Fruit Shop. Between 1618 – 1621. Flemish painter Frans Snyders (11 November 1579 – 19 August 1657). State Hermitage Museum, Russia

At the end of the Renaissance in northern Europe decorative still life genre has turned into a philosophical statement in painting. XVI-XVIII century – the golden time in the history of European still life. In those years, there were two main schools of art, specializing in the image of flowers, fruits and objects – Flemish and Dutch. Despite the fact that Flanders (Belgium) and the Netherlands (Dutch) were the neighboring states and their artists had different meanings in the “nature morte” (the so-called still life in Flanders), or “quiet life” (as referred in the Netherlands).
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Balance. 2011. Oil on panel. Painting by Uzbek artist Erkin

Uzbek artist Erkin was born in 1957 in Tashkent, the USSR. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in 1977. Then he entered All-Russian State University of Cinematography in Moscow. A great source of inspiration for the artist are Dutch and Spanish masters of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The favorite theme in paintings by Uzbekistan artist Erkin – Chinese porcelain from his own country . He collects antique porcelain bowls and plates, buying them on the flea markets.
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Hyperrealistic drawing by Spanish artist Ruben Bellos Adorna

Ruben Bellos Adorna, a young artist from Seville, Spain, stormed the world of fine art with his incredibly realistic drawings of real and fictional characters, which he creates on wooden canvases using colored chalks. Spanish artist hyperrealist Ruben Bellos Adorna was born in Seville in 1986. He graduated with honors from University of Fine Arts in Sevilla in 2010. For his Honors Thesis at Faculty of Fine Arts he got the University Award “Royal Cavalry of Seville” for the year 2009/2010, the next year – Excellency Award of the City of Sevilla. Ruben Bellos Adorna has participated in numerous group exhibitions both nationally and internationally. He has exhibited individually in Spain, Italy and Portugal. Ruben Bellos Adorna has received several awards among which the 1st Girault Award at the International Biennial of pastel painting in Spain 2011, 2nd Cranes Lozano Award in 2009, and the 1st Award Juan Robles the young talents to Culture in 2010. The works of a talented artist hyperrealist Ruben Bellos Adorna has been featured in numerous newspapers, on radio and TV.
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Flower beauty in painting by Chinese artist He Si

Chinese painter He Si studied at the Department of Chinese ceramics of the Central Academy of Arts (now Tsinghua University) 1986-1992. While studying, the Chinese artist He Si was a permanent participant and winner of art exhibitions. After graduating from the Academy she moved to the United States. The works of a Chinese professional painter He Si were featured in several magazines and newspapers “Contemporary Women”, “Jiangsu”, “People’s Daily”, “Beijing Daily”, “Wen Wei Po”, “Chinese Culture News” essays “civilian generals” “Japanese Art”, “Chinese Contemporary Art ceremony”, after 1992 in the United States, “World News”, “Daily News”, “International Daily”, “art”, “Art Deco” “Southwest Art”, “Art News” “The American West Airlines”, “Art News”, “art collection”. He Si is a member of China Industrial Design Association, American World Artists Association, the American Association of Contemporary Art, the American Academy, and professor of New Mexico State University.
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Change of Scenery. Painting by Canadian artist Rob Gonsalves

Canadian painter of magic realism Rob Gonsalves was born in Toronto in 1959. He produces original works, limited edition prints and illustrations for his own books. Style in which world-renowned artist Rob Gonsalves draws, some call surrealism. His painting is always a magical union of invisible metamorphosis flow of objects from one incarnation to another, ad if the artist suggests to us – everyone in the world is interconnected. Rob began painting at an early age, since 12 he was interested in architecture, perspective, various designs. A central place in his paintings takes creative architecture, only now he builds illusions. A mixture of Dali, Magritte and Escher – thus can be described the painting of Rob Gonsalves.
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Feather painting by self-taught artist of applied art Marina Nesterova

Feather painting by Marina Nesterova. Russian mixed media artist of applied art Marina Nesterova is a professional nurse, born in Belozerskoye, Donetsk region of Ukraine. Her collection of artworks includes mosaics, painting on bark, silk, charming dolls, miniature sculptures, embroidered egg shell, 3D embroidery, and paintings made entirely of feathers. Thanks to breeders of birds and pet shops Marina ‘paints’ her animals, floral still lifes, landscapes and folk scenes. When Marina is lack of feathers, she finds something to occupy herself – embroidery, floral, pottery, silk painting, sculpting. Her work can be found in private collections of the presidents of Ukraine and Russia. Marina often exhibits her artworks abroad, where her master classes are visited by a huge number of admirers.
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Bouquet de fleurs, 1913. Painting by French artist Achille Lauge

French painter Achille Lauge (August 29, 1861 – June 2, 1944) was neo-impressionist and pointillist. He was born into a peasant family who intended to become a pharmacist. Achille Lauge was a trainee in a city pharmacy while attended the Fine Arts school in Toulouse from 1876 to 1881. This is where he made ​​the acquaintance of French sculptors and painters Antoine Bourdelle, Henri Jean Guillaume Martin and Henri Marre. He remained in relationship with them all his life. In 1882, Achille Lauge came to Paris where he joined the National School of Fine Arts.
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