The most unusual facts from the life of great artists. History of famous curses

As of 2010, this young artist is 16 years old. Her work is already widely known in the world, and she is recognized as the only child in the world who is both gifted in poetry and painting (realism).

The girl has been drawing since she was 4 years old. It is noteworthy that no one ever taught her to draw.

When Akiana was four years old, she approached her parents one day and shared her visions with them. What she told was filled with the brightest symbols and spiritual allegories, it was so different from ordinary children's fantasies that the parents could not believe what they heard. They knew that no one could tell her such a thing, since Akiana was homeschooled and was always in their sight.

More and more immersed in the unknown and mysterious world of visions and talking about it for hours, Akiana suddenly began to draw - countless sketches of faces, figures, and surrounding objects. She drew on windows, walls, furniture, her arms and legs. Sometimes she drew with her eyes closed, and sometimes with her toes. No one taught her, the images themselves came from her imagination, and she sat on them for hours until the portrait reached perfection.

On her official website http://www.akiane.com/ reproductions of paintings are laid out by year of creation. The sketches she made at the age of 4 are not only impressive, they are amazing in skill.

“God is my only teacher,” she says. — Most of all, I like to work alone, when no one bothers me. I like to learn from my own mistakes. Sometimes I get up at 4:30 in the morning to start painting while the house is quiet, before my three brothers wake up.”

The world of color opened up to Akiana as suddenly as the world of her visions. Without outside help, she figured out on her own how to mix paints to create different shades. Each color has its own meaning for her: white - truth, red - love, blue - reason, green - peace.

However, the image of a person was and remains a subject of the highest curiosity for Akiana - wherever she is, she is always looking for expressive faces, noticing and capturing the finest details in her works.

Of course, the parents' first attempts to exhibit Akiana's work at local art competitions were met with a considerable amount of skepticism. People found it hard to believe that a 6-year-old girl could create such works without any help or training. Many times Akiana had to paint in front of an audience.

“I have several paintings and drawings that were filmed from start to finish,” Akiana says. When TV comes, I have to draw for a long time in front of the cameras. But, of course, the strongest inspiration comes to me when there is no one around and I am alone.”

More interesting facts from Akiana’s biography:
The painting "Innocence" recently sold for $1 million and made Akiana the world's most successful modern child gifted in the field of fine arts.

They say that at the age of 5, Akiana physically disappeared from Earth and materialized back 6 hours later.
Akiana has a deep understanding and interest in quantum physics.

Some of Akiana’s works in the album “Akiana Kramarik” and many more videos about Akiana here:

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His name, aphorisms and catchphrases will remain with us for centuries. He tried, creating something new, in some places not similar to other things and in some places even strangely incomprehensible….

Paintings, sculptures, ceramics, as well as the painting “life companion”, which he painted as a child and has a worldwide influence. Unfortunately, it Not many people understand his work... And yet, his paintings are considered the most “stolen” in the whole world!

Pablo Picasso is the founder of the cubist style of painting. During his creative life he realized approximately 50 thousand works. In addition to paintings (1,885 pieces), he worked on sculpture (1,228 pieces), ceramics (2,880 pieces), more than 7,000 drawings were drawn, as well as 30,000 engravings and lithographs

He had a strong influence on the development of fine arts in the 20th century. Lived a long time ( 91 years old), an interesting and rich creative life...

There is hardly a person who has not heard and does not know about the unique style and the creative life of Pablo Picasso. Therefore, in this article I will describe only interesting and impressive facts from the biography of the famous Spanish creator.

Picasso was born in the south of Spain in 1881 in the city of Malaga. I received my first drawing lessons from my father, who was an art teacher at that time.

There is an interesting fact from his life ... When the future world-famous artist was 8 years old, he created his first serious oil painting "Picador" , which he never parted with throughout his life.

"Picador" - Picasso 1889

Impressed by the performance he saw at the bullfight, which he attended with his father, little Pablo portrayed a picador in a yellow suit, bravely sitting on a horse.

Apparently, his first painting carries a deeper meaning than it seems at first glance, if Pablo Picasso never parted with it... A kind of connection with childhood through the first deep impression is possible!

At least before I became an artist, there is a direct connection and memories from childhood... which I remembered quite by accident when I opened a tube of oil paint

“Every child is an artist! The difficulty is to remain an artist beyond childhood."- a famous quote from the artist couldn’t come at a better time! A subtle statement of thought, a great phrase, isn’t it!!!

All that remains is to learn to remain with the pure soul of a child throughout his adult and conscious life!

“Girl on a Ball” - Pablo Picasso, 1905 Pushkin Museum, Moscow

The artist's life was filled with various events and experiences. He experienced the threshold of poverty and survived the horror of war, withstood the tests of world fame and wealth... He was able to enjoy a peaceful, calm life in the south of France and there, inspired by the local beauty, to create new and interesting works

The artist was married twice, his first wife Olga Khokhlova(period 1917-1935) - ballet dancer of Russian origin, in this marriage he had a son, Paulo. In addition, he had three illegitimate children from two beloved women with whom he later shared his life.

Second wife Jacqueline Rock(period 1961-1973), who lived with him until the end of his life and inspired the artist to create a series of paintings. By the way, it was to her that he dedicated the largest number of works!

Jacqueline Rock

At all times, artists needed muses who inspired creators to create new works. It’s good when we know who is depicted in the picture... But even young women about whom we know little or nothing at all... and sometimes we really want to know their fates!

After the Second World War, the founder of Cubism settled in the Mediterranean south of France and lived there for the rest of his life.

Pablo Picasso left this world in 1973 at the age of 91 at his villa Notre-Dame-de-Vie in the city of Mougins, where he has lived for the last 12 years.

It’s only 15 km from me, very close. It was in the south of France that he was truly happy as an artist and as a simple person.

Pablo Picasso in his last home 1967 Mougins

Interesting note: in the photo, in the corner of the wall, hangs a painting of a self-portrait of the author, painted back in 1906. And this means that the artist, in addition to the children's painting "Picador", He also kept other old works. Probably, like most artists, the founder of Cubism kept those works that were most dear to him...

The global influence of Pablo Picasso and the legacy of Cubism

Picasso had a huge influence on artists from different countries, was also an international laureate of the Prize for Strengthening Peace Among Nations

According to world experts, Pablo Picasso is considered the most expensive artist in the world, so, for example, a picture "Nude, green leaves and bust" was sold at auction in London for less than $107 million.

Other artist's work "Algerian women" Totally set a record price, pay attention! …. 180 million dollars! Well, these paintings are stolen much more often than others...

“Nude, Green Leaves and Bust” - Pablo Picasso 1932, Painting hung by gallery staff for auction, London

“Algerian Women” - Pablo Picasso 1955 Preparation for auctions. Christie's Auction House, London

The Picasso Museum was opened in Barcelona in 1960. where, as a sign of his love for the city, he gave away about 2,500 of his works (canvases, engravings and drawings) and 140 ceramic products

In Paris Pablo Picasso Museum was opened in 1985– the artist’s heirs transferred the works here, about 200 paintings, 160 sculptures, thousands of drawings, as well as Picasso’s personal collection.

And in 2003, the Picasso Museum was opened in his hometown of Milaga.

Also , the Hermitage Museum houses works and some ceramic sculptures of his work.

On my next trip to St. Petersburg in 2014, I visited the museum, as well as the halls where its masterpieces are stored.

By the way, in the south of France in the city of Antibes there is a Picasso Museum "The joy of life"(“La Joie de vivre”) The museum is located in the artist’s former studio. The city of Antibes is located between Nice and Cannes.

Picasso's post-war work was multifaceted. Paintings and drawings created at the end of 1946 are stored in the halls of the Picasso Museum “Joy of Life”

Pablo Picasso Museum in Antibes

In principle, it is impossible to describe the entire work and life of Pablo Picasso in one small review article. Entire books have been written and many films have been made about the world-famous creator of the cubism style.

By the way, how do you understand the word “Creativity”? For example, I got confused... because you can’t explain your understanding and vision in a nutshell.

The granddaughter of the famous Spanish artist Marina Picasso also makes a significant contribution to the world of art. She is the organizer of the international exhibition in Cannes "Artiste du Monde", (“Artist of the World”), which takes place annually in the fall.

I would like to end this article about the artist’s creative life with his own words: “Painting is an activity for the blind. The artist paints not what he sees, but what he feels."

Dear friends, draw and create what you really feel... Don’t be afraid to be creative “blind”, let a new interesting world open up before you!!!

If you don’t draw yet, but would really like to, then it will certainly be useful for you to read. Perhaps you also have similar fears?

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Not quite ordinary facts from the life of legendary talents.

You can find a huge amount of information about famous artists - how they lived, how they created their immortal works. Many people usually do not think about the characteristics of the artist’s character and lifestyle. But some facts from the biography or the history of the creation of this or that picture are sometimes very entertaining and even provocative.

Pablo Picasso

Good artists copy, great artists steal.

When Pablo Picasso was born, the midwife considered him stillborn. The child was saved by his uncle, who was smoking cigars and, seeing the baby lying on the table, blew smoke in his face, after which Pablo began to roar. Thus, we can say that smoking saved Picasso's life.

Apparently Pablo was born an artist - his first word was PIZ, short for LAPIZ (“pencil” in Spanish).

During his early years in Paris, Picasso was so poor that he was sometimes forced to burn his paintings instead of firewood.

Picasso wore long clothes and also had long hair, which was unheard of at the time.

Picasso's full name consists of 23 words: Pablo Diego Jose Francisco de Paula Juan N epomuceno Maria de los Remedios Cipriano d e la Santisima Trinidad Mártir Patricio C lito -Ruiz y Picasso.

Vincent van Gogh

Don't be afraid to make mistakes. Many people believe that they will become good if they do nothing bad.

The abundance of yellow and yellow spots of different shades in his paintings is believed to be caused by the heavy use of drugs for epilepsy, which developed from excessive consumption of absinthe. "Starry Night", "Sunflowers".

During his troubled life, Van Gogh visited more than one psychiatric hospital with diagnoses ranging from schizophrenia to manic-depressive psychosis. His most famous painting, “Starry Night,” was painted in 1889 in a hospital in the town of San Remy.

Committed suicide. He shot himself in the stomach while hiding in a farm yard behind a pile of manure. He was 37 years old.

Throughout his life, Van Gogh suffered from low self-esteem. He sold only one of his works during his lifetime - Red Vineyard at Arles. And fame came to him only after his death. If only Van Gogh knew how popular his work would become.

Van Gogh did not cut off his entire ear, but only a piece of his earlobe, which hardly hurt. However, there is still a widespread legend that the artist amputated his entire ear. This legend was even reflected in the behavior of a patient who operates on himself or insists on a certain operation - it was called Van Gogh syndrome.

Leonardo da Vinci

He who lives in fear dies from fear.

Leonardo was the first to explain why the sky is blue. In the book “On Painting” he wrote: “The blueness of the sky occurs due to the thickness of illuminated air particles, which is located between the Earth and the blackness above.”

Leonardo was ambidextrous - he was equally good with his right and left hands. They even say that he could write different texts with different hands at the same time. However, he wrote most of his works with his left hand from right to left.

He played the lyre masterfully. When Leonardo's case was heard in the Milan court, he appeared there precisely as a musician, and not as an artist or inventor.

Leonardo was the first painter to dismember corpses in order to understand the location and structure of muscles.

Leonardo da Vinci was a strict vegetarian and never drank cow's milk, as he considered it theft.

Salvador Dali

If I didn't have enemies, I wouldn't be what I am. But, thank God, there were enough enemies.

Arriving in New York in 1934, he carried a 2-meter-long loaf of bread in his hands as an accessory, and while visiting an exhibition of surrealist creativity in London, he dressed in a diver’s suit.

Dali wrote the painting “The Persistence of Memory” (“Soft Hours”) under the impression of Einstein’s theory of relativity. The idea took shape in Salvador's head while he was looking at a piece of Camembert cheese one hot August day.

Salvador Dali often went to bed with a key in his hand. Sitting on a chair, he fell asleep with a heavy key clutched between his fingers. Gradually the grip weakened, the key fell and hit a plate lying on the floor. Thoughts that arose during naps could be new ideas or solutions to complex problems.

During his lifetime, the great artist bequeathed to be buried in such a way that people could walk on the grave, so his body was walled up in a wall at the Dali Museum in Figueres. Flash photography is not permitted in this room.

Salvador Dali's nickname was “Avida Dollars,” which translated means “passionate for dollars.”

The Chupa Chups logo was drawn by Salvador Dali. In a slightly modified form, it has survived to this day.

Almost every one of Dali's works contains either a portrait or a silhouette of him.

Henri Matisse

Flowers bloom everywhere for everyone who wants to see them.

In 1961, Henri Matisse's painting "The Boat" (Le Bateau), exhibited at New York's Museum of Modern Art, hung upside down for forty-seven days. The painting was hung in the gallery on October 17, and only on December 3 did anyone notice the mistake.

Henri Matisse suffered from depression and insomnia, sometimes crying in his sleep and waking up screaming. One day, without any reason, he suddenly had a fear of going blind. And he even learned to play the violin so he could make a living as a street musician when he lost his sight.

For many years Matisse lived in poverty. He was about forty when he was finally able to support his family on his own.

Henri Matisse never painted rocks, clear crystal houses, cultivated fields.

During the last 10 years of his life, he was diagnosed with duodenal cancer and had to remain in a wheelchair.

Edvard Munch

In my art I have tried to explain life and its meaning to myself, I have also tried to help others explain their lives.

Munch was only five years old when his mother died of tuberculosis, and then he lost his older sister. Since then, the theme of death has arisen more than once in his work, and the artist’s life path from the very first steps declared itself as a life drama.

His painting "The Scream" is the most expensive work of art sold at public auction.

He was obsessed with work and said this himself: “Writing for me is a disease and intoxication. An illness that I don’t want to get rid of, and an intoxication that I want to remain in.”

Paul Gauguin

Art is an abstraction, extract it from nature, fantasize based on it, and think more about the process of creation rather than the result.

The artist was born in Paris, but spent his childhood in Peru. Hence his love for exotic and tropical countries.

Gauguin easily changed techniques and materials. He was also interested in wood carving. Often experiencing financial difficulties, he was unable to buy paints. Then he took up the knife and the wood. He decorated the doors of his house in the Marquesas Islands with carved panels.

Paul Gauguin worked as a laborer on the Panama Canal.

The artist painted still lifes mainly without resorting to a model.

In 1889, having thoroughly studied the Bible, he painted four canvases in which he depicted himself in the image of Christ.

Frequent and promiscuous relationships with girls led to Gauguin falling ill with syphilis.

Renoir Pierre Auguste

At the age of forty I discovered that the king of all colors is black.

Around 1880, Renoir broke his right hand for the first time. Instead of being upset and grieving about this, he takes the brush with his left, and after a while no one doubts that he will be able to paint masterpieces with both hands.

He managed to paint about 6,000 paintings over 60 years.

Renoir was so in love with painting that he did not stop working even in old age, suffering from various forms of arthritis, and painted with a brush tied to his sleeve. One day his close friend Matisse asked: “Auguste, why don’t you give up painting, you’re suffering so much?” Renoir limited himself to answering: “La douleur passe, la beauté reste” (The pain passes, but beauty remains).

This is hardly the very first in the history of Russian painting. It is worth looking for in ancient Russian book miniatures and frescoes. But for sure “Portrait of A.Ya. Naryshkina with her children Alexandra and Tatyana” is one of the earliest family oil portraits in Russia.

The fashion for portraits appeared under Peter I, when the courtiers had to order them to please the emperor, imitating European custom. At that time, it was customary to portray children as small copies of adults.. Both girls in the picture are dressed in dresses “like their mother’s” and have their hair done like grown women.

The artist carefully describes both the pattern on the fabric of the dress and the feathers in the hair, making it clear that this is a rich and noble lady with children. However, contrary to the formality of the family portrait, the girls in the canvas childishly cling to their mother, and she tenderly hugs her youngest daughter.

2. V.A. Tropinin - “Portrait of A.V. Tropinin" (around 1818)

The artist paints a portrait of his ten-year-old son Arseny. It is clear that he wants to show the liveliness and spontaneity of the child. This is indicated by both the turn of the head and the boy’s interested gaze.

And yet, both the manner in which the master works and the child’s pose are more suitable for an adult model of noble blood. Despite the fact that Tropinin himself was neither a noble nor even a free man. The artist was a serf and received freedom only in 1823 at the age of 47.

3. V.A. Serov - “Portrait of Mika Morozov” (1901)

Interest in the personality and inner life of the child intensified by the beginning of the 20th century. This is clearly visible in the famous portrait of 4-year-old Mika, son of the famous Russian philanthropist Mikhail Morozov.

All the artist’s attention is focused on the boy. The viewer's gaze is not distracted by either the chair or the gray-brown wall, but it is impossible to tear oneself away from the child and his wide-open eyes. Looking at the restless boy, who clearly knows a hundred ways to spend time more interesting than just sitting in a chair, you wouldn’t think that he would become a theater critic and literary critic, an expert in Shakespeare’s work. But this work will require considerable perseverance from him in the future.

4. V.A. Serov - “Girl with Peaches” (1887)

Another famous portrait by Valentin Serov depicts 11-year-old Vera Mamontova. It was written several years before the film with Mika Morozov. The artist, in his own words, sought freshness and completeness, which exist in life, but disappear in painting. To achieve this effect, Serov forced the girl to him every day for almost two months.

5. M.A. Vrubel - “Girl against the background of a Persian carpet” (1886)

Mikhail Vrubel often remained penniless, so sometimes he had to take his paintings to a loan office. Then the artist decided to paint a portrait of the daughter of the owner of this loan office. He was sure in advance that he would sell the painting to the girl’s father for good money..

However, the moneylender did not like either the painting itself or its design: the little oriental woman put her hands on roses and a dagger, symbols of love and death. He refused to buy the portrait.

6. V.M. Vasnetsov - “Alyonushka” (1881)

Fairy-tale plots are one of the favorite themes in the works of Viktor Vasnetsov. But this time the artist did not plan to write a fairy tale. First executed in 1880, the painting was called “Alyonushka (Fool)”.

The word “fool” could be used to describe an orphan or holy fool, so the artist conceived and executed a commentary on the difficult life of Russian orphans. Only a year later, when Vasnetsov reworked the canvas and the public became acquainted with the fairy tale, did a picturesque image of sister Alyonushka emerge.

7. N.P. Bogdanov-Belsky - “At the School Door” (1897)

We see a completely different child’s life in the painting “At the School Doors.” The canvas shows not only the poverty of the peasants, but also their desire to change their fate. However the most interesting thing about this work is that it is autobiographical.

Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky was the son of a poor farmhand and received his education only thanks to the same rural one as in the picture. Just like the boy pictured here, the future artist came to study. He was accepted into the school, his talent was noticed, and he subsequently completed his education at the Imperial Academy of Arts under the leadership of Ilya Repin.

8. V.G. Perov - “Troika” (1866)

Vasily Perov believed that peasant life and the hardships that the poor had to endure from birth to death should become an important theme of painting. In Troika, he addressed a terrible problem - the ruthless use of child labor..

Children, often village children, were hired at that time into service for a pittance and actually became the property of their master. The artist shows how defenseless they are in the face of any of his demands, even such inhumane ones as dragging a huge barrel of water on a sleigh in the bitter cold.

9. Z.E. Serebryakova - “At Breakfast” (1914)

The viewer sees a home scene: the grandmother is already pouring soup, and the children do not want to eat without their mother and are waiting for her to sit down at the table too. It is clear that they are taught table etiquette from an early age. The table is covered with a white tablecloth, and there are napkins next to the plates.

This painting is sometimes called “At Dinner” because there is a tureen on the table. However, at that time in many homes it was customary to put something light on the table around 8 am, such as milk and pastries, and at noon to have the so-called big breakfast with soup.

Semyon Chuikov was born in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) and one of his most famous cycles, “Kyrgyz Collective Farm Suite,” is associated with his native lands. The artist began this series of paintings in 1939, but the war intervened, and he was able to finish it only in 1948 - the canvas “Daughter of Soviet Kyrgyzstan.”

A calm girl walks freely with books in her hands across the field. She looks forward confidently, this is her home, she is both part of this land and its owner.. Art critics noted that the heroine attracts the viewer’s attention not so much with the beauty of her appearance, but with her character and determination, and the whole picture is a combination of simplicity and strength.

11. Fyodor Reshetnikov - “Arrived on vacation” (1948)

The ruddy boy in Suvorov uniform smiles widely. The grandfather stood at attention and solemnly accepted the humorous report. The girl in the pioneer tie looks joyfully. The Christmas tree is decorated. Relatives meet a boy who has left to study. The picture smells of celebration, but the question remains: where are the parents?

More likely, Behind the joyful plot hides a completely different, tragic one.. Suvorov schools often accepted boys whose parents died “at the hands of the German occupiers.” Indirect confirmation of this can be seen in a small detail: to the right of the tree on the wall hangs a portrait of a military man in a spruce wreath, and this is a sign of mourning.

12. S.A. Grigoriev - “Goalkeeper” (1949)

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Kieron Williamson. England

Kieron Williamson was born in England in the small town of Norfolk. His father is a builder, his mother is a general practitioner. The parents could not even imagine that their son would draw. Kieron, like all boys, loved football, active recreation, and games with friends. All he could draw was color sketches, and not very carefully. But, as always, it was all due to chance.

One day the family went on vacation to the city of Cornwall. Kieron was absolutely delighted with the boats and sailboats moored to the shore. He painted this beauty. From this day his career as an artist began.

He did not stop writing after returning home. On the contrary, I took courses in watercolor painting and visited the studio. In the same year he opened his first exhibition. His paintings sold out in 14 minutes.

The owner of an art gallery in Norfolk says that Kieron has no equal in skill, because he paints equally well with different colors and combines colors amazingly. His paintings respect proportions and shadows. Kieron's style of writing is reminiscent of impressionism.

They predict a great future for Kiron, because his paintings are collected by collectors in many countries around the world, believing that in the near future they will cost much more.

Dusan Krtolica. Serbia

Dusan Krtolica has become the real pride of Serbia, although he considers himself an ordinary boy. Dusan's first work was an accurately drawn whale, although his parents did not attach any importance to the boy's drawing. But every day the child asked for more and more paper for work.

Today, Dusan paints approximately 500 works per week. Depicting the animal and plant world is his passion. But it’s not only surprising that the boy makes incomparable drawings with a simple pen or marker, all his animals are depicted with amazing anatomical accuracy. But Dusan depicts not only modern animals, but also representatives of the fauna that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago.

The parents were concerned about their son's passion and took him to a psychiatrist. But the specialist noted the boy’s high level of intelligence and reassured him: the child’s “genius” does not affect his development in any way, and drawing acts as a kind of emotional release. Dusan gets along well with his classmates, loves all boyish games, and, surprisingly, dreams of becoming not an artist, but a zoologist.

Aelita Andre. Australia

Aelita Andre began drawing when she was not even one year old. As always, everything turned out by chance. The girl's father is also an artist. One day he left a canvas with paints on the floor and discovered that his little daughter was happily painting. Of course, he was only happy - anything for a child, as long as he didn’t cry.

But from that day Aelita’s love for drawing began. At two years old she already had her own exhibition.

In the girls’ works, they observe a surreal painting style, and their drawing style is compared to the technique of Salvador Dali.

Of course, many see in the girl’s works only “childish scribbling.” But critics just say that her paintings do not look like children's drawings. They admire the combination of colors, their own style, texture and composition.

Xing Yao Cen. Taiwan, USA

Xing Yao simply fell in love with San Francisco. He draws the same places many times, only from different angles. He especially likes to paint in the early morning or evening - when there are few passers-by.

Its cityscapes are simply amazing.

Xing Yao has an amazing “floating” oil painting technique. One gets the impression that he is painting with watercolors.

Now he is 29 years old, and with each work his technique becomes more and more perfect. Who knows what kind of skill Xing Yao will achieve in, say, ten years?

Shorio Mahano. India

Shorio Mahano works in the style of abstract expressionism. His passion for drawing began at the age of four, when he imitated the hobby of his older sisters. But the parents immediately realized that these were not just children’s drawings, but something more.

This was confirmed at the art exhibition where the works were taken.

Shorio uses a special technique of applying paint in several layers. It takes him several days to complete one job.

Shorio is delighted with his occupation and answers without hesitation when asked what he wants to be - an artist, of course!

Alicia Zaharko. Ukraine