They are just gorgeous.
European artists began using oil paint in the fifteenth century, and ever since with its help created the most famous paintings of all time. But in our high-tech days, the oil still retains the charm and mystery as the artists continue to invent new techniques, breaking the patterns apart and pushing the boundaries of contemporary art.
We chose the works, which delighted us and made us remember that beautiful can be born in any era.
Surround landscapes Justina Digging
The winner of the incredible skill of the Polish artist Justyna Kopania (Justyna Kopania) in their expressive sweeping jobs was able to preserve the transparency of the fog, ease the sails, the gentle rocking of the ship on the waves.
Her paintings are striking in their depth, volume, saturation, and texture is such that they are impossible to look away.
Warm simplicity Valentin Gubarev
Naïve painter from Minsk, Valentin Gubarev is not chasing fame and just does what he loves. His work is insanely popular overseas, but almost unknown to his countrymen. In the mid 90-ies in his personal sketches fell in love with the French and signed a contract artist for 16 years. Pictures that would seem to be understandable only to us, the bearers of the “discreet charm of undeveloped socialism”, like the European public, and began exhibitions in Switzerland, Germany, the UK and other countries.
The sensual realism of Sergei Marennikova
Sergei Marennikova 41. He lives in St. Petersburg and works in the best traditions of classical Russian school of realistic portraiture. The heroines of his paintings become soft and helpless in his poluobnazhennoy women. Many of the most famous paintings depicts the Muse and the artist’s wife — Natalia.
Myopic world of Philip Barlow
In the modern era, images of high resolution and prosperity of hyperrealism in the work of Philip Barlow (Philip Barlow) immediately attracts attention. However, the viewer needs a certain amount of force in order to make myself look blurred silhouettes and bright spots on the canvases of the author. Probably see the world without glasses and contact lenses people with nearsightedness.
Sunbeams Laurent Parcelle
Painting Parcele Laurent (Laurent Parcelier) is a wonderful world in which there is neither sadness nor discouragement. In it you will not find a gloomy and rainy pictures. On his canvases a lot of light, air and bright colors that the artist brings a distinctive recognizable strokes. This creates the feeling of the painting is woven from thousands of sunbeams.
The dynamics of the city in the works of Jeremy Mann
Oil on wood panels American artist Jeremy Mann (Jeremy Mann) writes the dynamic portraits of the modern metropolis. “Abstract shapes, lines, contrast of light and dark spots — all of this creates a picture that is the feeling that one can feel in the crowd and bustle of the city, but also can Express and tranquility that comes with the quiet contemplation of beauty”, – says the artist.
Illusory world by Neil Simon
In the paintings of British artist Neil Simon (Neil Simone) all is not as it seems at first glance. “For me the world around is a series of fragile and ever-changing shapes, shadows and borders,” says Simon. And his pictures are all really illusory and interconnected. Borders are washed away, and the stories flow into each other.
Love drama, Joseph Lorusso
The Italian-born American contemporary artist Joseph Lorusso (Joseph Lorusso) takes on canvas scenes, peeped them in the daily life of ordinary people. Hugs and kisses, passionate impulses, a minute of tenderness and desire fill his emotional paintings.
Village life of Dmitry Levin
Dmitry Levin is a recognized master of the Russian landscape, has established itself as the talented representative Russian realistic school. The most important source of his art — attachment to nature, which he gently and passionately fond, and to which feels.
Bright East Valery Blokhin
In the East everything is different: different colors, different air, a different set of priorities and reality fabulous invention — so says a contemporary artist Valeriy Blohin. In painting Valery likes the color. His work is always an experiment: it doesn’t come from figures as most of the artists, and color spots. Blokhin has its own special technique: first, he does a painting of abstract spots, and then draws a reality.
Expressive romance Alexey Chernigin
Most of the paintings of Alexey Chernigin oil on canvas to capture the beauty, romance and moments of true feelings. Your talent and craving for art Alexey Chernigin inherited from his father — a famous Russian artist Alexandra Chernigina. Every year they have a joint exhibition in his hometown of Nizhny Novgorod.
