The works by Chinese painter Yehang Lianxi (born 1816 – died 1884) can be found at Asian Art and Antiques auctions. I couldn’t find any information about the biography of the artist of the XIX century, except his birth date. The name of the artist inscribed on his paintings bearing the signature with one seal reading Yehang. Yehang Lianxi’s paintings are executed in traditional Chinese technique with ink and color on paper.
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Young and beautiful Japanese watercolorist Ayako Tsuge finds inspiration in vitality of the seasonal flowers. Ayako Tsuge was born and raised in an artistic family. Her father is a famous designer, older sister – a pianist, uncle – a photographer, grandfather – an artist. Ayako Tsuge graduated from the University of Arts in Nagoya. She is a member of the Japanese Association of watercolorists. She was awarded ‘Illustrator of the year’ in 2007 by Japanese Association of watercolorists. After the earthquake and the tragic events in Japan, she arranged a grand charity exhibition and sale of her paintings and all money after sales were donated to the people affected by the disaster.
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Paper Portraits by Hiroki Suzuki
Japanese freelance artist Hiroki Suzuki graduated from the Musashino Art University. The artist uses the simplest of all materials – colored paper as the basis of a photograph or drawing, or rather to say contoured image. Scissors cut paper into different details, which then are put on the base of paper. Sometimes instead of scissors parts of paper are torn with hands to reveal the texture and add emphasis to design. All this is not an easy handmade work.
Uniqueness of Hiroki’s copyright works is his art style. Secret is how to use colors. Hiroki made a rule to use only four different colors on one picture. Only then the work gets the most harmonious, aesthetic and complete view. The author seeks to create an artwork that will affect the audience with her bright pop style.
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Russian jeweler Ivan Khlebnikov (1819 – 1881) worked in St. Petersburg until 1867, and in 1871 founded the company in Moscow. Khlebnikov’s Factory of diamond, gold and silver jewelry was well equipped with the latest technology for all kinds of work, its products were considered one of the best in Russia. The factory of Khlebnikov had a special art school, there were special workshops. Socioeconomic changes taking place in Russian life in the second half of XIX century could not but reflected the motifs of jewelry. There are stories on the theme of peasant life, which is displayed in a highly glamorized, and far from the truth. Made by small groups sculptures on the theme of peasant life, cast in silver, sometimes fortified on stone pedestals, served as ornaments for a desk or a table.
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Glass artist Lyubov Savelieva
Born in 1940 in Moscow, Lyubov Savelieva graduated from Moscow Higher School of Industrial Art (Stroganovskoe) in 1966. She began participating in regional, national, All-Union, solo and group international exhibitions in 1967. Depicted in a casually-naive manner, her flying images and fantasy stories are full of creative energy. Innovative combination of glass and copper in the works of Honored Artist of Russia distinguishes her from other glass artists.
In 1970 she became a member of the Union of Artists. Since 1969 she has taught artistic ceramics and glass art at University, and became a Professor. Also, she became a Member of the International Association of Art Glass in 1988. in 1990 she got International Award “Artist of the Year” after several exhibitions in the USA. The same year Lyubov Savelieva became the elected member of the Russian Academy of Arts.
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My first glance when scrolling Facebook timeline made me think that it’s a beautiful photograph of a bird. This colorful bird is in fact a realistic stitch work by a self-taught artist of applied art Elza. Talented craftswoman Elza shares the images of her embroidery on Facebook page. Elza lives in Cape Town, South Africa, engaged in animalistic stitch. Realistic embroidery by Elza is not for sale, she is just enjoying her hobby. She has taught herself mostly from books an magazines and then applied that knowledge plus her own ideas to her embroidery.
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Russian artist impressionist Igor Goncharov
Born in 1959, Goncharov graduated from Sverdlovsk Institute of Architecture in 1984. Since 1991, he has successfully held his solo exhibitions in Moscow, Vienna, Amsterdam, New York and other cities around the world. He currently lives and works in Siberian environmental settlement “Dwelling of Dawn” Krasnoyarsk Krai (foothills of Sayan).
Igor Goncharov founded an art gallery in Chelyabinsk, aiming to bring together the best works of contemporary artists. He publishes catalog “E.RA” (Epoch of Dawn) by contemporary Russian artists, photographers, graphic artists.
In February 1997, in New York Igor participated in the staging of Jean Cocteau’s “The Human Voice”, where with actress Elena Antonenko and musician Sergey Letov, in a creative duo, they performed on stage the symbiosis of music, painting and acting, which by virtue of their originality became event in the cultural life of the Russian diaspora.
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