Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Yuon Konstantin Fyodorovich (1875-1958)



Konstantin Yuon
(12 (24) October 1875

Moscow - April 11, 1958, Moscow) - Russian and Soviet painter, master of landscape; theater artist, art theorist.
Born 12 (24) October 1875 in Moscow at the Swiss-German family. Father - an employee of the insurance company, and later - its director; mother - amateur musician.
Konstantin Yuon from 1892 to 1898 he studied at the MUZHVZ. His teachers were such masters as Savitsky, AE Arkhipov, NA Kasatkin.
After graduation he worked for two years in the studio by Valentin Serov. Then founded his own studio, where he taught from 1900 to 1917, together with IO Dudin. His pupils were, in particular, AV Kuprin, VA Tabor, VI Mukhina, Vesnin brothers, ND Collie, Reuter, Michael G..
In 1903 Huon was one of the organizers of the Union of Russian Artists. He also was one of the participants of the "World of Art".
Since 1907 he has worked in the field of theatrical scenery.
Since 1925 Huon - Member AHRR. In addition to working in the genres of painting, he was actively engaged in registration of theatrical performances and art graphics.
In 1948 and 1950, the artist worked as the director of the Research Institute of Theory and History of Fine Arts of the USSR Academy of Arts.

From 1952 to 1955 he taught as a professor at MGAHI Surikov, as well as a number of other educational institutions. Since 1957 was the first secretary of the USSR Union of Artists.

KF Huon died April 11, 1958. He was buried in Moscow at the Novodevichy Cemetery (section number 4)














Monday, December 1, 2014

Cunde Wang. decorative paintings






Recently discovered a very bright Chinese artist Cunde Wang recognizable with its distinctive decorative paintings. Some work immediately reminded copper engraved stylized sculptures of the socialist past, which is located in a particularly crowded places. But in general reminded Soviet Socialist art, but in this case very successfully crossed with avant-garde. Live bright oriental decoration. Unaccustomed to such perceived as too much painting in brightness and contrast, colorful detail. But then you get used and find harmony, understanding and feeling of the author.
In the technique of execution of most of the pictures did not understand. Once seen enough of the authors who write like oil paintings and watercolor batik, then unambiguous conclusions already do not venture. I think mixed media. Given that the artist teaches lessons to use pastels, it can be assumed about its availability.



Biography Cunde Wang
Chinese artist Cunde Wang was born in 1939 in Beijing.
In 1955-1959 he studied in high school at the Academy of Fine Arts.
In 1959-1962, teaches at the School.
In 1962-1967 studying at the Central Academy of Art and Design.
In 1967-1982 worked in the field of textile design and packege for factories and institutions.
In 1982-1987, he taught at the Beijing Institute of Industrial Design.
In 1988 moved to live in Australia, where he continued and developed their creativity and now teaches courses on creating portraits in pastel.





Cunde Wang writes about himself that he was quite bumpy and winding road through the art world, the beginning of it was in high school at the Academy of Fine Arts in 1955. Many times I have it work, comprehending each as precious experience. Looking for greater perfection, searching for himself, tried to make each picture a little bit, but better than the previous. In constant search of work and realized that all the necessary knowledge and skills are not easy, each must be removed from his own practice honest research work. And the higher the requirements to himself an artist. The faster and higher than his achievements in the arts.

















In 1988 Cunde Wang moved to Australia, where he fully devoted himself to drawing and painting. At the base of creativity he put his thoughts and feelings about the modern world, society, nature and people. Most of his works are filled with his humanistic experiences, ethnic details and exotic taste. He believes that art is born of inner experience of the artist, filled his senses and carries the force of his spirit and intellect. In his works he combines the culture and art of different periods, schools and trends. Combining elements of the past colors, shapes, decorations and other items he tries to extend a special symphony of life, which would express the 21st century. Struggling Cunde Wang sincerely tries to make work that urge people to truly lovely, kind and eternal values, mutual understanding and humanity.







Friday, November 28, 2014

Illustrator Rudolph Belarski (1900-1983)





Geboren 27 mei 1900 in de mijnstad van Dupont, Pennsylvania. In 1922 verhuisde hij naar New York om te studeren aan het Pratt Institute in Brooklyn en studeerde af in 1926, en later leerde. Werd bekend om zijn illustraties voor het populaire boek edities.