Kandinsky’s World of Russian Fairy Tales
155 years ago today, Wassily Kandinsky was born in Moscow! He is chiefly associated with Der Blaue Reiter, an international group of avant-garde...
Magda Michalska 16 December 2021
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This Looks out of Tune? Finding Dissonance in Kandinsky’s Paintings
Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky painted some of the most beautiful pieces of art in a style that is instantly recognizable. The flurry of lines,...
Craig Wakerley 16 December 2021
How to Take Care of Your Hair: 5 Tips Inspired by Zinaida Serebriakova
What do you think about reading five beauty tips for your haircare today? Calm down, you’re still at DailyArt Magazine… Our beauty tips...
Rute Ferreira 10 December 2021
Natalia Goncharova’s Life and Work
Have you heard of Natalia Goncharova? She was a leading Russian avant-garde artist who gained significant recognition in her lifetime, both in Russia...
Magda Michalska 10 December 2021
Lady in Blue: Yelizaveta Martynova, Ill-Fated Russian Female Artist
Can you name some female artists, and from Russia in particular? It’s difficult even for those who are really into art. This article tells the...
Kateryna Martynova 10 December 2021
Zinaida Serebriakova, First Famous Female Russian Artist
Zinaida Serebriakova (1884–1967) is mostly known for her painting At the Dressing-Table (Self-Portrait). The artist, looking from the...
Elizaveta Ermakova 10 December 2021
Enchanting World of the Russian Tale: Seven Disney Characters in Russian Art
All of us watched Disney cartoons in our childhood and many people re-watch them even into adulthood. However, the original plots appeared in early...
Kateryna Martynova 5 December 2021
Unhappily Ever After: Unequal Marriage by Vasili Pukirev
Vasili Pukirev’s painting Unequal Marriage has a legend about it: allegedly, after looking at it, all the elderly grooms refused to marry their...
Elizaveta Ermakova 7 October 2021
Fashion like a Russian: Kokoshnik, a Traditional Headdress
We all know the proverb Clothes speak for men. In the Russian national costume, a headdress called Kokoshnik played a significant role: it completed...
Elizaveta Ermakova 27 July 2021
Writing Poetry and Inspiring Painters: Portraits of Anna Akhmatova
It is hard to say how many portraits of Russian poet Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) exist – she was painted by many famous artists of the 20th...
Elizaveta Ermakova 1 March 2021
Valentin Serov, Russian Master of Portraits
Valentin Serov (1865–1911), was a student of Ilya Repin, and heir to the best traditions of the Russian realistic school. From the very beginning...
Elizaveta Ermakova 17 February 2021
Smolyanki: The Nymphs of Russian Enlightenment
The Russian empress Catherine the Great aspired to Enlightenment ideas that propagate human intellectual power. Numerous tracts, essays, and books of...
Kateryna Martynova 8 February 2021
