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Many believe that there are no artists left in the 21st century. However, in reality, this is not the case. And nowadays there are many talented and famous artists, whose works are shown in exhibitions, who earn big money. Below will be a list of 20 of the most famous and well-earned artists who are actively involved in creative work not only in Russia.

Russian artist Alexander Ivanov, born in 1962, is best known for his work called "Love", which was written back in 1996 and sold for almost 100,000 rubles. His style is abstract art. He is also a businessman, collects, opened a Faberge Museum in Germany, in Baden-Baden.

Olga Bulgakova is one of the few talented and famous Russian artists, born in 1951, and she is a member of the Russian Academy of Arts as a corresponding member. The representative of such a movement of painting of the Brezhnev era, which is called "carnival". Her most famous work is A Dream of a Red Bird, written in 1988.

Russian artist Mikhail Brusilovsky, working under the pseudonym Misha Shaevich, is included in this rating and takes 18th place. This world renowned artist

The talented Russian artist Lev Tabenkin was born in 1952 in the Russian capital - Moscow. This painter sees the painting like a sculptor. The feeling that his characters are sculpted from clay. One of Lev's most famous paintings is The Jazz Orchestra, written in 2004. It was sold for 117,650 rubles.

The AES + F project consists of four people, in fact, the name consists of the initial letters of the names of the participants: Tatyana Arzamasova, Lev Evzovich, Evgeny Svyatsky, Vladimir Fridnes. The creativity of this company is characterized by a very good presentation back in the nineties and was appreciated only in the two thousandth. For the most part now, they create large animated murals that are broadcast on dozens of screens. One of the most famous works of this company: "Warrior 4".

Russian artist Sergei Volkov was born in Petrozavodsk in 1956. His works are characterized by what he worked during the period of perestroika art. The pictures are written very expressively, where very profound statements and ideology are noticed. His most famous painting is Double Vision. Triptych".

Artists Alexander Vinogradov and Vladimir Dubossarsky were both born in Moscow in 1963 and 1964. They began to work together in 1994, having met at the festival, creating an unusual and grandiose project. The original design has earned the respect of many collectors. Their paintings hang in such famous places as the Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum and even the Pompidou Center. They themselves are the creators of the Art-Strelka gallery and the organizers of the Art-Klyazma festival.

Russian artist Vladimir Yankilevsky was also included in the list of the highest paid and famous artists. He was born in Moscow in 1938. Vladimir's father was also an artist, and his son inherited his profession. Vladimir works in the style of surrealism - creativity with paradoxical combinations. Back in 1970, he painted one of the most famous paintings called "Triptych 10. Anatomy of the Soul II".

Artist Vladimir Nemukhin was born in 1925 in the small village of Priluki, located in the Moscow region. He has participated in many foreign exhibitions in Europe. In the nineties he lived and was active in Germany, but in 2005 he moved to Russia. His work is characterized by a three-dimensional composition, the presence of a counter-relief and various cross-cutting motifs, for example, a deck of cards.

An artist with an unusual name, the son of a Spanish political emigrant, was born in the small village of Vasilyevka in the Samara region in 1943. He was the organizer of the group of artists "Argo", is a member of the Moscow Union of Artists. Also, Francisco was awarded the State Prize for achievements in the field of fine arts. The artist is actively involved in creative work both in Russia and abroad.

The artist Alexander Melamed used to be one of the members of the very famous creative duet Komarov-Melamed, but he broke up back in 2003, then they began to work separately. Residence since 1978 is New York. He wrote most of the famous works together with Vitaly Komar, they also created the Sots Art movement together and were the organizers of the Bulldozer Exhibition.

This Russian artist, known as one of the founders of Moscow Conceptualism, was born in Moscow in 1937, where he graduated from the Polygraphic Institute. According to Viktor Pivovarov himself, his first work was written at the age of five. He is also a representative of "unofficial" art. His paintings are located in some of the most famous and large exhibition centers: the Russian Museum, the Tretyakov Gallery, the Pushkin Museum im. A.S. Pushkin.

This artist was born in 1934 in Tbilisi. He is one of the brightest representatives of monumental painting. Zurab is known for his work in the form of a monument to Peter I, which is located in Moscow, as well as a monument, which is located in front of the UN building in New York. Zurab is the president of the Russian Academy of Arts, where his own museum-gallery operates. The creations of this artist are known not only to Russia, but to the whole world.

Russian artist Oscar Rabin is famous for being the organizer of the Bulldor Exhibition in 1974 and four years later he was stripped of his Soviet citizenship. He also became popular as one of the first artists to privately sell paintings in the Soviet Union. At the moment, his permanent place of residence and work is Paris. His paintings are in major museums and exhibition centers: the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, the Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum and others.

Russian artist Oleg Tselkov is known as an artist who began the main creative movement in the sixties of the 20th century, showing very rough and sharp features in his paintings, including in the depiction of people who look like clay figures. Since 1977, Oleg has continued his creative career in Paris. His paintings are located in such exhibition centers: the Russian Museum, the Tretyakov Gallery, the Hermitage. One of the most famous paintings is "Boy with Balloons", written in 1954.

Born in Moscow in 1934, Russian artist Grigory Bruskin, or Grisha, has been one of the members of the Union of Artists since 1969. He gained his greatest fame thanks to a large Sotheby's auction, where he sold his work called "Fundamental Lexicon" for the highest price, which was a record. At the moment he lives and works in New York and Moscow, therefore he is also called an American artist.

This Russian artist is distinguished by the fact that he depicts realistic things with the utmost precision. His real creative activity began from the moment when in 1985, having exhibited at Malaya Gruzinskaya, he won the attention and recognition of collectors from New York. Since then, his works have been exhibited in many European countries, are in exhibition centers in America, Germany and Poland. Now he lives and conducts creative activity in Moscow.

This duet, alas, existed until 2003, but was a huge success. Two Russian artists became famous for the creation of a movement such as Sots Art, which is an offshoot of unofficial art. This was a kind of response to the creation of pop art in the west. Canvases with the works of these artists are in major museums, including the Louvre.

The Russian artist is known for being able to combine both painting and text in his work, later they began to call it Sots Art. During the Soviet period he was popular as an illustrator in children's books. For a while he lived in New York, then in Paris. He was the first artist to stage an exhibition at the Center Pompidou. His creative works are in the Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum, the Pompidou Center.

This talented Russian artist, who works in tandem with his wife Emilia, can be considered the country's chief artist, the founder of Moscow conceptualism. He was born in Dnepropetrovsk in 1933, but New York has become his place of residence since 1988. His works can be seen in the Hermitage, the Tretyakov Gallery and the Russian Museum. Ilya received the Japanese Emperor's Prize, and his two works entitled "Beetle" and "Suite" are the most expensive paintings.

In the photo is a painting by the famous contemporary Italian artist Aurelio Bruni. He lives and works in Umbria. The artist paints in the style of hyperrealism and symbolism, has organized 25 personal exhibitions, participated in 53 collective exhibitions, has 10 different awards and prizes.

The Road to York through the Trail World is a painting by the renowned contemporary British artist David Hockney. On June 21, 2006, Hockney's "Splash" was sold for 2.6 million pounds. His painting "The Grand Canyon", consisting of 60 small paintings that were combined to reproduce one huge painting, was bought by the National Gallery of Australia for $ 4.6 million. The Beverly Hills Housewife sold for $ 7.9 million at Christie's, New York. In 2016, his landscape, Waldgate Woods, was auctioned at Sotheby's for £ 9.4 million. became a new record for David Hockney.

In the photo is a painting by the famous contemporary American artist Warren Chung. Thanks to the masterful transmission of light and muted tones, his paintings look very realistic, perfectly convey emotions and mood. Most of his paintings depict people engaged in their professional activities or daily activities. He also paints interior paintings. Warren Chang has many different titles and awards. Lives and works in Monterey, California.

The painting is an abstraction of the contemporary famous German painter Gerhard Richter, who is one of the richest artists in the world. The painting shown in this photo was sold in London at Sotheby's for $ 44.52 million (30.4 million).

In the photo is a painting by the famous contemporary French artist Martial Rice. In 1993, one of his works was bought by billionaire François Pinault. In 2011, Rice's Last Year in Capri sold for $ 6.58 million at Christie's (at the highest price of any other living French artist previously sold). 50 most expensive living artists.

Painting by the famous contemporary Canadian artist Albini LeBlanc, a master of miniature urban landscapes with a palette knife. The artist lives and works in Quebec. His work can be seen in art galleries in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Quebec. Albini LeBlanc has organized 15 solo exhibitions, participated in 7 collective exhibitions, has 8 different awards and prizes.

Pictured is a painting by the famous contemporary Japanese artist Tomoko Kashiki. The artist has organized solo exhibitions in Singapore, France and Japan, participated in collective exhibitions in China, USA, Australia, Japan, Indonesia, Great Britain, United Arab Emirates and Singapore. Her work can be seen in public collections at the Art Gallery of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; in one of the largest Japanese insurance companies - Dai-ichi Life Insurance Limited; at the Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania, Australia; at Toyota Art Collection.

Painting "Coloring" by the famous modern Ukrainian artist Oleg Tistol. This painting was sold at Phillips for $ 53,900. According to Forbes, Oleg Tistol is one of the three most successful artists in Ukraine. He was born in Vradievka, Mykolaiv region, lives and works in Kiev, is a member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine, took part in many exhibitions in Ukraine, Russia, Estonia, Poland, USA, Iceland, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Great Britain, Denmark, Brazil, Germany , Norway, France and Italy. Oleg Tistol participated in the Biennale: in 1994 - "September 17th", 22nd Biennale in Sao Paulo; in 2001 - "First Ukrainian Project", 49th Venice Biennale. His paintings are in the collections: in the PinchukArtCentre, Kiev, Ukraine; in the Norton Dodge Collection, USA; at the Stedelik Museum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; at the Christoph Merian Stiftung, Basel, Switzerland; at the Ministry of Culture of Turkey, in Ankara; at the Museum of the History of Moscow, Russia.

Pictured is a painting by the famous contemporary Polish artist Wojciech Babski. The artist lives and works in Katowice. It is popular not only in Poland but also abroad. Wojciech Babski received the following awards: 1st place in the category "The 2016 American Art Awards" in the category of pop art paintings; 1st place in the category "The 2016 American Art Awards" in the category of paintings commenting on politics; 3rd Place Acrylic Paintings The 2016 American Art Awards; 4th and 5th places in the category "The 2016 American Art Awards" in the Expressionism category.

Pictured is a painting by the famous contemporary Belarusian artist Anna Silivonchik. The artist was born in Gomel, today she lives and works in Minsk. Silivonchik Anna is a member of the Belarusian Union of Artists, was awarded the medal "Talent and Vocation" of the international alliance "Peacemaker", her works are in the National Museum of the Republic of Belarus, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Minsk, the Museum of Contemporary Russian Art in Jersey City (USA), funds Gomel palace and park ensemble, Yelabuga State Museum-Reserve in Russia, private collections of Belarus, Russia, France, USA, Japan, Israel, Italy, Germany and Poland. In the period from 2001 to 2016, the artist organized many personal exhibitions in Belarus, Russia, Germany and Ukraine, and also participated in collective exhibitions in Belarus, USA, Russia, Estonia, Ukraine, Latvia, Czech Republic, Poland, Germany , Hungary, Niderand and Kazakhstan.

Painting by the famous contemporary Turkish artist Gyurbuz Dogan Eksioglu. The world renowned Turkish cartoonist and graphic artist from Ordu has over 70 awards, about a third of which are international. Grbz Doan Ekiolu has participated in many collective exhibitions, both in Turkey and abroad, held more than 20 solo exhibitions, one of which was held in New York. His work has been published in the Atlantic, New York Times, and has also graced the covers of New Yorker and Forbes magazines.

Painting by the famous contemporary Egyptian artist Hossam Dirar. The artist was born, lives and works in Cairo. Hossam Dirar has held many solo exhibitions in countries such as Bahrain, Great Britain, Slovakia, Italy, France, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia and Egypt. He also participated in group exhibitions in Germany, Egypt and South Africa.

Pictured is the painting "The Last Supper" by the famous contemporary Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi. This painting sold for US $ 23.3 million in Hong Kong in October 2013 at Sotheby's, setting a new record for contemporary Asian art. Earlier, in May 2008, when Christie's Hong Kong held its first Asian contemporary art sale , his Painting # 6 from the Mask series sold for HK $ 75,367,500. It was the world record of that year in terms of selling value among all artists.

In the photo is a painting by the famous contemporary Greek artist Nikos Giftakis. The artist was born, lives and works in Athens. He is very popular not only in Greece, he organized personal exhibitions and participated in many collective, in countries such as Switzerland, Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, Brazil, Russia and Greece.

Painting by famous contemporary Georgian artist David Popiashvili. The artist, originally from Tbilisi, is a member of the Union of Artists of Georgia, participated in exhibitions in France, Germany, Bulgaria, Russia and Georgia. Many of his works are in museums and private collections in Georgia and abroad.

The picture was painted by the famous contemporary artist of the United Arab Emirates Abdul Kader Al-Rais. The artist is one of the founders of the Emirates Society of Fine Arts and is considered one of the pioneers of contemporary art in the Emirates. His work can be found in the Emirates Palace (presidential hotel in Abu Dhabi), government offices and in the private art collections of the royal family in Dubai. The artist has participated in various collective exhibitions, as well as organized personal exhibitions in different countries (Czech Republic, Lebanon, USA, Germany, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the United Arab Emirates), has won many awards.

Pictured is a painting by the famous contemporary Dutch artist Tjalf Sparnaay. The artist is originally from the Netherlands, lives and works in the city of Hilversum, has organized 14 solo exhibitions and participated in many collective exhibitions in different countries (USA, UK, Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Canada, Austria and the Netherlands). His works are in private and public collections in many countries.

Painting by the famous contemporary Spanish artist Miguel Barcelo. In 2003 he received the Prince of Asturias Prize for Art, one of the most important prizes in Spain. In 2004, he exhibited at the Louvre the watercolors he created to illustrate The Divine Comedy, becoming the first living contemporary artist to exhibit in a museum. The artist is among the top 30 richest artists in the world. His paintings are expensive. For example, this one, the photo of which is presented above, costs 244,398 USD.

The picture was painted by the famous contemporary Swiss artist Urs Fischer. The artist, originally from Zurich, is among the top 50 richest artists in the world. He became famous for his provocative approach to art, but obeys its laws; he opposes the presentation of art as a commercial commodity, although he himself sells his work expensively, skillfully interacting with the art market and collectors.

In the photo is a painting by the famous contemporary Israeli artist Orna Ben-Shoshan. She lives and works in the city of Ra'anana, has held many solo exhibitions and participated in collective exhibitions in countries such as the USA, Italy, Great Britain, Cyprus, France and Israel. Having looked at the artist's works, you will be fascinated by the amazing world where everything is possible. Take advantage of this to enrich your imagination, broaden your horizons, and meet a rapidly growing talented artist.

In the photo is a painting by the famous contemporary Thai artist Direk Kingnok, a watercolorist from the town of Nakhon Ratchasima. He now lives and works in Khon Kaen City. Already at the age of 9, Director won the gold medal of the International Competition of Children's Creativity in Japan. He has participated in exhibitions in Vietnam, China, Turkey, Italy, Russia, South Korea, Malaysia, Greece, Albania and Thailand.

Painting by renowned contemporary Norwegian artist Christer Karlstad. He lives and works in Drammen, has held solo exhibitions and participated in collective exhibitions in the USA, Sweden, Norway.

Pictured here is a painting by the renowned contemporary Danish artist, Jan Esmann. The artist was born, lives and works in Denmark, participated in exhibitions in such countries as: Germany, USA, Denmark.

The picture was painted by the famous contemporary Swedish artist Nisse Niedezh Ottenhag. The artist, originally from the small town of Lilla-Edet, has participated in many exhibitions in different countries (in the USA, France, Monaco, Namibia and Sweden).

Pictured is a painting by the famous contemporary Australian artist Elizabeth Barsham. She was born, lives and works in Tasmania and has many awards. Her work can often be found on magazine covers or as illustrations for articles. She is also often written about in the press. The artist has taken part in a large number of exhibitions and organized personal exhibitions in different countries (Great Britain, Singapore, Italy, Australia).

The art of the most expensive young Russian artists (even those whose names have long been heard) is still quite accessible. "Entrance ticket" to the top 20 will cost less than $ 5,000

The source of inspiration for our new ranking was the recent curious world top 10 most expensive works of artists under 33 years old, which came from two names. Not wanting a similar fate to our authors, we used our traditional rule “one artist - one picture”.

In addition, it was decided to raise the age limit for a young artist from 33 to 35 years old. Because it is this age that is taken as a formal criterion for a "young artist" in Russian competitions, prizes and biennials. In particular, 35 years is a cut-off for the "New Generation" nomination of the "Innovation" award, for the "Young Artist" nomination in the Kandinsky Prize, for participation in the Moscow International Biennale of Young Art Youngart.ru, for incentive scholarships from CSK "Garage" and many other projects for young artists. So, reluctantly, we had to exclude from the rating everyone who was born before 1979.

The next selection criterion: place of birth - USSR. Therefore, the rating includes not only our today's compatriots, but also other artists of the orbit of Russian art from near or far abroad - be it Ukraine, France or Great Britain. So don't be confused by the individual names - that's how it was intended.

And of course, our rating, as always, is based solely on public auction sales. Gallery deals are not taken into account, as this is a painfully dark matter. Prices do not include the buyer's premium and are traditionally quoted in the currency of the transaction and in dollars at the exchange rate at the date of sale. So, here's what we got.

What can be noted at the end?

The art of young Russian artists (even those whose names have long been heard) is still relatively inexpensive. An "admission ticket" to the top 20 will cost less than $ 5,000. And already for 8,000-10,000 dollars, collectors managed to buy the best things of Tatyana Akhmetgalieva, Valery Chtak, well-known to us, or the less known “Russian Frenchman” Vitaly Rusakov. The French gallery recently brought the graffiti of the latter to the Salon of Fine Arts in Moscow, where, as they said, the artist is quite popular. All in all, you will be surprised that in order to buy up the entire top 20 of Russian young art, a hypothetical collector or investor would have had enough 218,903 dollars (adjusted for the condition "one artist - one painting").

Seekers of a universal "formula for success" in art will be disappointed this time too. One dominant style and direction in the work of the group of record holders is not traced. On the contrary, a wide range of genres and trends are represented. From postmodernism to realism. Technique is also full of variety. There are graphics, photography, textiles, and ceramics. But, nevertheless, 11 out of 20 works are painting (canvas, oil or acrylic). This is hello to those who have long predicted the death of painting in general and in contemporary art in particular.

So, the type of art and the genre of the work are not of decisive importance. At the same time, it is clear that in order to be successful, one must “be in trend” - and not in Russia, but in the world. Young Russian artists are trying to do this: their works are extremely actualized.

For this, in a number of cases, they use acute social problems, actual pictorial motives and artistic techniques, mixing types and genres of art in a postmodern spirit. Like stenciling a drawing on the surface of a canvas, like in graffiti, or digital art techniques in painting. However, despite all their postmodernism and acute social orientation, the authors clearly do not forget that these works should also be pleasing to the eye and fit into the design of modern interiors. Hence - smoothness and a touch of gloss, curtsies in the direction of realism (photorealism). And of course, we will count as a huge plus for the buyers the fact that our rating of young artists still managed to do without the romantically sugary nudes, which are massively sold at auctions (fortunately, mainly at interior auctions) and posted even more enthusiastically on blogs.

Another thing that catches your eye is the large gap between the first and second results. The record innovative digital art of Oleg Dow separates from the second place - the painting of Veronica Smirnova - as much as 20 thousand dollars. By the way, as soon as we break the rule "one artist - one picture" - and the Russian ambassador of the Adobe Photoshop program (in April 2012, the work of Oleg Dow decorated the cover of the Photoshop CS6 version) would take seven more places in our rating with his works. Why not Liu Chunxi? But our Dow is even two years younger.

Surprisingly, almost half of the records in our top 20 come from 2011-2013. That is, this is not some kind of pre-crisis "affairs of bygone days", but quite a living commercial process.

It is also noteworthy that only six works from the top 20 rating received their high marks at our national auctions - at the Kiev "Golden Section" and at the Moscow VLADEY and the auction of the "Russian Art Gallery". All the rest collected cash at foreign auctions, most often at Phillips, which, however, also belongs to Russian owners. And the point here is not only that there is no prophet in his own country. And not only that in Russia the purchase of works by young artists is still perceived almost as an eccentricity. And also the fact that the national auction infrastructure, working with contemporary art, is just beginning to take shape. The same VLADEY auction recently held only its first auction, and the old-timers of the Moscow auction market do not work with contemporary art (especially art of the XXI century): the audience of buyers is small, and good commissions cannot be earned on inexpensive items. But in the near future this niche of accessible contemporary art will be attacked by other trading formats - new electronic platforms that have a strong offline reputation behind them. In particular, the other day the structure of Sergei Gridchin (owner of the art-residence Gridchinhall) announced the launch of a new electronic platform Artlet.com in September - with a thousand works by almost 200 contemporary artists at once. They will not be included in our rating (there is not an auction principle), but we all need to go, not checkers.

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Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 - May 2, 1519) - famous Italian painter, architect, philosopher, musician, writer, researcher, mathematician, engineer, anatomist, inventor and geologist. Known for his paintings, the most famous of which are "The Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa", as well as numerous inventions that were much ahead of their time, but remained only on paper. In addition, Leonardo da Vinci made an important contribution to the development of anatomy, astronomy and technology.

Raphael Santi (March 28, 1483 - April 6, 1520) was a great Italian painter and architect working during the Renaissance, covering the period from the late 15th and early 16th century. Traditionally, Raphael is considered one of the three great masters of this period, along with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. Many of his works are in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican, in a room called Raphael's stanza. Among others, his most famous work, The School of Athens, is located here.

Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez (June 6, 1599 - August 6, 1660) - Spanish painter, portrait painter, court painter of King Philip IV, the greatest representative of the golden age of Spanish painting. In addition to numerous paintings depicting historical and cultural scenes from the past, he painted many portraits of the Spanish royal family as well as other famous European figures. The most famous work of Velazquez is considered the painting "Meninas" (or "The Family of Philip IV") in 1656, located in the Prado Museum in Madrid.

Pablo Diego Jose Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuseno Maria de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santisima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Ruiz and Picasso (October 25, 1881 - April 8, 1973) - the world famous Spanish painter and sculptor, the founder of the Cubism movement in the visual arts. He is considered one of the greatest artists who influenced the development of the visual arts in the 20th century. Experts, was recognized as the best artist among those who have lived over the past 100 years, as well as the most "expensive" in the world. During his life, Picasso created about 20 thousand works (according to other sources, 80 thousand).

Vincent Willem Van Gogh (March 30, 1853 - July 29, 1890) was a famous Dutch artist who gained fame only after his death. According to many experts, Van Gogh is one of the greatest artists in the history of European art, as well as one of the most prominent representatives of Post-Impressionism. Author of over 2,100 works of art, including 870 paintings, 1,000 drawings and 133 sketches. His numerous self-portraits, landscapes and portraits are some of the most recognizable and expensive works of art in the world. The most famous work of Vincent Van Gogh, perhaps, is considered a series of paintings called "Sunflowers".

Michelangelo Buonarroti (March 6, 1475 - February 18, 1564) is a world famous Italian sculptor, artist, architect, poet and thinker who has left an indelible mark on the entire world culture. The most famous work of the artist is perhaps the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Among his sculptures, the most famous are Pieta (Lamentation of Christ) and David. From the works of architecture - the design of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. It is interesting that Michelangelo became the first representative of Western European art, whose biography was written during his lifetime.

In fourth place in the ranking of the most famous artists in the world is Masaccio (December 21, 1401-1428) - the great Italian artist who had a huge influence on other artists. Masaccio lived a very short life, so there is little biographical evidence about him. Only four of his frescoes have survived, which are undoubtedly the work of Masaccio. Others are believed to have been destroyed. Masaccio's most famous work is considered to be the Trinity fresco in the Church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy.

Peter Paul Rubens (June 28, 1577 - May 30, 1640) - Flemish (South Dutch) painter, one of the greatest painters of the Baroque era, known for his extravagant style. He was considered the most versatile artist of his time. In his works, Rubens emphasized and embodied the vitality and sensuality of color. He painted numerous portraits, landscapes and historical paintings with mythological, religious and allegorical subjects. The most famous work of Rubens is the triptych "Descent from the Cross" written in the period from 1610 to 1614 and brought the artist worldwide fame.

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (September 29, 1571 - July 18, 1610) - the great Italian artist of the early Baroque period, the founder of European realistic painting of the 17th century. In his works, Caravaggio skillfully used the contrasts of light and shadow, focusing on details. He often portrayed ordinary Romans, people from the streets and markets in the images of saints and Madonnas. Examples are Matthew the Evangelist, Bacchus, Saul's Conversion, etc. One of the artist's most famous paintings is The Lute Player (1595), which Caravaggio called his most successful painting fragment.

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) was a famous Dutch painter and printmaker who is considered the greatest and most famous painter in the world. Author of about 600 paintings, 300 etchings and 2 thousand drawings. Its characteristic feature is a masterful play with light effects and deep shadows. The most famous work of Rembrandt is considered the four-meter painting "Night Watch", painted in 1642 and now stored in the State Museum in Amsterdam.

"Landscape Birch grove road" 120x100
Palette knife, oil, canvas
Konstantin Loris-Melikov

Art of the 21st century
— omnivorous,
cynical, ironic, sarcastic, democratic - they call the sunset of a great era.

Postmodernists have found themselves in a situation where everything has been said before them. And they just have to use what they have created, mix styles, create, if not new, but recognizable art ...

the brightest directions:

1. Neorealism;


2. Minimal art;


3. Postmodern;


4. Hyperrealism;


5. Installation;


6. Environment;


7. Video art;


8. Graffiti;


9. Transavant-garde;


10. Body art;


11. Stackism;


12. Neoplasticism;


13. Street art;


14. Mail art;


15. No art.

1. NEOREALISM.
This is the art of post-war Italy that fought post-war pessimism.

The new front of art has united
abstractionists and realists and existed for only 4 years. But from
famous artists came out: Gabrielle Muki, Renato Guttuso, Ernesto
Treccani. They vividly and expressively portrayed workers and peasants.

Similar directions have appeared in other
countries, but the brightest school is the school of neorealism, which
appeared in America through the efforts of the monumentalist Diego Rivera.

Watch: Renato Guttuso

frescoes by Diego Rivera - Presidential Palace (Mexico City, Mexico).

Fragment of Diego Rivera's fresco for the Prado Hotel in Mexico City "A Sunday Dream in Alameda Park", 1948

2. MINIMUM ART.
This is the direction of avant-gardism.
Uses simple forms and excludes any association.

Karl Аndre, 1964

This direction appeared in the United States at the end
60s. Minimalists called their direct predecessors Marcel Duchamp
(ready-made), Pita Mondrian (neoplasticism) and Kazimir Malevich
(Suprematism), they called its black square the first work
minimal art.

Extremely simple and geometrically
correct compositions - plastic boxes, metal bars,
cones - were made at industrial enterprises according to the sketches of artists.

Watch:

Works by Donald Judd, Karl
André, Sola Levita - Guggenheim Museum (New York, USA), Museum
Contemporary Art (New York, USA), The Metropolitan Museum (New York,
USA).

3. POST-MODERN. This is a long list of unrealistic directions of the late 20th century.

Vanchegi Mutu. Collage "Genitals of an adult woman", 2005

Cyclicity is characteristic of art, but
postmodernity became the first example of "denial of negation". At the beginning
modernism rejected the classics and then postmodernism rejected modernism as
he had previously rejected the classics. Postmodernists returned to those forms and
styles that were before modernism, but at a higher level.

Postmodernism is a product of the era
the latest technology. Therefore, its characteristic feature is mixing
styles, images, different eras and subcultures. The main thing for the postmodernists
quotation has become, clever juggling of quotations.

View: Tate Gallery (London,
Great Britain), National Museum of Modern Art Pompidou Center
(Paris, France), Guggenheim Museum (New York, USA).

HYPERREALISM. Art that imitates photography.

Chuck Close. Robert, 1974

This art is also called Superrealism,
Photorealism, Radical Realism or Cold Realism. It appeared
direction in America in the 60s and 10 years later spread to
Europe.

Hyperrealism, photorealism, Don Eddy,

The artists of this direction are exactly
copy the world as we see it in the photo. In the works of artists
a kind of irony over the technogen is read. Artists depict mainly
plots from the life of a modern metropolis.

Richard Estes love for the image of the reflections of the metropolis in shop windows, on the hood of a car or on the counter of a cafe

Watch:

works of Chuck Close, Don Eddy, Richard Estes - Metropolitan Museum of Art, Guggenheim Museum (New York, USA), Brooklyn Museum (USA).

5. INSTALLATION.
This is a composition in the gallery, which can be created from just about anything, the main thing is that there is a subtext and an idea.

Fountain (Duchamp)

Most likely it would not be
directions, if not for the iconic Duchamp urinal. The names of the main world
installers: Dine, Rauschenberg, Boyes, Kunnelis and Kabakov.

"Jim Dine. From the collection of the Center Pompidou "

The main thing in the installation is the subtext itself and the space where artists collide banal objects.

Watch:
Tate Modern (London, UK), Guggenheim Museum (New York, USA).

6. ENVIRONMENT.

It is the art of creating a 3D composition that emulates the real environment.

As a trend in the art of Environmental
appeared in the 20s of the 20th century. I was ahead of my time by several
for decades, a Dadaist artist, when he presented to the public his
the work "Merz-building" - a three-dimensional structure of different objects and
materials, not suitable for anything but contemplation.

Edward Kienholz

Half a century later, this genre has become
work and succeeded Edward Kienholz and George Siegel. Into his work
they certainly brought in a shocking element of delusional fantasy.

Watch:
works by Edward Kienholz and George Siegel
- Museum of Contemporary Art (Stockholm, Sweden).

7. VIDEOART.

This trend emerged in the last third of the 20th century thanks to the advent of portable video cameras.

This is another attempt to bring art back to
reality, but now with the help of video and computer technology.
American Nam June Pike filmed a video of the Pope's passage through the streets
New York and became the first video artist.

Nam June Paik's experiments influenced
television, music videos (he stood at the base of the MTV channel),
computer effects in cinema. Works by June Pike, Bill Viola did it
direction of art as a field for experimentation. They put
the beginning of "video sculptures", "video installations" and "video operas".

Watch:
video art ranging from psychedelic to social
(popular in China, Chen-che-yen on Youtube.com)

8. GRAFFITI.

The inscriptions and drawings on the walls of the houses carry a bold message.

Appeared for the first time in the 70s in the North
America. Gallery owners of one of the districts were involved in their appearance.
Manhattan. They became patrons of the creativity of those who lived next door to them.
Puerto Ricans and Jamaicans. Graffiti combines urban elements
subculture and ethnic.

pop art genius Keith Haring

Names from Graffiti History: Keith Hering,
Jean-Michel Basquiat, John Matom, Kenny Scharf. Infamous personality
- graffiti artist from Britain Banksy. There are postcards with his works in all
British souvenir shops

Watch:
Graffiti Museum (New York, USA), by Banksy - at banksy.co.uk.

9. TRANSAVANTGARDE.
One of the trends in postmodern painting. Combines the past, new painting and expressiveness.

The work of a transavant-gardist Alexander Roitburd

The author of the term transavant-garde -
contemporary critic Bonito Oliva. With this term he defined creativity
5 of his compatriots - Sandro Chia, Enzo Cucchi, Francesco
Clemente, Mimmo Paladino, Nicolo de Maria. Their creativity is characterized by:
combination of classical styles, lack of attachment to national
school, setting for aesthetic pleasure and dynamics.

Francesco Clemente in Schiern (Frankfurt)

Watch: Peggy Museum Collection
Guggenheim (Venice, Italy), Museum of Contemporary Art at Palazzo
(Venice, Italy), Gallery of Contemporary Art (Milan, Italy)

10. BODY ART.

One of the directions of actionism. The body acts as a canvas.

Body art is one of the manifestations of 70s punk culture.
Directly connected with the then emerging fashion for tattoos and nudism.

Living pictures are created right in front of
viewers, recorded on video and then broadcast in the gallery. Bruce
Nauman, depicting a Duchamp urinal in the gallery. Duo Gilbert and
George is living sculptures. They portrayed the type of the average Englishman.

Watch: for example, on the Orlan artist's website orlan.eu.

11. STAKISM.

British art association of figurative painting. Opposed the conceptualists.

The first exhibition was in London in 2007,
as a protest against the Tate Gallery. According to one version, they protested in
connection with the purchase of works of artists by the gallery bypassing the law. Noise
in the press drew attention to the stackists. There are now in the world
more than 120 artists. Their motto is: an artist who does not paint is not an artist.

Billy Childish. Edge of the Forest "

The term Stackism was coined by Thomson.
Artist Tracy Emin exclaimed to her boyfriend Billy
Childish: your painting is stuck, stuck, stuck! (English Stuck!
Stuck! Stack!)

Watch:
on the stackist website stuckism.com.
Works by Charlie Thomson and Billy Childish at the Tate Gallery (London, UK).

12. NEOPLASTICISM.
Abstract art. Intersection of perpendicular lines of 3 colors.

The ideologist of the direction is the Dutchman Pete

Mondrian. He considered the world to be illusory, so the artist's task is to cleanse
painting from sensual forms (figurative) in the name of aesthetic
(abstract) forms.

The artist suggested to do this
as laconically as possible using 3 colors - blue, red and
yellow. They filled in the places between the perpendicular lines.

Pete Mondrian. Red, yellow, blue and black

Neoplasticism still inspires designers, architects and industrial graphic artists.

Watch:
works by Piet Mondrian and Theo Vannaya of Duesburg at the Municipal Museum in The Hague.

13. STREET ART.

Art for which the city is an exhibition or a canvas

The goal of a street artist is to instantly involve a passer-by in a dialogue with the help of his installation, sculpture, poster or stencil.