The JINR Cultural Centre “Mir” invites visitors to a meet-and-greet session with the artists of the Colours of Time exhibition.

Date and Time: 10 March 2024, at 4:00 PM

Venue: exhibition hall, JINR Cultural Centre “Mir”

The programme includes:

• Imperial Academy of Arts. Saint Petersburg. What makes the school stand out and what are its advantages? What principles is the training based on? How and why are the traditions of the Italian school preserved?
• Techniques and technologies of oil and tempera painting. Q&A.
• History of Russia. The Middle Ages in Rus’: the Renaissance and the time of greatest spiritual tension. What the era of Ivan the Terrible was for the country. Legends and facts. The “Chronicles” and “Unknown Capital” series of paintings made in the style of Byzantine iconography. The technique and technology of painting, eclecticism, and finding one’s style in art.
• Tour of the exhibition. Q&A.