Rococo - gloss of the XVIII century
Rococo is called the most frivolous and thoughtless of all styles in art. Why then is rococo so significant for Russian visual culture? Why does the definition of the word…

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TRANSFORMATION OF ART IN THE MODERN WORLD: NO-ART
One of the main features of modern art is the ability to change depending not only on social trends, but also on new technologies that change our world almost every…

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Iconography: to see the invisible
From ancient times, icon painting served as a “language for the illiterate” —a special language with its own rules and symbolism. For centuries, master-icon painters have brought it to perfection,…

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LOOKING INTO YOURSELF AND IN THE WORLD
Maxim Grigorenko removes mainly film cameras in the multi-exposure technique, and the process itself turns into just some kind of mystery, where the mind and consciousness are moving aside, yielding…

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CHRISTOPHER JACQUES: LYRIC WORLD OF RAIN AND SNOW

French photographer Christophe Jacques chooses an unusual time for his work. These are moments when the city is dominated by heavy rain; when the world outside the window, through which rain streams run, resembles a mosaic of colored umbrellas; when habitual images are distorted in a curved mirror of wet asphalt; when the lonely figure of a passerby caught in a blizzard dissolves in the distance …
Christoph Jacquot lives and works in Paris. Film director and screenwriter by profession, once he wanted to capture the rainy weather in Paris. So, quite by chance, the cycle of photo works “Paris in the rain” was born, and soon his photobook was published. The project was immediately publicized and famous. The success inspired the photographer to create similar series in Hong Kong, Chicago and New York, and each time he managed to convey the uniqueness of the rain in each city. Since then, his work has been presented in art galleries around the world.
“Only by learning to accept the world as it is, which means to accept the weather with all its whims – a person can learn a new, holistic view of the world”, – Christophe Zhakrot.
Kristof manages to feel and convey in his works an incomparable romantic mood created by rainy and snowy weather. No wonder he is called the best photographer of the rain. Cowering figures of passers-by, suddenly becoming so defenseless and small, sparkling asphalt under elegant shoes of a stranger, the city’s outlines and bubbles in puddles immersed in a white haze, the photo artist notices the smallest details of all these things that are imperceptible at first glance. He is fascinated by the confrontation of elements and civilization. What the majority dismissively calls “bad weather” is genuinely admiring.
From the point of view of the photographer, people are too focused on themselves, they too value their usual way of life, and therefore do not notice the diversity of the surrounding world. “Only by learning to accept the world as it is, and therefore, to accept the weather with all its whims, a person can learn a new, holistic view of the world,” says Christophe Jacrot. According to the photographer, it is such a weather that has a peculiar lyricism, which for centuries inspired the creators to create works of art.
Philosophical depth, quiet tenderness, romantic charm, bright melancholic mood, emotionality inherent in the work of Christophe Jacques, is transmitted to the audience. This poetry of the rain, which brings to each of us thoughts about something most intimate, this dramatic confrontation between civilization and the weather really expands the framework of the usual worldview, confirming the author’s thought: accept the world as it is, and it will open to you with unexplored beautiful faces.

PORTRAITS as a mirror of the soul
Portrait is a realistic genre depicting a person or a group of people existing in reality. The portrait - in French reading - portrait, from the old French portraire -…

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The art of black and white photography
Any photographer tries to stand out among his colleagues. Some go along an alternative path, preferring minimalism in their work. Sometimes such a person can pick up a smartphone and…

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