Fine art was formed at much earlier stages of human development. Even in ancient times primitive man tried to portray that surrounded him, with which he met in life. Paintings of the caves drawings on ivory and bone, cave paintings – all this is followed by thoughts of the ancient artist. Even at that time, art was his need to understand better their surroundings and be aware of the world place. Even in the primitive nature of the people painting aroused admiration and love for others – will portray caused their portrait. So painting was formed – the most common of all types of paint. She has the ability to more fully convey the world in all its diversity.

As ever, the old man was decorated with cave paintings in his way and we want to decorate their apartments and houses in which live, as well as institutions, offices, banks, in which we are working, nice and cozy. We try to create beauty that will radiate light and warmth, uplift and create. It was such beauty, we can achieve with the help of pictures. They may be different: the portraits of famous people landscapes, still lifes, interesting stories … Beautiful pictures are not only able to decorate the interior of whatever, but good pictures are able to educate, to improve the one who contemplates them. But the purchase of paintings – is expensive.

For interior decoration can be applied to photos, they are much cheaper of paintings and look good in what you want the interior. True, many years, people argued about whether his art picture of the artist. Controversy continues at the present time. Only it does not interfere with photographs become known. Photographs, like paintings, exhibited at the exhibition and look at their many visitors. As they say in poetry ' for the sake of one word rid of them one thousand tons of ore a verbal ', and in the photos of the artist at times should spend a lot of time, much of the film, a lot of effort and energy on a single frame, which will be named after the' grandeur frozen moment '.

Publishing house "Agni" (Samara), Nicholas Roerich Museum (New York), Gallery 'Academy of Arts' (Moscow) launched the first volume of a unique publication dedicated to the works of Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947): a public figure, traveler, educator, an outstanding Russian artist, philosopher, poet, scientist, archaeologist and author of the International Covenant for the Protection of Cultural Property. In the album of Nicholas Roerich includes more than 700 best works of the master. First published an illustrated catalog, it is reasonable to work of Nicholas Roerich as of Russian and foreign museums, including private collections. This fact is of particular importance, because several thousand works by the artist in over 30 countries worldwide. Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947): writer, theater artist, a Russian painter, scholar, traveler, social activist. An unsurpassed master of the mountains. Studied drawing at the MO Mikeshina (1881-1893), studied at the studio of F.

Cormon in Paris (1900-1901), the AIKuindzhi, at the Faculty of St. Petersburg University (1893-1898), the Academy of Fine Arts (1893-1897). Academician of painting from 1909. Roerich created over 7,000 paintings, united in thematic cycles and series. As a theater artist, he participated in Diaghilev's famous "Russian Seasons" in Paris. Roerich was engaged in creative writing: writing poetry, parables and tales. Many of them are a kind of literary parallels his paintings. Last great album and catalog Roerich published in the USSR 30 years ago and have become a rarity. This publication we hope to fill this gap and provide bilingual volume academic edition, corresponding to modern international printing standards. The preparation of the album and catalog were involved in known Russian art-rerihovedy. The experience of long-term cooperation with leading Russian and foreign museums – the owners of works of masters, among them State Russian Museum, State Tretyakov Gallery, International Centre-Museum Nicholas Roerich, The State Museum of Oriental Art, National Art Museum of Latvia in Riga, public and private galleries, museums and collectors in Europe, Russia, U.S., India, Mongolia, allows you to collect, summarize and present the art of Nicholas Roerich in the most complete form.

You want to be successful as an artist, is not it? And you're doing something for the sake of it. However, if you do not have a solid, coherent understanding of 'What am I doing? Why am I doing? Where do I go? ", You will not be easy. As a specialist in implementation of creative tasks, one of the most common problems among the artists I see that they are looking for their luck at random, they would wander as if across a vast desert. First, they do one thing and then something else then they begin to rework it and do another, and so on and so forth, until in the end do not end up on top of a huge pile of creative stuff. I ask them what they do and they tell me what they are doing art. Okay, suppose.

But here's a good question for the creative future: You are saying that doing art, but what does this mean? How do you know, 'Here, I've already started'? Do you understand your place now and that's where you want to come? How do you decide that you need to get to where you want? You know how it will look like? Imagine if you clear that and how do you do? Every time I ask about the artists, but often get dumb looks, than Answers. You may think that their hands are temporarily leave the body and walk themselves to the arts. 'No one cares about such things, it's not the problem of the artist', you say. 'My only concern is an art – and of let the rest take care of others' is not true. Others will not care. And you very well know. And you know, who should first take care of your art? You. Why? Because once you understand his work, see its development, the direction to which you refer.