Monet, Degas and Van Gogh: what were the great artists sick with?
Illnesses confer personality traits. This is especially noticeable in creators: musicians, architects, and artists. They can be diagnosed even centuries later. Doctors, especially psychiatrists and psychotherapists, have a trained eye and can suspect health problems from pictures.
Workshop: How much money does an artist need to create?
The development of art directly depends on the opportunities that exist for artists in our country. Thus, one of the main factors influencing the creative process of any artist is the space in which he works. According to artists themselves, workshops are most often their personal spaces where they create their masterpieces. Many at times use garages or apartments for their needs, some rent separate rooms.
"The World is Sound" - Vladislav Sludsky about the exhibition "Sound Off"
The first Central Asian biennale of sound art and new music "KORKUT" takes place in Almaty from October 7 to November 4, with an exhibition by the famous Kazakh art group "Kyzyl Tractor.
"The mural is a converging idea": how street art improves cities
Street art is a tool that gives any city an identity, and 20th-century constructivist buildings a new life. There are various obstacles on the way to realizing urban murals: communication with the owners, approval of the sketch, finding materials.
A new chapter in the history of Sergei Kalmykov: the lost grave of the artist has been found
The burial place of the famous artist Sergey Kalmykov, who died in 1967, was considered lost for 55 years. Searches only began in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but even then they were unsuccessful. Just as in his lifetime Kalmykov was called crazy, so his art was misunderstood and lost by his contemporaries. A banal story of a great artist, as if from the methodology of the greats...
Bishkek Art: a guide to museums and galleries
Traditional painting for Kyrgyzstan was opened relatively recently, at the same time with the development of fine art in Kazakhstan. At the first stages of its formation (1917-1934), Kyrgyz art, as a result of the perception of the traditions of Russian realistic art, had an imitative character, but already in the 2nd half of the 30s it began to acquire distinctive features.
Homage or plagiarism: what are the differences and how not to confuse
Artists often turn to the works of other great masters for inspiration, recognition or to pay tribute. What's it? Plagiarism or homage? In art, it can be difficult to distinguish them. Where is the thin line that cannot be crossed? The editors of Art of Her decided to sort out this difficult question and give an answer: what are the differences between homage and plagiarism.
The Nevzorov Family Museum in Semey: from Rembrandt to Kasteev
The editorial board of Art of Her continues a series of materials about fine arts museums and contemporary art galleries in different regions of Kazakhstan. This time our editor went to the spiritual center of the country – the city of Families.
Tashkent Art: a guide to museums and galleries
Tashkent is not only the capital of Uzbekistan, but also one of the oldest cities in Central Asia. The city is famous for its monumental mosques and madrassas, which delight with complex mosaics with rich colors. The capital of Uzbekistan is the cultural center of the country, the largest number of cultural and educational institutions are concentrated here.
The era is gone: we remember the iconic portraits of Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain has died at the age of 96. She became the longest-reigning monarch in the world. During the 70 years of her reign, the Queen witnessed the rapid development of technology, the conquest of space and the arms race, the collapse of the socialist system and the complete reshaping of the world, economic crises and new wars.