29/12/2014
Still Life by Alexander Shevelyova
Alexander was born a stir in 1964 in the Novgorod region. Member of the Union of Artists of Russia.
Alexander writes beautiful paintings and today I bring to your attention a still life of a talented artist.
Artist Alexander move - still lifes.
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27/12/2014
Catholic Christmas on December 25
Christmas in the western Christians on December 25.
Christmas is a great holiday established to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. This holiday is celebrated in more than 100 countries around the world. December 25, Christmas is celebrated not only Catholics, but Orthodox majority countries, Lutheran and other Protestant denominations.
Christmas holiday has 5 days of the festival (from 20 to 24 December) and six days they kept.
On the eve or on the day Vigil celebration (24 December) observed particularly strict fasting, known as Christmas Eve, because this day is eaten sochivo-cooked with honey wheat or barley zerna.Po tradition, the post Christmas Eve ends with the appearance of the sky first evening star.
In Catholic countries known custom of caroling, walking from house to house children and young people with songs and good wishes.
A typical element of the Nativity is a custom install in the homes dressed up fir tree.
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12/12/2014
Work Kalman Radvanyi adorn government buildings in Hungary and Austria
Imagine a wooden church is much easier than a Gothic cathedral, but the contemporary Hungarian master inlay
Kalman Radvanyivybral this material to create his unusual works.
On its wooden products - lancet arches and traditional multicolored stained glass, lined with innumerable boards. Kalman Radvanyi working with hundreds of natural wood, which retrieves worldwide.
Fascination with Gothic architecture in Kalman Radvanyi began in childhood. He was born in 1976 in Budapest in a family of artists. When the boy was 11 years old, the family was forced to emigrate to Austria, the boy was often in his father's workshop woodworking. He often spent his time drawing, he was inspired by the Cathedral, which he attended with his mother. Once he collected the remaining pieces in the studio veneer and lumber and put one picture, like a puzzle. For the first time the idea was born to do inlay. Drawn to its cathedrals look realistic, Kalman Radvanyi studied many books on the history of architecture. For 12 years a talented guy has won several art competitions.
Starting work, Kalman Radvanyi initially creates a sketch, and then proceeds to the painstaking selection of materials. Marquetry, inlaid wood veneer or requires special skills, Kalman Radvanyi combines his work old ways of treating wood with modern technology. All tools come up with their own master, so he has no analogues. Inlays on Kalman Radvanyi recognized worldwide, they are in the collection of the Queen of England, decorate government buildings in Hungary and Austria. Recently, a talented artist became complement their work with precious stones and gold. The artist was able to work with Australian opals, rubies Madagascar, African blue diamonds and red sapphires, as well as with purple amethysts from Bolivia. The age of these rocks reaches 240 million years.
Today Kalman Radvanyi considered the founder of a special direction in art, his work with nothing to confuse. Business Card Wizard - is the ability to work with the prospect to create the illusion of depth in an image.
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