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Sculpture

Roman Khalilov Surrealistic ceramic art

22.02.201504.03.2020

Surrealistic ceramic. Art by Roman Khalilov — Blue bird. Roman Khalilov Surrealistic ceramic art

Roman Khalilov Surrealistic ceramic art
Talented artist Roman Khalilov (born 28 October 1980 in Zaporozhye, Ukraine) is the author of fabulous gallery of ceramic sculptures. Created by him animals and people as if filled with mystery of ancient pottery of lost civilizations. Indeed, pottery has been known since ancient times, and is the first man made material. These colorful figurines of animals, fish, folk characters passed through the prism of the author’s imagination. This makes them original and dream provoking. Roman Khalilov’s clay figurines and panels – shaped, decorated with painting, carving, and hardened by fire, have become the real piece of art. Khalilov exhibited his surrealistic clay works in Ukraine and abroad – Germany, Italy, Greeece, and Russia. The artist is currently working in the studio Art pottery KERAMUS in Ukraine.
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Sculpture

Carol Eckert coiling art

22.02.201504.03.2020

Carol Eckert coiling art – fiber sculptures of animals that are mythology symbols: snakes as symbols of evil, storks or cranes as signs of good fortune. Animal symbolism appeals to her, through the coiled fiber process she creates stories, legends of great floods, tales of quests and journeys, parables of good and evil. “Mythology and art have been intertwined for as long as there have been humans on earth, and my work often makes references to art history”, says Carol Eckert.
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Code Painting

Pure Soul of Russian lubok

21.02.201519.06.2017

Pure Soul of Russian lubok
Often found in the spiritual literature of XVII-XVIII centuries, the plot of “Pure Soul” goes back to the “Parable of the soul of the righteous”. In the parable of the Immaculate Virgin (on this subject even painted icons) – a symbol of purity and righteousness. “Decorated” with all the virtues,” she stands above the sun and the moon under Her feet.” Dragon, sun, moon, stars, eagle wings behind the back – everything sends the viewer right to Revelation (“And there appeared a great wonder in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars … And the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place on the face of the serpent, and where she is nourished for a time, times and half a time “(Rev., XII).
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Code Painting

Katsushika Hokusai code

21.02.201519.06.2017

Katsushika Hokusai code naturally meets the main principle of the Far Eastern philosophy: all things are born from the interaction of two opposing forces of cosmic order yin and yang. Yang – masculine, active, bright start; Yin – feminine, passive, dark. The Great Wave off Kanagawa depicts the moment of complete triumph of the feminine, a prisoner in a giant wave, ready to absorb the boat of fishermen. But in the view of the Japanese, none of the forces can fully take precedence over the other, and at exact moment when the victory of one of them seems to be imminent, the pendulum begins to move in the opposite direction. So that efforts of the rowers are not in vain. Victory as a pledge of defeat.
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Applied Art Painting

Beautiful Straw art by Irina Porosova

18.02.201504.03.2020

Aquilegia. Straw art by Irina Porosova — Aquilegia. Beautiful Straw art by Irina Porosova

Straw art by Irina Porosova
For many of us, straw seems quite unnecessary material and even rubbish. Meanwhile, people anciently used this ‘garbage’ for household purposes. In particular, with straw they covered the roof, added to the clay and built houses. Also, fed cattle in winter, filled pillows and mattresses. And, most importantly, created stunningly interesting things, and even pieces of art. For example, the same as Russian artist of applied art Irina Porosova, working in her art shop called Fairy-tale. Self-taught artist, she creates fabulous paintings of usual straw. According to her, straw has become her real long-time passion. Parosova lives in the city of Syzran of Samara region.
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Nature Painting

Italian artist Floriano Buccigrossi

18.02.201504.03.2020

Italian artist Floriano Buccigrossi
Born in Palo del Colle on 14 December 1970, Buccigrossi is a self-taught naturalist painter. From an early age he was a true nature lover. He was especially fascinated by animals. When he was 8, his parents gave him “book of animals and plants in their natural environment”. It was his first book. He recalls that he loved watching nature documentaries, in particular “the world of Quark”, and David Attenborough’s “the living planet”. When he had a chance he tried not to miss any TV documentary about nature, plants and animals and collected photographs from any magazine or newspaper that he could get.
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Nature Photoart

Still life with Poppies by Natalie Panga

16.02.201504.03.2020

Still life with Poppies by Natalie Panga
The great events of life often leave one unmoved; they pass out of consciousness, and, when one thinks of them, become unreal. Even the scarlet flowers of passion seem to grow in the same meadow as the poppies of oblivion. Oscar Wilde
Natalie Panga is a talented self-taught photographer from the city of Rivna, Ukraine. Doctor therapist by education and profession, she appreciates and understands the value of life, capturing its beautiful moments. The wonderful artist as if transmits her beautiful inner world into photography. The main subject of her inspirational work – classic still life. Among variety of photo albums I offer to look at the series ‘Still life with Poppies’.
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