Передвижники: как их бунтарство изменило русскую живопись XIX века

Denis StepanovArt historian (St. Petersburg Academy of Arts named after I. Repi)

For me, art is, first of all, a tool for understanding the world and myself. I always try to apply my skills in practice, I learned this at the acting department. Thanks to my teachers, I came to the idea that art has no boundaries - there is no need to set limits for yourself, everything is interconnected. Therefore, it is impossible to talk about painting without music, theater and cinema. The new circus or theater-circus made a big impression on me. In my second year, I got carried away with juggling and set a goal to become a universal artist, but my passion for history and art did the trick. All my conscious life, I have been trying to be in the creative process, be it a dramatic performance, a performance in a puppet theater or a circus show, because all this is the process of creating something new. In my lectures, I try to give as many examples as possible, because it is important that the listener can visualize the information. Russian art of the 19th century is an important stage in Russian history for me, and I would like to share my thoughts with you as much as possible.