12 Unknown Masterpieces of Fine Art (Issues 2-7 of 7) by Alexei Shadrin (12 неизвестных шедевров изобразительного искусства. Выпуски 2 – 7 из 7 – Russian, Eng sub)

On August 1, 2023

Release date:2023

Duration:13 h 33 m

Author:Alexei Shadrin

Skill level:Beginner

Language:Russian

Exercise files:Yes

In this intriguing art class, you will delve into the world of modernism and postmodernism, exploring 12 little-known masterpieces embodying contemporary art’s essence. These works, representing the art of the industrial revolution and the information age, are crucial to understanding the main ideas and images that define these artistic movements.

Throughout the class, you will encounter diverse artworks, each with its unique story and significance. From the Central Russian devils near the Levitan pool to the intellectual exploration of Pavel Filonov, from the brave Vodka commissar to the haunting “broken woman” by Vatenin, you will be taken on a captivating journey through the world of art.

You will have the opportunity to visit Alice Hudson’s Palace of the Environment, experience the surreal world of the museum Ilana Gur, and marvel at the new red skirt on Olga Petrova. Each masterpiece holds profound artistic meaning and symbolism, providing you with a deeper understanding of art development and the various vectors that shape it.

By the end of the class, you will gain the confidence to recognize true masterpieces independent of the opinions of authorities. You will also be able to distinguish between genuine modernism and its imitations and appreciate installation art as a unique form of spatial representation. Furthermore, you can differentiate between the avant-garde image and the avant-garde method, refining your perception and understanding of contemporary art.

Join this enriching class to embark on a journey of artistic discovery, broaden your knowledge of modernism and postmodernism, and develop a deeper appreciation for the diverse and captivating world of fine art.

Table of Contents

├── Issue 2
│ ├─── 01. “At the Pool” by Isaac Levitan (1892).
│ ├─── 02. “Two Girls with a Washbasin” by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1913).
│ ├─── 03. “The Rebirth of an Intellectual” by Pavel Filonov (1915).
│ ├─── 04. “Death of a Commissar” by Petrov-Vodkin (1928).
│ ├─── 05. “Rest in the Peace of His Hands” by Käthe Kohlwitz (1936).
│ ├─── 06. “Fire and Shadows” by Valery Vatenin (1969).
│ ├─── 07. “Wednesday Palace” by Alice Hudson (1985).
│ ├─── 08. “The Nameless Vertebra” by Manasi Akpaliapika (1991)
│ ├─── 09. “The Morning After” in Ilana Gur’s Monks’ Room (2006)
│ ├─── 10. “Spawning” by Anna Shchegoleva (2010)
│ ├─── 11. “Twenty One Zero Zero” by Alexander Tyshchenko (2017)
│ └─── 12. “You Like My New Skirt” by Olga Petrova (2021)
├─── Issue 3
│ ├─── 01.Trailer
│ ├─── 02.Anderson’s Cat (664 B.C.)
│ ├─── 03. “Venus Callipyga (Beautiful-featured) of Pavlov Park” (5th century B.C. and 1780)
│ ├─── 04.Byzantine mosaics of Nagaria (early 7th century)
│ ├─── 05.Wurzburg “Adoration of the Volchus” (1505).
│ ├─── 06.Self-Portrait by Antonis Van Dyck (1621)
│ ├─── 07. “Athena and Arachne (The Spinsters)” Diego Velázquez (1656-60)
│ ├─── 08. “The Wounded Angel” by Hugo Zimberg (1903).
│ ├─── 09. “Holovomoyka” by Alexander Samokhvalov (1923)
│ ├─── 10. “Iron and Marble” by Valery Vatenin (1968).
│ ├─── 11. “Papa on a Business Trip” by Emir Kusturica (1985)
│ ├─── 12. “Dances with Wolves” by Kevin Kestner (1990).
│ └─── 13. “The Birds” by Peter Konnikov (2006).
├─── Issue 4
│ ├─── 01.Trailer
│ ├─── 02.Cretan Pieta (15th century).
│ ├─── 03.Our Lady of Kazan (XVIII c.)
│ ├─── 04. “Portrait of Mademoiselle Podbelskaya” by Nikolai Feshin (1912).
│ ├─── 05. “Self-Portrait with Children” by Zinaida Serebryakova (1921)
│ ├─── 06. “Portrait of a Woman from Bourg de Batz” by Boris Grigoriev (1925)
│ ├─── 07. “Travelers” by Peter Konnikov (1992).
│ ├─── 08. “The Crown of the Earth and the Plow” by Ilana Gur (2005).
│ ├─── 09. “Breakfast on Pluto” by Neil Jordon (2005).
│ ├─── 10. “Testament” by Emir Kusturica (2007).
│ ├─── 11. “Genetics-23” by Mariam Al Soueidi (2016)
│ ├─── 12. “Transcendental Accident” by Nathaniel Mellors and Erkki Nissinen (2018)
│ └─── 13. “The Procession” Hugh Locke (2022)
├─── Issue 5
│ ├─── 01. Trailer.
│ ├─── 02.The Mermaids of Lake Annecy (18 million BC)
│ ├─── 03. “Sidonian (Alexandrian) sarcophagus” (late 4th – early 3rd century BC).
│ ├─── 04. “Fountain of Tears” of Murad III (1590).
│ ├─── 05. “Egyptian Motive” by Alexander Arkhipenko (1914-17)
│ ├─── 06. “Biblical Message” by Marc Chagall (1944-66)
│ ├─── 07. “Operation” by Valery Vatenin (1966)
│ ├─── 08. “Russian Portraits” by Diego Rivera (1956).
│ ├─── 09. “Golden Age” by Peter Konnikov (1991).
│ ├─── 10. “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” by Lasse Hölström (1993).
│ ├─── 11. “Russian Girls” by Dieter Weidenbach (2018)
│ ├─── 12. “Meat Men and Five Planets” by Nathaniel Mellors and Erkki Nissinen (2018)
│ └─── 13. “Wonderland” at the Imperial Hotel (2023)
├─── Issue 6
│ ├─── 01. Trailer.
│ ├─── 02. “The Big Poplar II (Before the Storm)” Gustav Klimt (1902)
│ ├─── 03. “Kneeling Woman” by Wilhelm Lembrook (1911).
│ ├─── 04. “Motherhood” by Marc Chagall (1914).
│ ├─── 05. “Girl and Death” by Egon Schiele (1915).
│ ├─── 06. “Klosters Mountains” by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1923).
│ ├─── 07. “Achbrücke in Bregenz” by Rudolf Wacker (1926).
│ ├─── 08. “Mountain Landscape with Automobile” by Franz Sedlacek (1931).
│ ├─── 09. “Salome” by Francis Picabia (1930).
│ ├─── 10. “Man in Suprematist Landscape” by Kazimir Malevich (1930).
│ ├─── 11. “Pieta” by Käthe Kolwitz (1938).
│ ├─── 12. “Crematorium at Auschwitz” by Pinchas Burshtyn (1949).
│ └─── 13. “Balloon Movie” by Sofia Azarchi (2023).
└─── Issue 7
├─── 01. “Eternal Idol” by Auguste Rodin (1893).
├─── 02. “Kneeling Boy” by Georges Minné (1897).
├─── 03. “Falling Leaves” by Olga Wiesinger-Florian (1899).
├─── 04.Vienna Secession (1898)
├─── 05.Beethoven Frieze (1902)
├─── 06. The Blue Cow. Natalia Goncharova (1911)
├─── 07. “Two Women Squatting” by Egon Schiele (1918).
├─── 08. “Dance” by Georg Kolbe (1921)
├─── 09. “Girl in front of a Mirror” by Sergius Pauser (1931).
├─── 10. “Walking Woman” by Alberto Giacometti (1932).
├─── 11. “Ghosts in a Tree” by Franz Sedlacek (1933).
└─── 12. “Wormhole” by Ruti de Fries (2023).