed with a state premium for achievements in the field of visual art. The artist leads active creative activity both in Russia and abroad.

The artist Alexander Melamed used to be one of the participants a very famous creative duet Komarov-Melamed, but he broke up in 2003, then they began to work separately. The place of residence since 1978 is New York. He wrote most of the famous works together with Vitaly Komar, also they together created the movement of social art and were the organizers of the bulldozer exhibition.

This Russian artist, known as one of the founders of Moscow conceptualism, was born in Moscow in 1937, where she graduated from the Printing Institute. According to Viktor Pivovarova himself, his first work was written in five years. He is also a representative of the "unofficial" art. His paintings are located in some of the most famous and large exhibition centers: in the Russian Museum, Tretyakov Gallery, GMII. A. S. Pushkin.

This artist was born in 1934 in Tbilisi. He is one of the brightest representatives of monumental painting. Zurab is known for its work in the form of a monument to Peter I, which is located in Moscow, as well as a monument that is located in front of the UN building in New York. Zurab is the President of the Russian Academy, at which his own Gallery Museum works. The creations of this artist are known not only to Russia, but also to the whole world.

The Russian artist Oscar Rabin is known for the fact that he was the organizer of the Bouldor exhibition in 1974 and after four years he was deprived of Soviet citizenship. Also became popular as one of the first artists engaged in private sales of paintings in the Soviet Union. At the moment, its permanent place of residence and work is Paris. His paintings are in the largest museums and exhibition centers: Moscow Museum of Contemporary Art, Tretyakov Gallery, Russian Museum and others.

The Russian artist Oleg Tkamkov is known as an artist who has begun the main creative movement in the sixties of the 20th century, showing very rough and sharp features in his paintings, including in the image of people who have the appearance of like clay figures. Since 1977, Oleg continues the creative path in Paris. His paintings are located in such exhibition centers: Russian Museum, Tretyakov Gallery, Hermitage. One of the most famous paintings is the "Boy with balloons", written in 1954.

Born in Moscow in 1934, the Russian artist Grigory Bruskin, or Grisha, is one of the members of the Union of Artists since 1969. He acquired the greatest fame, thanks to the large auction "Sotby", which sold his work called "Fundamental Lexicon" for the highest price, which became a record. At the moment he lives and works in New York, and in Moscow, because it is also called an American artist.

This Russian artist is distinguished by the fact that it extremely displays realistic things. His true creative activity began from the moment in 1985, exposeding to the Small Georgian, he won attention and recognition from the collectors from New York. Since then, its work is exhibited in many European countries, are located in America's exhibition centers, Germany and Poland. Now lives and leads creative activities in Moscow.

This duet, alas, existed until 2003, but had a huge success. Two Russian artists became known, thanks to creating such a movement as social art, which is a branch of unofficial art. It was a kind of response to creating pop art in the West. The canvas with the works of these artists are in the largest museums, including in the Louvre.

The Russian artist is known for being able to connect in his work and painting, and the text, later it began to call social art. In the Soviet period was popular as an illustrator in children's books. For some time lived in New York, then in Paris. He was the first artist who organized the exhibition in the center of Pompidou. His creative works are in the Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum, Pompidou Center.

This talented Russian artist working in a couple with his wife Emily can be considered the main artist of the country, the founder of Moscow conceptualism. He was born in Dnepropetrovsk in 1933, but New York since 1988 became his place of residence. His work can be seen in the Hermitage, the Tretyakov Gallery and the Russian Museum. Ilya received a prize of the Japanese emperor, and his two works called "Beetle" and "Suite Room" are the most expensive paintings.

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Here is a selection of paintings for still little known, but very talented artists. All the guys from Russia and our contemporaries. See, read and enjoy.

Guys, I write all the time here about rather well-known and personalities. I, of course, would be much more interesting to write about those artists, about whom it is not yet known to anyone, but what to do - it is in public vkontakte you can write about anything, and the blog can only write what people are looking for in Yandex and Google, Otherwise, in addition to you, no one will go there. But for a variety and pleasure I, nevertheless, decided to make a selection of "little-known modern artists of Russia and their paintings."

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Someone from these guys is still at the very beginning of its path, and someone has already taken place relatively and successfully sells their works in VKontakte or on marketers on the type of fairs of masters and are even known in the narrow circles, but everyone is united by one - they are still Not known to wide masses. But unknown - does not mean deprived of talent, so I think you will be interested to look. I decided to turn on here not only the actual draftsmen, but also several sculptors.

Little-known modern artists of Russia and their paintings. Illustrators and painters.

Little-known artists. Color surreal modern in the paintings of Maria Susarenko.

I learned about this artist not so long ago and almost immediately fell in love with her paintings. Partly because she is very close to me in spirit, as an artist, partly due to admiration for the technique and the violence of fantasy. Maria Susarenko - a cute girl from St. Petersburg and a graduate of the famous SPbGHP them. A.L. Stiglitz. The pictures of Mary Susarenko are a bright mix of modern and surrealism. It looks very bright and decorative.

Pictures of little-known artists. Work Maria Susarenko

Little-known artists. Subbotina Dasha.

The eternal motive of Yuralli is a catan.
Funny kill. Such a brook and I would be wary.

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Little-known modern artists in Russia. Sculptors.

Let it be not pictures here, but decorations, but they are so prestivable and love that I could not resist. In the end, the sculptor is also an artist. Yes, the artist can be a painter, a schedule, an illustrator or sculptor (your captain is obvious). There are two girls, whose decorations would not be posted by the Rena Lalik himself.

Little-known artists. Grimoire black chicken.

In the workshop "Grimoire La Poule Noire", which translated "Grimoire of the Black Chicken" (your captain is obvious), holds Lera Prokopets. Lera is a sculptor miniature and just a gorgeous lady. It works primarily with polymer clay and stones. Lera creates stunning decorations in the style that I would call the Gothic "Art Nouveau." Such a slightly witchcraft, dark, but elegant beauty. Well, it would still, because this is the "grimar of the black chicken".

Little-known artists. Original decoration art nouveau. Photo from the "Grimoire black chicken" workshop.

One of the most popular artists of modernity is America Jeff Kuns. Favorite style of the Creator - Kitch. Bright colors, messy, unusual materials and ideas - this is exactly what Kunsu has been widely popular in the 80s of the 20th century. Today, the artist is the president of his own Jeff Koons corporation, creating unusual sculptures. Most popular work: "Figurines" in the full growth of Michael Jackson with his monkey, covered with gold (sold for $ 5.6 million); "Heart" (purchased in 2007 for $ 23.6 million) and "tulips" (also left the hammer for $ 23.6 million).

One of the most fantastic series of the author is gigantic sculptures created from elongated balloons. Bright dogs, Balloon Flower 3, "Tulips" look easily. However, the weight of such a sculpture can reach several tons.

One of the most expensive painter artists is Jasper Jones, living in Connecticut, USA. In their works, the Creator uses predominantly bright, juicy paints and simple images:, targets, flags, numbers, cards. Regarding the style of the style chosen by Jasper Jones, the researchers still have no consensus. Someone to Pop Art, others - to neo-Dadaism.

East does not dremlet

It is worth noting that creators from Asian countries are dominated in world art today. The leading position in this aspect is occupied by China. Several artists from the Middle Kingdom are among the top ten most.

The leader among his compatriots was Zen Fangzhi. Today the artist departed from his characteristic previously expression and focused on symbolism. Soft colors, the overall calm and the relaxation of the paintings made Fanji one of the most sought-after Asian artists in the world.

The first exhibitions of the articles of Zen Fanbali outside of China were held in 1993. But the artist began to receive record amounts for their work relatively recently: in 2008, the Mask Series No. 6 canvas brought $ 9.7 million.

The second most popular artist in China is Zhou Chuna. The Master's real world popularity brought the work of the "Green Dog" works. Animals of different, poorly identifiable breeds are imprinted in a variety of emotional poses. According to the author, this "dog" is a symbol of loneliness and an indefinite position of a person in modern society. The total profit of the work sold amounted to € 23.9 million.

Speaking from the East, it is impossible not to mention the Japanese Creator Takasi Murakami. Painter, designer and sculptor creates very expressive, positive work, connecting the present opposites in them: West and East, past and present, chaste and vulgar. In the West, Fame Murakami brought cooperation with MARC Jacobs - Japanese worked on Louis Vuitton's products design.

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Who are they, artists of modernity? Someone will say that they are crazy, and someone will see genius in their works. Just look and think about "their" world.

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The works of the artist Vasily Shulzhenko became all over the world, especially they were loved by the Americans who want to see Russia exactly. It shows the life of Russian without "masks." Blinking, debauchery, bottom and human vices. Someone respects his work, and someone despises. Each picture carries a deep meaning. If you look, you can see the history of each character. Many people think that Vasily hates, but maybe he wants the one to see Himself on Canvas - has changed?! Its creativity can be described as "gloomy, but truthful."

Polish artist Surrealist Yateck Jerque has its own special, drawing every detail. In his paintings, warm pleasant colors prevail. I look at them envelops the feeling of magic, the mighty forces of nature and the world about which we may not know anything. Pictures give the will of our fantasy and change the perception of reality. Definitely, Yateck Yerka is an extraordinary creative artist and his paintings are worthy of our attention.

The work of the German artist and illustrator of Quinta Buchholts give our brain "food" for pondays. I want to go back to his paintings and look again and again. Each has its own history. The palette is pleasant, gentle and weightless. Considering his paintings involuntarily calm and get the feeling of lightness. The artist conducted more than 70 exhibitions and its paintings were awarded numerous and international. Among his works everyone will find something like.