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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THE GREATEST HISTORIES RELATED TO FANCES
Fakes exist almost as much as the works of art themselves. And with the development of technology, the opportunities for dishonest artists and art dealers are only increasing. Experts say…

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"GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING", JAN VERMERE
Behind the creation of each picture is a unique story. And in the “Pic of the Week” column, Styleinsider continues to talk about famous canvases. And today we will tell…

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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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RECEPTION OF MULTIEXPOSITION: 15 BEST MASTERS

Double exposure as one of the ways to create a multi-valued frame, resembling either a dream or a mixture of realities, has always attracted photographers. Intentional vagueness, allegorical and even mysticism are the characteristic features of such works. We represent 15 authors working in this genre.
Another French photographer, Jean Baudrillard, said: “If there is no such ambiguity, this tremor, if the action is completely mechanistic, if the system is unmistakably focused, then we will be on the verge of insanity. Continue reading

“THE WORLD THAT I HAVE REMOVED, DIED”

Romualdas Pozherskis – Honored Worker of Culture of Lithuania, a member of the Union of Lithuanian Photographers and the International Federation of FIAP, winner of the Alfred Toefler Award for his contribution to the development and preservation of the cultural heritage of Central and Western Europe. Creativity Romualdasa has long been recognized as a classic of photography and the highest level of photography. Sincere, sincere and open, he told us about his understanding of art and creative ways.
– Romualdas, hello! Just want to say thank you so much for taking the time to talk with us! Please tell us when you started taking pictures? If we talk about the very first attempts, even before the events of 1972 in Kaunas?
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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 to the primacy of chance and intuition. As the author himself admits, each time the result of such work is a discovery for himself.
– Max, hello! To begin, please tell us about yourself: who are you by profession and how did you discover the world of photography? Continue reading

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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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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