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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Time is the notion ephemeral. It is draining away, escaping without stopping. How we could keep it. Since antiquity people have learned how to calculate it, to watch it, to spend it, save it, feel its rhythm, to clothe it in the form and call this shell – timepieces. Mankind can not live without time […]
At last our northern long-awaited summer has started! The evenings get lighter and lighter in St. Petersburg. The «white nights» will start soon. I would like to walk along the quays, directing my face to Baltic wind and breathe moist and fresh air. At this time, everyone feels a rising of the internal forces. The mood is excellent, […]
The prototype of the fireplace appeared in that ancient time when humankind learned to use fire, tamed him, made him their companion, and even found a place in the house. People had got not only heat and hot food, but also the dominant element of the interior. So why we love to watch on an open […]
…..Julia produced, as a conjurer produces a rabbit from his hat, a large handkerchief of scarlet chiffon and with this she played. She waved it, she spread it out as though to look at it, she screwed it up, she wiped her brow with it, she delicately blew her nose. The audience fascinated could not take their eyes away from […]
If you want to find yourself at the dawn of our civilization, and feel united with the world around yourself? If you have strong desire to perceive harmony and understanding how and where our ancestors scooped their energy? Yes? Then, let’s make the acquaintance of our guide of another era. This is the Elena Reisnas, […]
I am a vamp, I am a vamp Half woman, half beast I bite my men and suck them dry And then I bake them in a pie I am a vamp, I am a vamp That’s all I can do I’m not mild-mannered like you And oh no and oh no My passion takes […]
Be free,soul, But don’tdeprive Light wingsfrom me, After all,it seems to me, If I werean Egyptian, And withme, and the sun and heat, And Light Sphinx,that stands behind me, is scratchingby the claws the sky Group “Piknic”.Egyptian Album:Egyptian The shot from the film “Pharaoh” dir. Jerzy Kawalerowicz The scorching sun was rising above the valley […]
“ ….one of the pivotal works in the cause of bringing people and art together…” J.Carter Brown I bought this book in the Berlin’s large bookstore Buchhandlung Walther König on Burgstr. 27, right behind The Museum island. God, this is a haven for artists, people of fashion, photographers and art critics. You need enough time if […]
