The artist, who knows how to use it, like a conductor of an orchestra. He produces the unmistakable sound of a thousand by only one wave of his wand.Thus, the artist can expect from the audience would feel the impulses, that he (the artist) intends to evoke.»* L. Bakst
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This was a short period of time, it is literally only one decade, it remains in the memory of generations as the «golden» and «crazy» years of the XX century. There were so many discoveries, disorders, radical changes in all spheres of society, the history of mankind has never seen.
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This amazing artist, designer, decorator is hardly attributed to any one style, and as well difficult task to determine for him or only one category in the magazine. Sections of «art», «design», «inspirations» and finally, «style» fit for the narrative of creativity of Erte.
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If the seventeenth century is often called as the century of diamonds, the previous hundred years can be attributed to the time of the triumph of gold and its picturesque combination with enamel and precious stones.
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A history of jewellery.1100 – 1870 Joan Evans, a remarkable book, covering the period of the history of jewelry almost seven and a half centuries. From the early Middle Ages and the Gothic period through the Renaissance to the 17-18 and 19 centuries.
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As everybody knows the most vivid memories from childhood. The most delicious ice cream, the most interesting movies, fun skiing,skating and the most terrible stories were told each other before going to bed, it all seems to have been only then. And of course the greedy «swallowing» of books, especially adventure stories. Looking through these […]
No one comes up here without a damn good reason. It’s the tagline for the new film by Quentin Tarantino.«The H8full 8». There is the game from the begining. Starting with the name. Hateful eight. We hear «eight» in the word «hateful». This is rarely when the process of making a film is concentrated in […]
When an artist creates his own unique visual world, an architect designs of his environment, a playwright plunges us into the world of his characters, a composer sets a certain rhythm, then a theater artist has the global task to unite the creative vision of all participants of spectacle, while staying true to itself and its […]
Happy New year! On the penultimate day of 2015 I would like to congratulate everybody with the New Year and hopefully wonderful and pleasant! I will raise a glass to your health, your dreams, the success, and,of course, to the love! Let it overwhelms you and make rise above the daily routine! Catch aesthetic pleasure […]
Dandyism. The modern dandies. Part 2 The good news is they are here and they are among us. They, who are trying to make the world around them brighter and more elegant, who create their own atmosphere of elegance, refinement,who express their personality through lifestyle and appearance, defending their individualism in our time faceless mass […]
Have you ever wanted for a moment to escape from your usual world, to change of scenery for seeking own fortune in other lands, to turn over your life cardinally? To escape to redolent island for inhaling the fragrance of carelessness, for energizing yourself by nature, for searching a way of creating something of […]
It happens that the space for the display and storage of art becomes an art object itself. It happens that the view of the form and the composite solution of the building of a museum or a pavilion for exhibitions can give you the special mood and create the impression. And you enter with them […]
No one will deny that the most brilliant artist is Nature. It takes any materials, compounds, dyes, crystals, and even precious metals. Therefore, we have put this work which has not touched the human hand in the category «Art Object», It was created entirely by Nature. The Diamond Fund( Moscow) keeps a large number of […]
The soft velvetiness attracts your stare, you would like to touch this roughness, the blurred shadows mesmerize your eyes,. You do not care about practicality, you can not resist this texture. Suede is your favorite stuff. From all color range of suede’s things your hand stretches to grey. If you feel same, then you […]
It’s no secret that present self properly and with dignity – a great art. The expression of the inner world through the appearance, demeanor, judgments – it is a whole philosophy and lifestyle. As in any art, is valued only an original. Any forgery even the most skilful of it in the end of the day will […]
