With enviable frequency, I am asked what university I graduated from and where I would recommend enrolling. And also, isn’t it too late to start at 23 years old (30, 40 and beyond with variations:)? So here is my public answer :)
First I'll just answer the question. And, by the way, I immediately ask you to forgive me if my post seems to someone like a pretentious speech or, God forbid, “memoirs of a pro,” this is just my experience and my conclusions from it. If I had read this message myself, as a student, probably, firstly, I would have stopped rushing around (which university is the best?), and secondly, I would have sighed sadly (nothing new, diligence and work will grind everything down)But first things first :)
I'm done MPGU named after. Lenin Art and Graphic Faculty.
I do not recommend this university, and I do not consider it the worst place to learn drawing.Throughout the entire time I studied there, I always wanted to leave and go somewhere else. It seemed to me that we were being taught poorly, although I myself systematically and mercilessly skipped part of the classes :) We were not taught what a modern artist needs, and I think, a modern teacher too. All knowledge was outdated. And even relatively new disciplines ( computer graphics), however, were absolutely not useful. Photoshop would be much more useful. But we were taught, it seems, the Paint program.
But nevertheless, if desired, there will always be at least one teacher who will inspire by his example. And even one person can set it in the right way. For me, this person was my drawing teacher, Boris Vasilievich Lushnikov. B.V. He always spoke quietly, tediously and for a long time. He no longer praised the drawings, but some of my finds and my diligence. In general, at first he seemed more of a funny person to me.
But one day he ticked one of my sketches and told me why he liked it. Then he began to mark portraits and eventually noticed something “like that” about me. It just inspired me! To be honest, the other teachers didn’t make much of an impression on me, but I showed Boris Vasilich my works (and paintings too) all the time. She just brought folders and we discussed them for a long time in the corridor. I continued to visit him even after graduating from university.
After finishing the art course, my folder contained a bunch of portraits of our models (a rower, a swimmer, a guy Philip and many other strange characters). I only learned the word “portfolio” when I set out to get a job as an artist in a publishing house. And I immediately realized that I didn’t have any “portfolio”. They looked at my work without obvious pleasure and returned it with the words - go and study some more. And I was depressed.
I tried to submit my work to the vernissage on Krymsky Val and was told that this was amateurism. Just for fun, this was the work.
Frankly speaking, there was no such job - “artist”. Therefore, I got a job in a related profession, as it seemed to me. Interior designer. Then I tried printing. I drew for websites, packaging, postcards... At the same time I studied Photoshop, Illustrator, AutoCAD, Archicad and a bunch of other programs that no one needed for a long time)
And I also regularly felt: yes, I know what a shadow-penumbra-reflex is; I know how the colors are arranged on color wheel; I know what glazing is and I love it when the canvas rings under the elastic brush of bristles. But all this knowledge was somewhere in parallel with what needed to be done in reality. And I really didn't like it. I came home from work and realized that I no longer had the strength to be creative. This was the most difficult period.
What am I talking about? Moreover, often, if not always, you will have to learn on your own. Yes, you can gain useful knowledge at an art university. You will hone your skills and get used to drawing “realistically” without mistakes. Personally, without these 5 years it would be extremely difficult for me. I believe that a classical school is needed. And in principle, it probably doesn’t matter where you get this basic knowledge. But they must be.
For me, I remember, something just switched. And it’s funny that one of the guys in our hostel (who graduated from the Mari art school, traditionally strong) he told me exactly that. "You draw, and then something will switch. You will notice."
And suddenly I realized that now I see. I see errors of perspective, I see that something is wrong. I stopped looking at someone's work and thinking it's good because "the blue sky is so beautiful." That I see her completely. And even if you copy 100% of the same sky into your work, it won’t shoot the same way. I didn’t have to ask the teacher: “Please look, how’s it going?” (hoping to get approval)
In general, I suddenly realized that the thinking and observation process should take a very large dose of time. Hundreds of sharpened pencils, a tuned eye and damaged sheets and I allowed myself to rise to a higher level. I realized that there are things that are good. That I'm not embarrassed to show them anymore. And this happened about 5 years after graduating from Moscow State Pedagogical University. By the way, it was at this time that someone began to consider me “arrogant” and immodest. For some reason, it is believed that a decent artist should not know his own worth. He must be modest and poor. But that's okay, I digress :)
Thus, even after studying at a university, you will have to study again. But this is a different way. Very interesting and educational. And here only your observation, patience, and courage will help you.
- Take master classes from people who inspire you.
- Try making copies of what you like.
- Don't be afraid to try and make mistakes. Throw out the sheets and start again.
- Be honest with yourself.
- Feel free to draw on the street, feel free to draw in the subway.
- Just surrender to this process and constantly feed your inspiration. Magazines, websites, live communication, visiting exhibitions. Everyone has something of their own.
Yes, and isn't it too late to start now?I believe that it’s probably only late in professional sports, but yes, it’s not too late, of course. To no one, never and nowhere.
But, you know what? In order for this post to be useful and informative, I propose that you tell the artists about your education in this order:
1. The name of your university and general impressions about it.
2. Do you consider the knowledge gained there to be comprehensive and suitable for further work?
3. Looking back, would you change the course of your art education? Would you change anything?
« Contemporary artist“in Russia this is still not a profession on the state register. Although there are “Stroganovka”, “Surikovka”, “Mukha” and other state universities known for strong academic training, it is contemporary art you have to study somewhere else. Such schools have weight in the professional community, but do not provide higher education (with the exception of the British high school design). The Village talked to four newly minted students from Moscow schools about what contemporary art is and why they went to study it.
By diploma I am an artist-painter. Any profession requires skills and practice. And I, having received artistic craft, I absolutely don’t know what to do with it: no longer Soviet era when there was a government order. Any profession is paid, and if the job does not bring in income, then it is logical to change it. But if you’re not commercially successful as an artist, you won’t stop writing—you’ll still be drawn to it. Material issues recede; the ultimate goal is in the foreground. In art you cannot work from 9 to 18 and then go home - this is your whole life, not a profession. Having received a craft, I realized that I was living at odds with contemporary art, so I entered the Baza Institute.
An artist must definitely study in modern institutions, because contemporary art has taken the form of a multi-level organism that is difficult to understand. This is a chimera that needs to be approached from a scientific point of view; negligence is unacceptable here.
A modern artist is one who explores the information around him and destroys hierarchies. The object of his attention is the marginal, accidental and ephemeral, that is, what has traditionally not fallen into the sphere of attention of art. The success of an artist lies in the ability to deconstruct, and not in getting into a museum fund or selling works. As practice shows, works in the collections are lost, damaged, or simply remain unnecessary. An artist is successful when he contributes to art as to science.
The choice was not random. There is no set of rules in the Base. It is not pupils or students who come here, but artists, so there is live communication at the lectures. The teaching staff cannot but rejoice: first you study the works of these people in the history of art, and then they give lectures to you.
The main research in art for me is the search for new romanticism in traditional media, that is, canvas/oil. I tried to work with video art and photography, but in their discourse they do not reach the absolute. After studying, I want to revive my interest in painting and integrate it into the field of contemporary art. For me the gallery name has less than value than a statement. I plan to make exhibitions for myself: in random, hard-to-reach and closed places such as abandoned houses and private areas, where a limited number of people can enter.
I will be a creator and a consumer. In my opinion, art is something for a narrow circle of connoisseurs. When it reaches the masses, it loses its functions, carrying either an entertaining or ideological character, and subsequently interest in it is lost - remember Soviet art. One day art will make sense for the whole society, but only when we all find ourselves at the level of aesthetic needs of Maslow's pyramid. Contemporary art, including many things, ultimately remains nothing - only modern art.
Antanas Yacinevičius, 28 years old
School of Photography and Multimedia
Program: Workshop “Interactive, communication and mixed media” by Aristarkh Chernyshev and Alexey Shulgin
Education: 3 years, cost of 1–2 courses - 150 thousand rubles per year, 3rd course - 75 thousand rubles per year. There are 30 budget places for the course; payment of a technical fee of 50 thousand rubles is required.
My first education was of a technical nature, but rather because they gave me the “must” instruction. I worked in an office for almost two years after college, quit and haven’t had any permanent position since then. The art environment came into life on its own, and everything grew together naturally.
My focus is sound art, installations, and performative practices. Name the artists? John Cage once changed my view of things, the art group “War” and Pyotr Pavlensky played a role in my life, Vtol likes it. Among the contemporaries whom I would note are: Borya Klyushnikov - favorite art critic and lecturer, Alek Petuk - wonderful artist, thinkers Sergei Stepanishchev and Roman Mikhailov, Labrador Galaxy.
I didn’t have any art institutions before, I talked with friends and read books. But I don’t think that everyone needs to study somewhere - it’s individual. I chose the Rodchenko School because I like its practical orientation and the atmosphere. After studying, I plan to travel to residences and establish contacts with Europe. My dream is to have my first solo exhibition at MoMA, of course!
Any artist who creates in modern times is modern. It works with current problems(surprising, right?). An artist globally is, first of all, a way of thinking and perception.
Being an artist is definitely a profession. Of course, if we understand a profession as something where a person invests most of strength and where his main focus of attention is directed. Even if, as often happens, the income comes from another area, this work is a part-time job that provides the opportunity for creative expression. Personally, I just want to do good work, be in the art environment and participate in exhibitions and residencies.
I graduated from the master’s program “Forecasting and eliminating the consequences of environmental emergencies” from the Ufa State Aviation Technical University. TO visual arts I've been drawn to it since childhood. After graduating from children's art school, I realized that I would not become a classical painter, but I wanted to move further in this field. I had dreams of film directing, but gradually I came to photography, which is what I do now. This is art photography unconventional methods hand printing. I work on themes of archetype, human consciousness, time. I was an artist-photographer for three years Opera House in Yekaterinburg and did a large project dedicated to memory, theater and Russian classical ballet.
If you want to do something professionally, studying is necessary. Few people managed to realize themselves as artists, acting on inspiration. I have already studied contemporary art several times in Russia and abroad: in the Japanese workshop of Takashi Homma, the Latvian International Summer School of Photography, and the Russian Reporter summer school. I’ve known about “Free Workshops” for a long time; my friends and acquaintances studied there. I liked the course, which is focused on the theoretical study of contemporary art in Russia and abroad and project work. I expect from my studies a high-quality and deep immersion in artistic life Moscow, meeting the professional community.
After studying, I dream of going beyond art photography and doing projects at the intersection of text, video art, plastic sculptures, and theater. I would like to have my first exhibition at MMOMA, but where else? Although I already had the first personal one, and the second one too. I want the third in Moscow, but the main thing is not where, but with whom - with like-minded people and people who are close in their artistic aspirations and worldview.
There are a lot of favorite artists: this and modern composers such as Philip Glass, Arvo Pärt, Paola Prestini, Osvaldo Golijov, and Japanese photographers of the 20th–21st centuries (Masao Yamamoto, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Rinko Kawauchi), the Chinese Ren Hang, Sarah Moon, and classics of painting - Rothko, Schiele, Miro, Magritte, Gerhard Richter, Eric Bulatov, Infante-Arana. I love them for their depth, endless search, affirmation of human freedom and the power of the artistic image.
Contemporary art for me is a field in which a dialogue takes place between artists - bearers of ideas, those who implement them, and viewers. It doesn't matter what language, as long as everyone has the opportunity to speak and listen freely, while maintaining mutual respect. I think that the art system speaks about the viability of society. We are increasingly moving away from focusing on only material assets. And here art makes it possible to move towards the subtle, intangible, spiritual - in order to better know ourselves and the world in which we live.
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Have you loved drawing since childhood? Have a developed imagination and creative abilities? Do you want to find a use for your skills and later life? Then you need to find out what professions are related to drawing.
Favorite work is the key to happiness
Most people are sure that getting paid for doing something you sincerely love is one of the main attributes of happiness in life. Therefore, if you think that creativity is your calling, then this article is for you: here we will talk about what professions related to drawing after 9th grade and 11th grade can attract beginner Picasso.
It's no secret that best job is a highly paid hobby. Professions related to drawing are no exception. The list consists of five main categories.
Architect
“Senior builder” - this is how the word “architect” is literally translated from the ancient Greek language. There is no doubt that this is not a foreman, but a specialist who designs buildings and structures for various purposes.
Professions related to drawing include this specialty, since it is the architect who creates the project, as well as the layout of the future building.
The work of an architect includes many tasks. He develops drawings, concepts and design documentation for the construction of a particular facility, and also exercises author's control over the implementation of his project. An architect manages all processes occurring at a construction site, can design entire city districts or large complexes, and develop plans for settlements.
The architect is often involved in the restoration of architectural monuments, ensures the development and control of the execution of acts in the field of urban planning. He creates projects for laying out parks, personal plots and gardens. Can engage in teaching and scientific activities.
Cartoonist
If you like drawing, you will also like directors. These two professions are inseparable from each other. The main task of an animator is to create and prepare the visuals of animated productions, as well as adjust the script and storyline.
In addition, the activities of this specialist include the creation of cartoon characters, scenery and sketches of cartoon scenes. The animator works on the facial expressions and movements of the cartoon character, is involved in storyboarding and coloring of the material, and also animates phrases, both intermediate and key.
Professions related to drawing: calligrapher
The art of beautiful writing is called calligraphy. Greatest distribution and development this type He received his activities in countries where Islam is practiced, as well as in China and Japan, where the art of writing was and remains an integral element of traditional philosophy.
IN modern world calligraphy is decorative arts. Digital printing is increasingly replacing this type of art, but true connoisseurs prefer handmade results.
Professions related to drawing include the specialty of a calligrapher, whose responsibilities include wide circle tasks. For example, developing fonts, designing lists, invitations, congratulatory letters, business cards, guest cards for a special event.
Each of the inscriptions that the calligrapher creates is unique. Such an inscription cannot be faked. Therefore, specialists of this type are invited for some special cases, which are very highly paid.
Professions related to drawing: artist
Most believe that an artist is simply a person who paints pictures “from the heart” and sells them, and also paints to order. However, this definition is too imprecise. The artist’s activity is interesting and multifaceted and is divided into several profiles.
- Job illustrator is aimed at creating paintings and illustrations that will accurately convey the meaning of a particular text.
- Engaged in the creation of copies and reproductions of paintings copyist.
- Artist-painter- a specialist in drawing pictures from life.
- Charts, as a rule, work only in one color spectrum. Often it is black. They use ink or pencil to draw pictures.
- Cartoonist is engaged in the creation of parody and funny portraits, as well as sarcastic or ironic images of events that happened.
- Return masterpieces fine arts capable of pristine beauty restorer.
- He creates tiny images by hand, which are sometimes not even visible to the naked eye. specialist in miniature painting .
- Portrait artist deals exclusively with the creation of portraits.
- Task fashion designer- create sketches of various items of clothing. He comes up with new outfits, and sometimes entire collections of clothes.
There are many other specializations, not so common and well-known, that are directly related to drawing.
Jeweler
Jewelry production is an extremely complex and delicate job. A specialist in this profile must master many different techniques and techniques for creating products, as well as a developed artistic taste.
There are a huge number of jewelry processes. Every jeweler needs to be proficient in all of them.
During the manufacture of one product, many processes can be used simultaneously. The most common are forging, embossing, casting, as well as creating grain on the surface of the metal. In addition, engraving, filigree, embossing, cutting out designs and much more are often used.
Multifaceted and complex. There are several specialists by industry.
- An engraver is a master who creates unique jewelry to order. In addition, he applies engravings and inscriptions to jewelry.
- Jeweler-bracelet.
- Chain jeweler.
- A filigree maker is a master who perfectly uses the technique of soldered or openwork patterns in jewelry.
- The assembler is a craftsman who assembles the product after it has gone through all the preliminary processes, and also deals with the final processing of the product.
Artist - creative profession, originating from the depths of centuries. In a professional context, an artist is a person who practices fine art and earns money in this field.
Who is an artist?
Artist is a creative profession that dates back centuries. In a professional context, an artist is a person who practices fine art and makes money in this field. The profession is suitable for those who are interested in drawing and world artistic culture (see choosing a profession based on interest in school subjects).
And in a more sublime, creative sense, this is a person who makes the world even more beautiful. He not only reflects the beauty of the world in his works, but puts into them his idea of it, his feelings and thoughts, thereby refracting reality. Thanks to this, people perceive familiar things with different eyes and comprehend the inner essence of phenomena more deeply.
Not every person is given such talent. Learn to draw, comprehend the laws of composition and plasticity, master the technique of mixing paints, study the rules of application color palette, everyone can learn how to choose the right brushes, paints and paper. But the main condition for creating great paintings, before which thousands of people will freeze in admiration different generations- it’s still TALENT.
The name of the profession comes from the word “khudog”, which translated from Old Church Slavonic means “skillful”. More primitive man During the Paleolithic period he painted the ceilings and walls of caves with natural paints that he had at hand - soot, ocher. All world ancient history known to us thanks to primitive artists from their drawings depicting animals and people.
In the modern world, artists use, in addition to traditional paints and canvases, other technical means.
Artists use paints, but they write with feelings.
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin
Features of the profession
An artist can work in different directions:
- artistic and creative;
- restoration;
- scientific research;
- pedagogical;
- artistic and educational.
In the artistic and creative sphere, the artist is directly involved in creativity, expressing his impressions, feelings and emotions through artistic images. This is possible in any field of fine art (painting, monumental, easel, theatrical and set design, television and cinema).
In the restoration field, the artist is engaged in the restoration of historical works of art having unique value. As a rule, such work is carried out on the instructions of the restoration council, so in such work the artist has to follow established rules.
In the pedagogical sphere, the artist acts as a teacher-mentor, teaching the disciplines of fine arts in educational institutions at various levels - elementary, intermediate, higher, as well as advanced training courses.
The artist’s research activity consists of scientific research and development on special topics or individual tasks in the field of his profession, presented in the form of scientific articles, reports, etc.
In the artistic and educational sphere, the artist carries out educational work, forming aesthetic taste in society, the correct perception of works of art, etc.
In the modern world, the scope of activity of artists has expanded significantly. For example, tattooing, which is wildly popular these days, is skillfully applied by artists.
The most important thing for an artist is to reflect the spiritual essence of the era.
Ivan Dmitrievich Shadr
Pros and cons of the profession
Pros
- Interesting creative work
- The ability to work on a flexible schedule - according to inspiration, not according to a schedule
Cons
- Low demand
- Unstable income
- During periods of crisis in the country, there may even be a lack of work
- An artist’s income depends not on his talent, but on his ability to sell his paintings
Place of work
Artists, depending on their specialization, can work in a personal studio, private studios, art workshops, museums, publishing houses of books, magazines and newspapers, in the advertising business, fashion salons and exhibition halls, V art schools and educational institutions.
Artists do not need to erect monuments, because they have already been created by their labors...
Antonio Gaudi
Important personal qualities
- artistic talent that cannot be taught - you either have it or you don’t; but if available, it can be sanded;
- rich imagination and fantasy;
- observation - the ability to notice small details;
- selectivity of attention - the ability to isolate from the surrounding reality what is necessary for a specific plan;
- deep intuition, allowing one to penetrate into the very essence of phenomena;
- visual-figurative thinking and spatial imagination, which allow you to creatively transform the surrounding reality and be able to see the unusual in the ordinary;
- color perception and color discrimination - the ability to distinguish a wide range of different colors and shades;
- artistic taste;
- feeling of harmony;
- patience;
- physical endurance.
Where to study to be an artist
An inclination towards this profession can manifest itself quite early - even in childhood. Attentive parents, noticing these abilities, can enroll their child in an art club or a special school. Subsequently, with certain successes, the aspiring artist will be able to improve his professional level in art colleges, institutes and art academies, which are available in any major city in the country.
You will develop a sense of harmony and style, learn to combine textures, shapes and colors. Master 4 classic painting techniques: pencil, ink, watercolor and oil. The course is 20% theory and 80% practical. , the missed lesson can be attended with another group. Groups of 5-7 people. Based on the results of the exam, a diploma is issued. Possibility of payment in installments. Branches in 33 cities of the Russian Federation. All schools operate on the basis of an educational license.
Russia has adopted a three-level system of art education: school, college, and university.
- Moscow State Academic Art Lyceum named after N. Tomsky
- St. Petersburg State Academic Art Lyceum named after B. Ioganson
- Taganrog Children's Art School
- Krasnoyarsk Art College named after. V.I. Surikov.
- Moscow State Academic Art Institute named after. V.I. Surikova
- Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
- Moscow Art and Industrial Institute named after. S.G. Stroganova
- St. Petersburg state institute painting, sculpture and architecture named after I.E. Repin.
- St. Petersburg State Academy of Arts and Industry named after. A.L. Stieglitz
- FSBEI HPE Krasnoyarsk State Art Institute,
- Gzhel State Art and Industrial Institute.
Remuneration
An artist’s income depends on his place of work, specialization, demand and fame. Freelance artists have an irregular income: they can earn nothing for years, but in a matter of weeks receive a huge fee. Artists working on a permanent basis, for example, in a publishing house, printing or design company, can expect a salary of 20 to 70 thousand rubles per month, depending on the size of the company and the volume of work performed.
Salary as of March 26, 2019
Russia 25000—90000 ₽
Moscow 40000—100000 ₽
Career steps and prospects
A free artist has no choice for a successful career but to become a genius and recognized during his lifetime. As they say, the first part of a person’s life is working for a name, and the second part is a name for a person. Outstanding paintings are valued very highly and with the appearance of a NAME, the value of the paintings increases many times over. Some successful artists have a waiting list of customers for years.
One of the ways to have a successful career is to open your own art salon or professional studio. A scientific and teaching career in this profession is also possible.
A qualified painter is required to know:
- theories of fine arts;
- techniques, styles, types and various genres of fine art;
- laws of drawing, painting, composition, graphics;
- history of Russian and foreign art;
- theory and art history;
- color science and lighting design;
- principles of human perception of a work of art;
- historical and modern technical and technological processes in creating paintings;
- expert and restoration work in various forms of art.
Professional qualities and skills in the field of artistic and creative activities:
- possession various techniques and technologies of fine arts;
- the ability to create works of art at a high professional level;
- the ability to professionally use artistic tools and materials, techniques and technologies;
- knowledge of the features of various historical styles and trends in architecture and art: Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism, Rococo, Gothic;
- knowledge of the most important principles of lighting design for a performance;
- knowledge of the main monuments of church painting and architecture (world and ancient Russian);
- knowledge of iconography and biblical history, as well as the origin of patterns and fonts;
- the ability to use archival materials to study and reproduce famous paintings;
- possession various types and techniques of monumental art (mosaic, fresco, sgraffito, stained glass);
- the ability to formulate orally, in writing and using the means of fine art one’s creative concept, the process of its creation and the idea of an author’s work;
- knowledge of safety precautions when working with artistic tools and materials, on scaffolding, theater stage and in film studios.
