Majestic and diverse Russian painting always delights viewers with its inconstancy and perfection artistic forms. This is a feature of the works of famous art masters. They always surprised us with their extraordinary approach to work, their reverent attitude towards the feelings and sensations of each person. Perhaps this is why Russian artists so often depicted portrait compositions in which they vividly combined emotional images and epically calm motives.
No wonder Maxim Gorky once said that an artist is the heart of his country, the voice of an entire era. Indeed, the majestic and elegant paintings of Russian artists vividly convey the inspiration of their time. Similar to the aspirations of the famous author Anton Chekhov, many sought to bring into Russian paintings the unique flavor of their people, as well as an unquenchable dream of beauty.
It is difficult to underestimate the extraordinary paintings of these masters of majestic art, because truly extraordinary works of various genres were born under their brushes. Academic painting, portrait, historical painting, landscape, works of romanticism, modernism or symbolism - all of them still bring joy and inspiration to their viewers. Everyone finds in them something more than colorful colors, graceful lines and inimitable genres of world art. Perhaps such an abundance of forms and images with which Russian painting surprises is connected with the enormous potential of the artists’ surrounding world. Levitan also said that every note of lush nature contains a majestic and extraordinary palette of colors. With such a beginning, a magnificent expanse appears for the artist’s brush. Therefore, all Russian paintings are distinguished by their exquisite severity and attractive beauty, which is so difficult to tear yourself away from.
Russian painting is rightfully distinguished from world art. The fact is that until the seventeenth century, domestic painting was associated exclusively with a religious theme. The situation changed with the coming to power of the reforming tsar, Peter the Great. Thanks to his reforms, Russian masters began to engage in secular painting, and icon painting separated as a separate direction.
The seventeenth century is the time of such artists as Simon Ushakov and Joseph Vladimirov. Then, in Russian art world portrait was born and quickly became popular. In the eighteenth century, the first artists appeared who moved from portraiture to landscape painting. The artists’ pronounced sympathy for winter panoramas is noticeable. The eighteenth century was also remembered for the emergence of everyday painting.
In the nineteenth century, three movements gained popularity in Russia: romanticism, realism and classicism. As before, Russian artists continued to turn to the portrait genre. It was then that the world-famous portraits and self-portraits of O. Kiprensky and V. Tropinin appeared.
In the second half of the nineteenth century, artists increasingly depicted the common Russian people in their oppressed state. Realism becomes the central movement of painting of this period. It was then that the Itinerant artists appeared, depicting only real, real life.
Well, the twentieth century is, of course, the avant-garde. The artists of that time significantly influenced both their followers in Russia and throughout the world. Their paintings became the forerunners of abstract art.
Russian painting is a huge amazing world talented artists who glorified Russia with their creations
Nature landscapes in the paintings of Russian artists they convey that thin invisible line that separates man from nature. Nature in painting reflects the world in which it is not man who dominates nature, but nature who dominates him. A world where colors heighten feelings of unity with nature.
(In the announcement: painting by Krymov N.P. "After the Spring Rain")
Seasons in painting special topic in the landscapes of nature paintings by Russian artists, because nothing touches as sensitively as the change in the appearance of nature with the seasons. Along with the season, the mood of nature changes, which the artist’s brushes convey with ease in paintings.
Meet the most famous works great Russian artists:
Presentation: nature in paintings by Russian artists
Pictures of spring
Bright and ringing, with the murmur of streams and the singing of arriving birds, spring awakens nature in the paintings of A. Savrasov, Konchalovsky, Levitan, Yuon, S. A. Vinogradov, A. G. Venetsianov, Ostroukhov.
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Summer pictures
Having been shackled, covering the tired earth with a blanket of snow, the blizzard hums a lullaby, carefully protecting the sleep of nature, winter in the paintings of Plastov, Krymov, Levitan, Nissky, I. E. Grabar, Yuon, Shishkin, Kustodiev.
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In the description of pictures of nature famous artists you can find a reflection of the subtlety and beauty of the landscape of Russian nature in certain time year. It is unlikely that the artist, like nature, has the best time of year for perceiving nature on canvas, although certainly favorite time Everyone has a year.
We are glad to welcome you to the blog about contemporary art. Today I want to talk about painting, so this post is entirely dedicated to landscapes by Russian artists. In it you will find the most full information about the work of Alexander Afonin, Alexey Savchenko and Viktor Bykov. All of them are not just talented, but divinely gifted individuals. Their creativity is multifaceted, original and skillful. They attract the attention of not only citizens of the Russian land, but also representatives and collectors from far abroad countries. Writing about them briefly is quite a difficult task, but we will try to summarize the information in order to present to your eyes only the most interesting and important from the lives of artists and their work. Well, let's move on to the landscapes of Russian artists?
Landscapes of the true Russian artist Alexander Afonin
Alexander Afonin is called a true Russian artist, a modern Shishkin, which is quite justified. He is a member of the International Federation of Artists UNESCO (1996) and has been awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation since 2004. The artist was born in 1966 in Kursk. Started drawing at the age of 12. Gradually growing up young man began to attract reproductions of world masterpieces of painting. Father Pavel was a support for Alexander, he explained to him the basics of drawing and tonality. Understanding art at home, Afonin entered the Kursk art school, from which he graduated in 1982.The period from 1982 to 1986 became a turning point for the artist. later life. In addition to the fact that during this time period Afonin received his education at the Zheleznogorsk Art School, it was then that he learned professionalism. Today Alexander considers this school one of the best in Russia.
Alexander Pavlovich Afonin prefers to paint landscapes not from photographs or in the office, but from nature. The artist claims that copying photographic landscapes is a good breeding ground for degradation, in particular, the loss of a sense of freshness and a sense of air. No wonder great masters like Levitan, Savrasov, Kuindzhi walked for kilometers in search of nature.
Thanks to his talent and hard work, in 1989 Afonin entered the Russian Academy painting, sculpture and architecture, which at that time was just beginning the history of its existence. Alexander graduated from graduate school, became an associate professor at the academic department of painting and drawing, and was also appointed head of a landscape workshop. Now Alexander Pavlovich is already a professor, head of the department and honored artist of his homeland. The artist believes that every remote corner of the Russian land can and should be captured in the field of high art.
The author’s paintings are so poetic and imbued with freshness that you don’t even want to take your eyes off one canvas to look at another. We wish you to receive the sea positive emotions while viewing the landscapes of a Russian artist.
Nature landscapes of different seasons from Alexey Savchenko
Alexey Savchenko is a fairly young artist, but already recognizable and very promising. The main theme of his paintings, created thanks to the sketch style of painting, are small towns, half-forgotten villages, surviving churches, in a word, the outback of vast Russia. Savchenko specializes in natural landscapes of different seasons. As a rule, his paintings convey nature middle zone RF.Landscapes by Russian artist Alexey Savchenko They take it not by color, but by some capricious northern mood. , maximum color realism - perhaps this is what is very clearly visible on the author’s canvases.
Alexey Alexandrovich born in 1975. He was lucky enough to be born in a wonderful historical city Sergiev Posad, the pearl of the “Golden Ring”, primarily known as a place of mass Orthodox pilgrimage.
In 1997, Alexey received the specialty of graphic designer, graduating from the All-Russian College of Toys. In 2001 - faculty fine arts and folk crafts in Moscow pedagogical university. Since 2005 - member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia. Constantly takes part in exhibitions of professional artists. Many of his works are among art collectors in Russia and abroad.
“Forest as if alive” by Russian artist Viktor Bykov
Viktor Aleksandrovich Bykov is a famous Russian landscape painter, the author of many works directly related to the beauty and lyricism of Russian nature. The artist was born in 1958. He started painting quite early. Graduated in 1980 art school. In the period from 1988 to 1993, Viktor Bykov studied at the famous Stroganovka, which is now called the Moscow State Academy of Arts and Industry. S.G. Stroganov.
Today the author's style of painting in circles contemporary art called naturalistic realism, in old times of the last century they would have said “the forest is as if it were alive.” Rich tones in the hands of an experienced artist give the desired effect of living paintings. Barely connected lines, combined with textured thick layers of paint applied in a solid mass on the canvas, make the Russian artist’s original landscapes both bright and rich in detail. Through this technique, an enthusiastic feeling of the fantastic nature of the paintings, their fabulous infinity, is achieved.
The landscapes in the paintings of the Russian artist convey incredible realism; it seems as if they are telling about the nature of life sun rays and, at the same time, they move huge volumes clear air. The artist’s paintings are full of harmonious colors, fresh images, and the mood of Mother Nature.
We admire his winter ones, in which the finely selected shades are completely miraculously recreate various states of nature- from the resistance of frost in spring, the crystal freshness of a snowy morning to the mysterious silence of late winter evening. Snow cover in the artist’s paintings makes it possible to feel the structure of the snow, the graininess of its slender crystals.
Landscapes by Russian artist Viktor Bykov popular both in their native Fatherland and abroad (private collections in France and Germany). Reproductions of the artist are used in decorative designs, even when creating patterns for embroidery. And who knows, perhaps we come across Victor’s work much more often, unfocused, incognito, without giving it any thought. special significance or mentally giving in to dreams of colorful landscapes of the Russian land and its talented artists.
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