All lectures by Olga Chuvorkina - course 6400 rubles. from Synchronization, training 15 lectures, Date: December 3, 2023.

How Realists and Impressionists Changed Painting

For centuries, artists were constrained by dogmas and rules that defined what art should be. But in the era of realism everything changed. How and why did this happen?

Let's talk about this at the webinar and find out:
How an artist turned from a dreaming romantic into an activist and the “conscience” of the era
What is reality as understood by 19th century artists?
Why and how the impressionists “modernized” art

How to stop confusing Manet and Monet

Edouard Manet and Claude Monet are often confused because of their similar surnames. During the webinar, we’ll figure out how these artists’ approaches to art differ.

Let's find out how to distinguish their paintings, and also learn:
Why contemporaries did not like both Manet and Monet
Why did artists want to update art and how did they go about it?
Which of these two artists is an impressionist?

What do the paintings of Van Gogh, Gauguin and Cezanne hide?

Paul Cézanne, Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin are the most famous representatives of Post-Impressionism.

At the webinar we will find out how their works are different and how they are similar, and we will also find out:
Why did 20th century artists call Cezanne the father of modern painting?
Why did Van Gogh paint shoes and chairs?
How Gauguin combined exotic Tahitian motifs with religious symbolism

How to watch Van Gogh

There are many myths and legends about the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh, creator of “Starry Night” and “Sunflowers”.

At the webinar, we will lift the veil of secrecy and find out what kind of person and artist Van Gogh was, analyze his key works, and also find out:
How Van Gogh's work developed from realism to modernism
What are the peculiarities of Van Gogh’s painting technique, construction of picture space, interpretation of genres and themes?
What did his contemporaries see in Van Gogh’s art and how did it influence the artist’s followers?

Why did the avant-garde appear?

Avant-garde artists made a real revolution in painting. It made color and shape an independent object in the picture, and the viewer an accomplice in the creative process. Let's find out how they did it.

Let's find out how a new theory of art arose around squares and rectangles, and also figure it out:
How form and content are connected in the avant-garde and why the avant-garde is closer to the icon than to secular painting
Where did the numerous “isms” in 20th century art come from and what do they mean?
Why without the avant-garde there would be no modern design

How to understand and love abstract art

With the help of lines and geometric shapes, artists of the 20th century transferred ideas and impressions to canvas, and sometimes physical processes inaccessible to the eye.

At the lecture we will learn to understand the language of circles and squares and read the meanings inherent in the paintings of abstract artists - from Kandinsky to Basquiat. We’ll also find out:
How do the abstractions of Kandinsky and Mondrian differ from the abstractions of Pollock and Rothko
How did the artistic language of straight lines appear and what role do colors play in abstract paintings?
How abstraction influenced design and the emergence of new forms of art - installation and performance

What is Edvard Munch's The Scream really about?

The dramatic painting "The Scream" by the Norwegian artist is one of the most recognizable works of art. How did Munch create this painting, why does it fascinate the viewer, and what did he want to convey with this image?

We’ll talk about this at the webinar, and also find out:
How did acquaintance with psychoanalysis affect the artist’s paintings?
What Munch borrowed from Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh and how he came from impressionism to symbolism and expressionism
How relationships with women influenced Munch’s work and led to the appearance of the image of a vamp woman

How Caravaggio created masterpieces using light and shadow

Caravaggio not only became a revolutionary in painting, but also anticipated classical theater, modern cinema and the visual culture of the 20th century.

Let's find out how he succeeded, why his dramatic compositions on a dark background changed painting, and we'll also find out:
How the artist’s biography influenced his work and what myths are associated with his fate
What is special about the artist’s light optics and how he formed new genres and types of painting
What discoveries of Caravaggio earned him the title of “first modern artist”

How the spiritual is intertwined with the abstract in Kandinsky’s paintings

In terms of its revolutionary nature and influence, Kandinsky's innovation in painting can be compared to the discovery of the atom in science. The emergence of non-objective abstraction is the beginning of a new era, “pure art”, total freedom of expression for the artist.

Let's find out how and why it appeared, and also find out:
What do popular prints, icons and abstractions have in common?
How to see the reflection of the era in the lines and shapes on Kandinsky’s canvases
What is behind the play of lines and colors and how to learn to read the meanings inherent in abstraction

How artists think and how to develop creativity

In the 19th century, artists abandoned copying the world around them and idealizing it. There were calls to write not objects, but ideas! Let's find out what this led to and how unusual materials, shapes and colors help artists reveal their ideas.

Let's also find out:
How the development of science and technology changes art and forces artists to think about questions of existence
What should art be like to save a person from a spiritual and environmental crisis?
Why is the world that artists depict often so little similar to the world that surrounds us?

What makes a work of art a masterpiece

Why are some paintings considered masterpieces and others not? Let's try to find the answer to this question. Let's find out how innovative works of artists become museum exhibits and the property of world culture.

We’ll also find out:
When did the concept of a “masterpiece” appear?
How did contemporaries treat the works of Botticelli, Caravaggio and Velazquez that are recognized today?
Is it possible to understand whether a contemporary work will be considered a masterpiece in the future?

Caravaggio

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How an artist with a reputation as a killer revolutionized art

Wassily Kandinsky

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How to see the reflection of the features of the era in the lines and shapes on Kandinsky’s canvases

Pablo Picasso

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How painting absorbs the traditions of different cultures and goes beyond the canvas

Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko

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