On March 4, a meeting of the “Charming Power of Art” club was held on the topic “Female faces of Russian prose.” As part of the implementation of the innovative project “Medicine for the Soul,” aimed at the rehabilitation of elderly and disabled citizens through bibliotherapy, a video lecture “Women’s faces of Russian prose” was held in the day care department of the comprehensive center for social services for the population.
The therapeutic effect of reading on a person’s emotional and psychophysical state has been scientifically proven. A skillfully selected book, like medicine, through the images, feelings, and thoughts that arise when reading it, can have a positive impact on the reader’s well-being. Among the diversity literary trends women's prose has a special power of influence, flow, distinctive feature which is Her Majesty “Woman”: the plot is connected with her fate, she is the author and central heroine of the work. Having emerged in Russia in the 70s of the last century, “women’s prose” immediately won the hearts of millions of the fair sex with a special world filled with bewitching stories about love, touching about life. With her appearance, such stars as T. Tolstaya, L. Ulitskaya, G. Shcherbakova, D. Rubina lit up on the domestic horizon. According to one of the best authors of the new wave of literature, E. Vilmont: “Women’s prose heals. This is an easy read, filled with humor, optimism, and self-confidence. Reading that heals not only the soul, but also the heart.”
Employees of the district library service department, who organized a video lecture, introduced its participants to the biography and creativity of the most readable ladies of our country: V. Tokareva, T. Ustinova, N. Nesterova, E. Arsenyeva, E. Vilmont. Recorded interviews with writers and their photographs were shown to the participants of the event. Librarians presented books by these masters of modern women's literature to this category of their users. sentimental literature in the genres of detective novel, historical, and also love. At the end of the meeting, a festive quiz “Queens of Muses and Beauty” was held with those present.
In the 70s, a “new wave” of literature appeared. This literature was heterogeneous, and the authors were often united only by the chronology of the appearance of their works and a common desire to search for new artistic forms. Among the works of the “new wave,” books appeared that began to be called “women’s prose.” But this phenomenon has not yet been studied, there is almost no critical literature, and more and more books are appearing on store shelves.
A conversation took place in model library No. 13 - a discussion of “Women's faces of Russian prose.” Our regular readers, lovers of this genre of literature, took part in the discussion.
“Many lovers of a good book, hearing the phrase “women’s prose,” will smile contemptuously - it’s not ours, they say. We don't read this! And I had to read several new books that arrived in library No. 13, which can be attributed specifically to this category. And I don’t regret the lost time one bit!” - said our regular reader Biryukova O.G. and a participant in our conversation. Many discussion participants agreed with her opinion. They also shared what books of “women’s prose” they had read recently, what they liked and what they didn’t.
Tokareva Victoria
Muravyova Irina
Stepnova Marina.
NESTEROVA (UMERENKOVA) Natalya
Vilmont Ekaterina
Melnikova Irina
Shilova Yulia
Shcherbakova Galina
Kulikova Galina
Traub Maria
As we see, modern women's prose is thriving, it is rich in names, genres and publications. Maybe we're exaggerating, but it seems to me that today women's fiction is in unprecedented bloom. She grew up to " great literature”, has moved to a qualitatively new level and, of course, deserves the attention of not only female but also male readers.
You can't draw in books - we are taught this from childhood. However, looking at works by Australian artist Loui Jover, you understand that there are exceptions to every rule, especially if we're talking about not just about scribbled caricatures, but about real works of art. The recipe for success is simple and complex at the same time: ink, old yellowed book pages and a pinch of inspiration is all you need to create these vintage masterpieces.
Most often Loui Jover draws women's faces: the special texture of book sheets, black and white contrasts - exquisite minimalism helps to display a huge range of women's feelings and experiences. This brings his work closer to the drawings of the Chinese artist Timothy Hon Hung, about whom we have already told our readers.
The artist is also especially good at depicting romantic scenes: the faceless silhouettes of couples in love seem to come to life and look very realistic. Loui Jover's drawings are often “rainy”: drizzling sketches create a special atmospheric mood, and ink streaks look so much like a veil of rain, and on girls’ faces they look like tears involuntarily rolling down.
The talented Queensland artist explains the unusual concept of his work, saying that book pages are better than, for example, blank sheets of paper or parchment (remember that we have already written about ink illustrations created on parchment by artist Liz Timpone on our website Culturology. ru). A whimsical combination of text, a variety of fonts and graphic images with ink drawings gives birth to absolutely new meaning and some contrived “backstory” for each image. In addition, the author tries to create light, literally airy paintings, hovering “above the text,” so fleeting that “a gust of wind could blow them away at any moment.”
I draw on a newspaper
Lines, strokes.
Only these are obtained
Cute features
© S. Voronevsky
And let everyone say that you can’t draw in books. There are exceptions to every rule. Looking at the work of an Australian artist Louis Jover, you are convinced of this as well as possible.
IN school textbooks children often paint on Gogol's horns, put glasses on Count Tolstoy, and "grow" a beard on Pushkin. But in the case of Louis, we are not talking about the notorious scribbles, but about true works of art.
Louis Jover began drawing in early childhood. When the young artist grew up, he had the opportunity to travel a lot throughout Europe and Asia. It is on these trips that love for fine arts captured the heart and mind of a guy who could no longer imagine himself without drawing every day. He obsessively filled the album with sketches and finished paintings. The extraordinary talent developed in a natural progression as the artist himself grew older. This made it possible, as Louis later admitted, to use different styles and technology.
Then it was time to get an education, and the young man studied commercial art and, after that, worked for several years as a “reprographic illustrator” in the Australian army. The essence of his work, despite the strange and complicated name, was quite simple: you just had to make regimental ones and carry out the necessary procedures in the darkroom.
Louis Jover has a unique painting style. Business card The master is the ability to paint pictures, the canvas for which, as you may have guessed, is old pages of books and magazines.
Yellowed paper, ink and a pinch of inspiration - a simple and at the same time complex recipe for the success of the vintage masterpieces of the Australian artist.
He believes that the special texture of book sheets helps convey an amazing atmosphere. The drawings complement the work and help tell an interesting story.
The unusual and original artist explains his creative concept this way: “Book pages are better than blank sheets of paper or parchment.”
From different fonts, graphic images and ink drawings, a contrived “backstory” is born, and each picture “floats” above the text as if the wind could easily tear it down at any moment.
The creator gives preference to painting emotionally charged female faces that appear on the pages of books and magazines in all their sophistication and sophistication in minimalist black and white. This helps to display the vast range of feelings and experiences that hides in the complex soul of every girl.
For a talented master, every page seems to be crying in the rain. Almost all the drawings were created in a special atmosphere with the help of “drizzle” sketches and various ink smudges that resemble a transparent veil of rain or a girl’s tears involuntarily rolling down.
On paper, touching and romantic scenes unfold, where the faceless silhouettes of loving couples and lonely passers-by, whom the rain accidentally caught on the street, come to life. Freedom of self-expression, which has no boundaries or frames, does not leave an aftertaste of pretentiousness and pompousness, introducing exceptional texture and weightless smoothness of corners into the sketches.
From time to time, the artist gives his fans ideas about the futility of existence, but his works still do not reek of melancholy and sadness. Sometimes Louis can add several color accents in his black and white technique.
“I add color or tone when needed. I'm not really trying to be pretentious, but in some places the work seems to be asking for it.", says the artist.
Critics call Jover's work creative and emotional. The artist already has three personal exhibitions under his belt. Louis's work has been included in private, corporate and public collections in many countries around the world. The artist admits that ink comes first in his work, but oil and acrylic are also used in his work.
Most of the paintings were inspired by childhood memories. The main thing for Louis is to enjoy creating a work of art. Now the master, as a full-fledged artist, continues to attract audiences to galleries in Queensland, Australia, where he lives with his wife and daughter. Here he has everything he needs for creativity: a small studio in the yard, a love of art and the inimitable talent of an optimistic artist. As one of his says:
“What is happiness? Yes, this is what it is.”
You can't draw in books - we are taught this from childhood. However, looking at works by Australian artist Loui Jover, you understand that there are exceptions to every rule, especially if we are talking not just about scribbled caricatures, but about real works of art. The recipe for success is simple and complex at the same time: ink, old yellowed book pages and a pinch of inspiration is all you need to create these vintage masterpieces.
Most often, Loui Jover paints women's faces: the special texture of book sheets, black and white contrasts - exquisite minimalism helps to display a huge range of women's feelings and experiences. This brings his work closer to the drawings of the Chinese artist, about whom we have already told our readers.
The artist is also especially good at depicting romantic scenes: the faceless silhouettes of couples in love seem to come to life and look very realistic. Loui Jover's drawings are often “rainy”: drizzling sketches create a special atmospheric mood, and ink streaks look so much like a veil of rain, and on girls’ faces they look like tears involuntarily rolling down.
A talented artist from Queensland explains the unusual concept of his work, saying that book pages are better than, for example, blank sheets of paper or parchment (we remind you that we have already written about ink illustrations created on parchment by the artist on our website Culturology.ru) . A bizarre combination of text, various fonts and graphic images with ink drawings gives rise to a completely new meaning and a kind of far-fetched “backstory” for each image. In addition, the author tries to create light, literally airy paintings, hovering “above the text,” so fleeting that “a gust of wind could blow them away at any moment.”
