The magical world of sweets in the collection of oil paintings

What the audience associated with the artist's giant flowers: Georgia O'Keeffe's magical feminine paintings

"The Mother of American Modernism" - as they called Georgia O'Keeffe - one of the most distinctive and brilliant artists in the history of world painting of the last century. She became interested in large-scale painting of flowers. It was these works that brought her wide fame and became the object of research of psychoanalytic scientists, who unequivocally saw erotic overtones and phallic symbolism in her canvases. It is noteworthy that the artist herself sharply protested against such an assessment and argued that in her

The magical and humorous world in the paintings of the "Dutch surrealist" from Russia: Why Valery Bagaev is compared to Bruegel

Today we will again talk about contemporary art and present to the public an amazing gallery of works by the Nizhny Novgorod artist Valery Bagaev, who skillfully combined Western European classics, surrealism, and symbolism in his work. A magical pictorial world, subtle kind humor and ingenuity miraculously intertwine in his works not only with the skill of the artist, but also with his gift of a storyteller, like Bruegel's

The magical realism of the artist's paintings, which was not recognized by critics and adored by the public: Andrew Wyeth

World renowned and one of the most beloved artists of the conservative part of American society, Andrew Wyeth is one of the most expensive contemporary artists of the 20th century. However, at the same time, he was one of the most underrated American painters. His creations, written in a realistic manner, in the era of the rise of abstractionism and modernity, caused a storm of protest and negative responses from influential critics and art historians. But the American viewer in droves went to exhibitions of works, the curator

Portrait of Elizabeth II in Self-Isolation, the Mother Goddess and the Magical Worlds: Magical Realism Miriam Escofet

While the whole world was in uncertainty and tension due to the coronavirus epidemic, political upheaval and economic instability, artists continued to create masterpieces. In July 2020, a new official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by surrealist artist Miriam Escofet was unveiled digitally. The reactions to him were mixed

Glowing surreal paintings from magical dreams

The stunning surreal portraits presented by the Greek artist have an inexplicable hypnotic effect. Perhaps it's all about the brilliance and luminescent glow that comes from the individual elements of the paintings. Mysterious and most often sad characters seem to have come from a fairytale world or a magical dream