The lacquer miniature is painting on small items: boxes boxes, teagartes, faders, needles, culs.
This type of folk art is called a lacquer painting because transparent and colored varnishes are not only full-fledged materials for painting, but, in addition, simultaneously serve as a means of artistic expression. Lucky add strength and depth of paints, combine them, soften, adding realism and liveliness of the products. It is necessary that this type of decorative and art originated in the countries of Southeast Asia and the Far East. In the second millennium, in the second millennium BC China, for example, used the juice of a varnish tree, which covered vases, caskets, cups.
Through the countries of Central Asia, as well as Iran and India, this type of art got into Europe, and then, and to Russia, where he played with new colors.
In Russia, lacquer miniature painting began to gain power since the end of the 18th century.
It is believed that this type of decorative and applied art originated in the countries of Southeast Asia and the Far East. In the second millennium BC, China, for example, used the juice of a varnish tree, which were covered by vases, boxes, cups. Countries of Central Asia, as well as Iran and India, this type of art came to Europe, and then, and to Russia, where He played with new colors. It is necessary that this type of decorative and applied and art originated in the countries of Southeast Asia and the Far East. In the second millennium, in China, China, for example, used the juice of a lacquer tree, which were covered with vases, boxes, cups. In Russia, the lacquer miniature painting began to gain strength from the end of the 18th century.
A merchant of boxes built in Moscow, in the village of Danilkov (near the village Fedoskina) a factory for the production of varnished products. It was here that Russian masters have created unique techniques of Fedoskinsky painting.
The traditions of this painting are not lost to this day!
A bright example is the work of the artist of miniature painting - Svetlana Belovodova.
Svetlana Belovodova is an artist of lacquer miniature painting. In 1996, she graduated with honors from the Fedoskinsk art school and from those pursuing his favorite work - it creates a fairy tale embodied in the author's decorations (miniature small panels, lacquer caskets, decorations), and portraits also writes.
Unfortunately, all her work goes to Europe and America. Abroad, these things are acquired as a Russian miracle, whole collections are collected and even opening the gallery of lacquer miniature painting. We also, in Russia, it is not yet taken to collect works by the art of our artists.
Recently, Svetlana is engaged in copyrighted decorations, paints pendants for selenitis or by pearl, trying to keep the drawing and brilliance of stone.
"I paint the world as I like," Svetlana says.
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