Bright Side collected 10 modern Russian artists(we are sure there are many more) who will undoubtedly write their name in the classics of painting of the 21st century. Find out about them today.
Alexey Chernigin
Most of Alexey Chernigin's oil paintings on canvas capture beauty, romance and moments true feelings. Alexey Chernigin inherited his talent and passion for art from his father, the famous Russian artist Alexander Chernigin. Every year they organize a joint exhibition in their native Nizhny Novgorod.Konstantin Lupanov
A young and incredibly talented artist from Krasnodar calls his painting “fun, irresponsible daub.” Konstantin Lupanov writes what he loves. The main characters of his paintings are friends, acquaintances, relatives and his beloved cat Philip. How simpler plot, says the artist, the more truthful the picture turns out.
Stanislav Plutenko
Stanislav Plutenko’s creative motto: “See the unusual and do the unusual.” The Moscow artist works in a unique technique of mixing tempera, acrylic, watercolor and the finest AirBrash glaze. Stanislav Plutenko is included in the catalog of 1000 surrealists of all times and peoples.Nikolay Blokhin
Discover a modern Russian artist who, without a doubt, centuries later will stand on a par with the world classics of painting. Nikolai Blokhin is known primarily as a portrait painter, although he also paints landscapes, still lifes, and genre paintings. But it is in the portrait that one of the most important aspects of his talent is most clearly demonstrated.Dmitry Annenkov
Looking at the hyper-realistic still lifes of this Russian artist, you just want to reach out and take from the canvas or touch what is drawn there. They are so alive and with soul. Artist Dmitry Annenkov lives in Moscow and works in different genres. And he is extremely talented in everything.Vasily Shulzhenko
The work of artist Vasily Shulzhenko leaves no one indifferent. He is either loved or hated, praised for his understanding of the Russian soul and accused of hating it. His paintings depict harsh Russia, without cuts and grotesque comparisons, alcohol, debauchery and stagnation.Arush Votsmush
Under the pseudonym Arush Votsmush hides the most talented artist from Sevastopol, Alexander Shumtsov. “There is a word called “conflict”: when you see something amazing that makes your inner wheels turn in the right direction. A good conflict, “with goosebumps” - it’s interesting. And goosebumps can come from anything: from cold water, from a holiday, from the fact that you suddenly felt something like in childhood - when you were surprised for the first time and began to play inside you... I’m not trying to prove anything to anyone with my works. First of all, I enjoy it. This is a pure drug of creativity. Or a clean life - without doping. Just a miracle."Alexander Vinogradov and Vladimir Dubossarsky
Vinogradov and Dubossarsky are the main hooligans and obscenities of modern Russian painting. The creative duo formed in the mid-90s of the twentieth century. And today I have already found world fame. It is no coincidence that the writer Viktor Pelevin designed one of his novels with illustrations from ready-made works by Dubossarsky and Vinogradov.Mikhail Golubev
Young Russian artist Mikhail Golubev lives and works in St. Petersburg. His works are paintings-thoughts, paintings-fantasies and philosophical reflections. Very interesting artist with his own, but very familiar to many, view of this world.Sergey Marshennikov
Art modern painting- These are works created at the present time or in the recent past. A certain number of years will pass, and these paintings will become part of history. Works of painting created from the 60s of the last century to the present day reflect several directions contemporary art, which can be classified as postmodernism. During Art Nouveau times, the work of painters was more widely represented, and in the 70s of the twentieth century there was a change in the social orientation of the art of painting.
Contemporary art
Artists of modern painting primarily represent new trends in fine art. In cultural terminology, there is the concept of “contemporary art”, which in some way correlates with the concept of “contemporary painting”. By contemporary art, artists most often mean innovation, when the painter turns to cutting-edge themes, regardless of their focus. The picture can be painted in and depict any industrial enterprise. Or on the canvas there is a landscape landscape with wheat field, meadow, forest, but at the same time a combine harvester will certainly be drawn in the distance. The style of modern painting assumes a social orientation of the picture. At the same time, landscapes by contemporary artists without social overtones are valued much more highly.
Choosing a direction
Since the late 90s, artists of modern painting have abandoned industrial themes and transferred their creativity to the mainstream of pure fine arts. Masters of fine art appear portrait painting, landscape scenes, still lifes in the style of Flemish drawing. And gradually, true art began to appear in modern painting, in no way inferior to the paintings created by outstanding artists 18th and 19th centuries, and in some ways even surpassing them. Today's brush masters are helped by a developed technical base and an abundance of new tools that allow them to fully reflect their plans on canvas. Thus, artists of modern painting can create to the best of their abilities. Of course, the quality of paints or brushes is important in the process of painting, but the main thing is talent.
Abstract expressionism
Contemporary artists adhere to painting methods that allow the use of non-geometric strokes applied in large numbers on a large canvas. Large brushes are used, sometimes paint brushes. Such painting can hardly be called art in the classical sense of the word, but abstraction is a continuation of surrealism, which appeared back in 1920 thanks to the ideas of Andre Breton and immediately found a lot of followers, such as Salvator Dali, Hans Hofmann, Adolf Gottlieb. At the same time, artists of modern painting understand expressionism in their own way. Today, this genre differs from its predecessor in the size of the canvases, which can reach three meters in length.
Pop art
A counterbalance to abstractionism was the conceptual new avant-gardeism, promoting aesthetic values. Modern artists began to include images in their paintings famous personalities, such as Mao Zedong or Marilyn Monroe. This art is called "pop art" - a popular, generally recognized direction in painting. Popular culture replaced abstract art and gave rise to a special type of aesthetics, which in a colorful, spectacular manner presented to the public what was on everyone’s lips, some recent events or images widely famous people in different life situations.
The founders and followers of pop art were Andy Warhol, Tom Wesselmann, Peter Blake, Roy Lichtenstein.
Photorealism
Contemporary art is multifaceted; often a new direction arises in it, combining two or more types of visual creativity. Photorealism became such a form of artist’s self-expression. This style of painting appeared in the USA in 1968. It was invented by avant-garde artist Louis Meisel, and the genre was introduced two years later, at the Whitney Museum during the exhibition “Twenty-Two Realists.”
Painting in the style of photorealism is associated with photography; the movement of the object is frozen in time. A photorealist artist collects his image, which will be captured in the picture, using photographs. From a negative or slide, the image is transferred to the canvas by projection or using a scale grid. Then a full-fledged picture is created using painting technologies.
The heyday of photorealism occurred in the mid-70s, then there was a decline in popularity, and in the early 90s the genre was revived again. Established artists worked mainly in the USA, among them there were many sculptors who also created their works using image projection. The most famous masters of painting based on photorealism are Richard Estes, Charles Bellet, Thomas Blackwell, Robert Demekis, Donald Eddy, Duane Hanson.
Photorealist artists younger generation- Raffaella Spence, Roberto Bernardi, Chiara Albertoni, Tony Brunelli, Olivier Romano, Bertrand Meniel, Clive Head.
Contemporary artists of Russia
- Serge Fedulov (born 1958), a native of Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Territory. Participant of several exhibitions in Latin America and Europe. His paintings are distinguished by their realism and contrasting color combinations.
- Mikhail Golubev (born 1981), graduated art class Omsk school of painting. Currently lives in St. Petersburg. He is distinguished by an unusual style of creativity; all his works are paintings-reflections with deep philosophical overtones.
- Dmitry Annenkov (born 1965) in Moscow. Graduated from the Stroganov Art Institute. Popular abroad, but gives preference to Russian exhibitions. Annenkov's art is realistic; the artist is a recognized master of still life.
Russian impressionists
- Alexey Chernigin, Russian impressionist artist (born 1975), is the son famous artist Alexandra Chernigina. Studied painting and graphic design V art school Nizhny Novgorod. Graduated from the Nizhny Novgorod Architectural Institute with a degree in Industrial Design. Member of the Union of Artists of Russia since 1998. Since 2001, he has been a teacher at NGASU at the Department of Interior Design.
- Konstantin Lupanov, Krasnodar artist (born 1977). Graduated from the Industrial Academy at the State University of Culture and Arts with a degree in Monumental Painting. Participant of many art exhibitions in St. Petersburg. Distinguished by a rare manner oil painting with twisting of the stroke. Lupanov's paintings are completely devoid of contrasting color combinations; the images seem to flow into one another. The artist himself calls his works “cheerful, irresponsible daub,” but there is some coquetry in this statement: the paintings are actually painted quite professionally.
Russian artists painting in nude style
- Sergei Marshennikov (born 1971), one of the most famous Russian artists of our time. Graduated from the Ufa College of Arts. His paintings are an example of blatant realism. The works give the impression of an artistic photograph, the composition is so precise and every stroke is verified. The artist’s wife, Natalya, most often plays the role of model, and this helps him create a sensual picture.
- Vera Vasilievna Donskaya-Khilko (born 1964), granddaughter of the famous opera singer Lavrenty Dmitrievich Donskoy. The brightest representative of modern Russian painting. He draws in the style of a plot nude. In the artist’s creative palette you can find beauties from eastern harem and naked village girls on the river bank on the night of Ivan Kupala, a Russian bathhouse with hot women going out into the snow and swimming in the ice hole. The artist draws a lot and talentedly.
Contemporary Russian artists and their work are of increasing interest to connoisseurs fine arts all over the world.
Contemporary painting as world art
Currently fine arts took forms different from those demanded in the 18th and 19th centuries. Contemporary artists of the world turned to the avant-garde in a narrower interpretation, the canvases acquired sophistication and became more meaningful. Society today needs updated art; the need extends to all types of creativity, including painting. Paintings by contemporary artists, if they are made at a sufficiently high level, are sold out and become the subject of bargaining or exchange. Some paintings are included in the list of especially valuable works of art. Paintings from the past, painted by great painters, are still in demand, but contemporary artists are becoming increasingly popular. Oil, tempera, watercolor, and other paints help them in creativity and the successful implementation of their plans. Painters, as a rule, adhere to one style. This could be a landscape, portrait, battle scenes or another genre. Accordingly, the artist chooses a certain type of paint for his work.
Contemporary artists of the world
The most famous contemporary artists differ in their painting style, their brush is recognizable, sometimes you don’t even need to look at the signature at the bottom of the canvas. Famous masters of modern painting are Philip Pearlstein, Alexander Isachev, Francis Bacon, Stanislav Plutenko, Peter Blake, Freud Lucien, Michael Parkes, Guy Johnson, Eric Fischl, Nikolai Blokhin, Vasily Shulzhenko.
One of the most popular artists of our time is the American Jeff Koons. The creator's favorite style is kitsch. Bright colors, disorder, unusual materials and ideas - this is what allowed Koons to become widely popular back in the 80s of the 20th century. Today the artist is the president of his own Jeff Koons Corporation, which creates unusual sculptures. Most popular works: “figurines” in full height Michael Jackson with his gold-plated monkey (sold for $5.6 million); “Heart” (purchased in 2007 for $23.6 million) and “Tulips” (also sold under the hammer for $23.6 million).
One of the author's most fantastic series - giant sculptures created from elongated balloons. Bright dogs, Balloon Flower 3, “Tulips” look easy. However, the weight of such a sculpture can reach several tons.
One of the most expensive painters is Jasper Johns, who lives in Connecticut, USA. In his works, the creator uses mainly bright, rich colors and simple images: , targets, flags, numbers, cards. Researchers still have no consensus regarding the style direction chosen by Jasper Johns. Some of them are associated with pop art, others – with neo-Dadaism.
The East does not sleep
It is worth noting that world art today is dominated by creators from Asian countries. China takes the leading position in this aspect. Several artists from the Middle Kingdom are among the top ten.
Zeng Fanzhi became the leader among his compatriots. Today, the artist has moved away from his previously characteristic expression and focused on symbolism. The soft colors, overall calmness and relaxation of the paintings have made Fanzhi one of the most sought-after Asian artists in the world.
The first exhibitions of Zeng Fanzhi's paintings outside China took place in 1993. But the artist began to receive record amounts for his works relatively recently: in 2008, the painting “Mask Series No. 6” brought the creator $9.7 million.
The second most popular Chinese artist in the world is Zhou Chunya. The master's work “Green Dog” brought him real worldwide popularity. Animals of different, poorly identifiable breeds are captured in a variety of emotional poses. According to the author, this “dog” is a symbol of loneliness and the uncertain position of a person in modern society. The total profit of the sold works amounted to €23.9 million.
Speaking from the East, one cannot fail to mention the Japanese creator Takashi Murakami. The painter, designer and sculptor creates very expressive, positive works, combining in them real opposites: West and East, past and present, chaste and vulgar. In the West, Murakami became famous for his collaboration with Marc Jacobs - the Japanese worked on the design of Louis Vuitton products.
Tip 2: Modern artists: geniuses or crazy?
Who are they, the artists of our time? Some will say that they are crazy, while others will see genius in their work. Just look and think about “their” world.
Instructions
The works of artist Vasily Shulzhenko have become popular all over the world, and they are especially loved by Americans who want to see Russia exactly like this. It shows the life of a Russian without “masks”. Drinking, debauchery, rock bottom and human vices. Some people respect his work, while others despise him. Each picture carries deep meaning. If you look closely, you can see the history of each character. Many people think that Vasily hates, but maybe he wants the one who saw himself on the canvas to change?! His work can be described as "Gloomy but true."
Polish surrealist artist Jacek Jerka has his own special touch, drawing every detail. His paintings are dominated by warm, pleasant colors. Looking at them, you are enveloped in a feeling of magic, the powerful force of nature and a world about which we may know nothing. Paintings give free rein to our imagination and change our perception of reality. Definitely, Jacek Jerka is extraordinary creative artist and his paintings are worthy of our attention.
Works German artist and illustrator Quint Buchholz give our brain “food” for thought. You want to return to his paintings and look at them again and again. Each has its own story. The palette is pleasant, delicate and weightless. Looking at his paintings, you involuntarily calm down and gain a feeling of lightness. The artist held more than 70 exhibitions and his paintings were awarded numerous international awards. Among his works, everyone will find something to their liking.
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European artists started using oil paint in the 15th century, and since then it was with its help that the most famous paintings of all times. But in these high-tech days, oil still retains its charm and mystery, and artists continue to invent new techniques, tearing the mold to shreds and pushing the boundaries of modern art.
website chose works that delighted us and made us remember that beauty can be born in any era.
Possessor of incredible skill Polish artist Justyna Kopania, in her expressive, sweeping works, was able to preserve the transparency of the fog, the lightness of the sail, and the smooth rocking of the ship on the waves.
Her paintings amaze with their depth, volume, richness, and the texture is such that it is impossible to take your eyes off them.
Primitivist artist from Minsk Valentin Gubarev doesn't chase fame and just does what he loves. His work is incredibly popular abroad, but almost unknown to his compatriots. In the mid-90s, the French fell in love with his everyday sketches and signed a 16-year contract with the artist. The paintings, which, it would seem, should only be understandable to us, bearers of the “modest charm of undeveloped socialism,” appealed to the European public, and exhibitions began in Switzerland, Germany, Great Britain and other countries.
Sergei Marshennikov is 41 years old. He lives in St. Petersburg and works in best traditions classical Russian school of realistic portrait painting. The heroines of his canvases are women who are tender and defenseless in their half-nakedness. On many of the most famous paintings depicts the artist's muse and wife, Natalya.
IN modern era pictures high resolution and the rise of hyperrealism, the work of Philip Barlow immediately attracts attention. However, a certain effort is required from the viewer in order to force himself to look at the blurry silhouettes and bright spots on the author’s canvases. This is probably how people suffering from myopia see the world without glasses and contact lenses.
Painting by Laurent Parcelier is amazing world, in which there is neither sadness nor despondency. You won’t find gloomy and rainy pictures from him. There is a lot of light, air and bright colors, which the artist applies with characteristic, recognizable strokes. This creates the feeling that the paintings are woven from a thousand sunbeams.
American artist Jeremy Mann paints dynamic portraits of a modern metropolis in oil on wood panels. “Abstract shapes, lines, the contrast of light and dark spots - all create a picture that evokes the feeling that a person experiences in the crowd and bustle of the city, but can also express the calm that is found when contemplating quiet beauty,” says the artist.
In the paintings British artist Neil Simone (Neil Simone) everything is not as it seems at first glance. “For me, the world around me is a series of fragile and ever-changing shapes, shadows and boundaries,” says Simon. And in his paintings everything is truly illusory and interconnected. Boundaries are blurred, and stories flow into each other.
Italian-born contemporary American artist Joseph Lorasso (
Art is constantly evolving, like the whole world around us. Modern artists of the 21st century and their paintings are not at all similar to those that existed in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. New names, materials, genres, and ways of expressing talents appear. In this rating we will meet ten innovative artists of our time.
10. Pedro Campos. In tenth place is a Spaniard, whose brush can easily compete with a camera, he paints such realistic canvases. For the most part, he creates still lifes, but it is not so much the themes of his paintings that are amazingly admired, but the masterful execution. Textures, highlights, depth, perspective, volume - Pedro Campos subordinated all this to his brush, so that reality, and not fiction, looked at the viewer from the canvas. Without embellishment, without romanticism, only reality, this is precisely the meaning of the photorealism genre. By the way, the artist acquired his attention to detail and scrupulousness while working as a restorer.
9. Richard Estes. Another fan of the photorealism genre, Richard Estes, started with ordinary painting, but later went into painting city landscapes. Today's artists and their creations do not need to adapt to anyone, and this is wonderful, everyone can express themselves the way they want in what they want. As in the case of Pedro Campos, the work of this master can easily be confused with photographs, the city from them is so similar to the real one. You rarely see people in Estes’s paintings, but there are almost always reflections, highlights, parallel lines and perfect, ideal composition. Thus, he does not just sketch the city landscape, but finds perfection in it and tries to show it.
8. Kevin Sloan. There are an incredible number of contemporary artists of the 21st century and their paintings, but not all of them are worth attention. American Kevin Sloan stands, because his works seem to transport the viewer to another dimension, a world full of allegories, hidden meanings, metaphorical riddles. The artist loves to paint animals, because, in his opinion, this way he gets more freedom, than with people, to convey the story. Sloan has been creating her “reality with a catch” in oils for almost 40 years. Very often a clock appears on canvases: either an elephant or an octopus is looking at it; this image can be interpreted as time passing or as the limitations of life. Each of Sloane’s paintings amazes the imagination; you want to figure out what the author wanted to convey to her.
7. Laurent Parselier. This painter is one of those contemporary artists of the 21st century whose paintings received recognition early, even during their studies. Laurent's talent manifested itself in published albums under the general title “ Strange world" He paints in oils, his style is light and tends towards realism. Characteristic feature The artist's works are characterized by an abundance of light, which seems to be pouring from the canvases. As a rule, he depicts landscapes and some recognizable places. All works are unusually light and airy, filled with sun, freshness, and breath.
6. Jeremy Mann. The San Francisco native loved his city and most often depicted it in his paintings. Modern artists of the 21st century can find inspiration for their paintings anywhere: in the rain, wet sidewalks, neon signs, city lamps. Jeremy Mann fills simple landscapes mood, history, experiments with techniques and choice of colors. The main material of Manna is oil.
5. Hans Rudolf Giger. In fifth place is the inimitable, unique Hans Giger, the creator of Alien from the film of the same name. Today's artists and their works are diverse, but each is brilliant in its own way. This gloomy Swiss does not paint nature and animals; he prefers “biomechanical” painting, in which he excels. Some compare the artist to Bosch in the gloom and fantasy of his paintings. Although Giger’s paintings emanate something otherworldly and dangerous, you can’t deny his technique and skill: he is attentive to details, competently selects shades, thinks through everything to the smallest detail.
4. Will Barnett. This artist has his own unique author’s style, which is why his works are readily accepted by the great museums of the world: the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the British Museum, the Ashmolean Museum, and the Vatican Museum. Contemporary artists of the 21st century and their works, in order to be recognized, must somehow stand out from the rest of the masses. And Will Barnett can do it. His works are graphic and contrasting; he often depicts cats, birds, and women. At first glance, Barnett's paintings are simple, but upon further examination you realize that their genius lies in this simplicity.
3. Neil Simon. This is one of the contemporary artists of the 21st century, whose works are not as simple as they seem at first glance. It’s as if the boundaries between Neil Simon’s subjects and works are blurred; they flow from one to another, dragging the viewer along with them, drawing them into the illusory world of the artist. Simon's creations are characterized by bright, saturated colors, which gives them energy and strength and evokes an emotional response. The master loves to play with perspective, the size of objects, unusual combinations and unexpected forms. The artist’s works contain a lot of geometry, which is combined with natural landscapes, as if bursting inside, but not destroying, but harmoniously complementing.
2. Igor Morski. Today's 21st century artist and his paintings are often compared to the great genius Salvador Dali. The works of the Polish master are unpredictable, mysterious, exciting, evoke a strong emotional response, and are sometimes crazy. Like any other surrealist, he does not strive to show reality as it is, but shows facets that we will never see in life. More often, main character Morski’s work is a man with all his fears, passions, and shortcomings. Also, metaphors in the works of this surrealist often concern power. Of course, this is not an artist whose work you would hang above your bed, but one whose exhibition is definitely worth going to.
1. Yayoi Kusama. So, in first place in our rating is a Japanese artist who achieved incredible success all over the world, despite the fact that she has some mental illnesses. The artist’s main feature is polka dots. She covers everything she sees with circles of various shapes and sizes, calling it all infinity networks. Kusama’s interactive exhibitions and installations are a success, because everyone sometimes wants (even if he doesn’t admit it) to be inside the psychedelic world of hallucinations, childish spontaneity, fantasies and colorful circles. Among contemporary artists of the 21st century and their paintings, Yayoi Kusama is the best-selling.
