Enrollment for the Academy of Doll Art is now open!
The new project is designed to take the profession of puppeteer artist to a new level.
The program includes theory visual arts, unique proprietary courses on various technologies, master classes, seminars, excursions.
Our teachers are leading Russian puppet artists, famous sculptors, painters, art historians, designers, gallery owners, and psychologists.
The uniqueness of the training is the system of personalized creative workshops, personally supervised by famous artists.
Our graduates will master the basic technologies of puppetry, gain basic knowledge of art theory and the opportunity to professional craftsmen define and form your unique style in the art of artistic dolls.
Program:
Theoretical part:
The history of the doll
(A. Zhuravlev - Doctor of Biological Sciences, I. Morozov - Doctor of Philological Sciences, T. Varkhotov - Associate Professor of the Department of Philosophy and Methodology of Science)
- 18 hours
History of Western European art
(A. Khudyakova - corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts (RAA), curator of the DOLLART.RU project, artist, member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia (TSHR)) - 54 hours
History of Russian art
(Z. Klenina, art critic) - 24 hours
History of Soviet art (Z. Klenina, art historian) - 20 hours
History of material culture in images and costume
(S. Rumyantseva, artist, chairman of the Art Doll Section of the TSHR) - 44 hours
The latest history of Russian modern art dolls
(N. Pobedina, artist, chairman of the Association of Puppet Artists of the Moscow Union of Artists (USA)) - 4 hours
Literary plot in art. Myths, legends, literature
(A. Khudyakova - corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts (RAA), curator of the DOLLART.RU project, artist, member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia (TSHR)) - 22 hours
History of the toy
(S. Romanov, artist, collector) - 8 hours
Ethnics and folklore in modern culture
(N. Velichko, artist, art critic) - 8 hours
Intuitive creativity
(I. Andreeva, artist) - 4 hours
Recent history of foreign modern dolls
(I. Naroditskaya, master of artistic dolls, member of the Moscow Union of Artists (USA), member of the National Institute of American Puppeteers (NIADA)) - 4 hours
Freedom of creative expression
(I. Shitueva, psychologist) - 2 hours
The role of interaction between the gallery and the artist in the context of the development of art
(E. Gromova, gallerist; K. Khudyakov, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, full member of the Russian Academy of Arts, chairman of the TSHR) - 4 hours
Japan far and near
(E. Manshavina, artist, member of the Ministry of Agriculture) - 8 hours
The role of detail in art
(E. Raitorovskaya, artist, member of the Ministry of Agriculture and TSHR) - 8 hours
Total 232 academic hours
Practical part
Sculpture
(V.Selivanov, sculptor, diploma winner and fellow of the Union of Artists of Russia) - 32 hours
Drawing
(A. Kolpakova, artist, associate professor of the department of drawing and painting, Moscow State University of Design and Technology) - 12 hours
Painting
(T. Bulgakova, artist)) - 12 hours
Flower science
(A. Kolpakova, artist, associate professor of the department of drawing and painting, Moscow State University of Design and Technology) - 24 hours
Arts and crafts styles
(N. Velichko, artist, art critic) - 20 hours
Technology for making papier-mâché dolls
(N.Lopusova-Tomskaya, artist, member of the Ministry of Agriculture, TSHR) - 20 hours
Technology for making dolls from porcelain and flumo
(S. Nikulshina, artist, member of the TSHR) - 16 hours
Technology for making dolls from baked polymer masses (I. Kacharava, artist) - 16 hours.
Technology for making a doll from self-hardening masses
(L. Lukyanchuk, artist, member of the TSHR) - 16 hours
Technology for making a wooden doll
(Yu. Petrakova, artist) - 8 hours
Textile doll manufacturing technology
(M. Torocheshnikova, artist, member of the Ministry of Agriculture) - 8 hours
Doll face painting
(A. Kukinova, artist, member of the Ministry of Agriculture, member of the TSHR) - 12 hours
Costume and accessories for the doll
(S. Nikulshina, artist, member of the TSHR) - 8 hours
Costume design
(N. Pobedina, artist, chairman of the Association of Puppet Artists of the Moscow Union of Artists (USA)) - 8 hours
Making a Japanese style doll
(E. Manshavina, artist, member of the Ministry of Agriculture) - 8 hours
Total 220 academic hours
Excursions (S. Rumyantseva, Z. Klenina, V. Selivanov) - 12 academic hours
Diploma design (A. Khudyakova, N. Pobedina, N. Lopusova-Tomskaya, S. Rumyantseva,
I. Naroditskaya) - 40 academic hours
Electives:
1.Anatomical drawing
(V. Selivanov, sculptor, diploma winner and scholarship holder of the Union of Artists of Russia -12 hours
2. Colorful fabric dyeing (A. Kolpakova, artist, associate professor of the department of drawing and painting, Moscow State University of Design and Technology) - 12 hours
3.Making a cotton toy
(S. Romanov, artist, collector) - 8 hours
4.Making a retro Christmas tree toy
(E. Manshavina, artist, member of the Ministry of Agriculture) - 8 hours
5.Suit technology
(S. Rumyantseva, artist, chairman of the Art Doll Section) - 12 hours
6.Graphic design. Information Technology.
(V. Andrianov, graphic designer) - 12 hours
7.Photography
(A. Telpukhovskaya, professional photographer) - 12 hours
8.Psychological trainings (I. Shitueva, psychologist) - 12 hours
Board of Trustees:
Khudyakov K.V. - Honored Artist Russian Federation, full member of the Russian Academy of Arts (RAA), chairman of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia (TSHR)
Gromova E.M. - gallerist
Rudkovskaya A.A. - collector
Andreeva T.B. - collector
Rumyantseva S. M - Chairman of the Art Doll Section
Khudyakova A.K. - Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Arts (RAH), curator of the DOLLART.RU project
Creative Union of Artists of Russia (TSHR)
Pobedina N.S. - Chairman of the Association of Puppet Artists of the Moscow Union of Artists (USA)
The most interesting event for puppeteers and connoisseurs of this creativity is the annual exhibition - a bright, colorful, and truly fabulous show taking place in Moscow for the eighth time. I would like to note that Sunday, the 17th, is the last day.
As they used to invite people into tents with spectacular performances: “Hurry to see”!
4 thousand square meters of a prestigious exhibition hall in the center of the capital is occupied by an exhibition of the best doll artists from all over the world: 26 countries, hundreds of authors, thousands of dolls, Teddy bears, installations and projects created specifically for this show.
Every year, the organizers of the exhibition select dolls that appear on the event posters. This year, the “faces of the exhibition” were the works of Hildegard Günzel - the dolls Magie and Allure. These beautiful fairies have their own story, invented by the author, according to which they came to the world of people to teach them how to become better and kinder.
I'll show you a few.
Dolls by master Oksana Sakharova, project “Wings”
Hildegard Gunzel doll
Hildegard Gunzel is one of the most famous and eminent puppeteers of our time. With a diploma from the German Fashion School, she developed a passion for dolls and doll design; her first works were dolls-decorations on a cord. The theme captivated the designer: Gunzel began working with plaster, and later became interested in puppets and boudoir dolls. Her current technique is painting on white porcelain using a coating of special wax, with which Günzel achieves stunning naturalism - the know-how and secret of a master.
Boudoir doll Mikaela (92 cm), master Anna Terekhova
From year to year, the exhibition exhibits works by laureates of the Pandora Platinum Prize, the founders of which are the Foundation for the Culture of Support and Encouragement of the Development of the Puppet Theater “Dolls of the World”. The award is designed to reflect the path traveled by the masters in order to evaluate the contribution of each artist to puppetry.
The Hazeki Office team presents a new exhibition of the strongest Japanese puppeteers UNIQUE DOLL ART.
Project UNIQUE DOLL ART (Japan).
Master Olga Sidorova in her project ZODIAC presents 12 porcelain dolls, each of which is based on the paintings of Peter Lowman. Each zodiac sign expresses a person’s individuality and symbolizes his soul and emotions - this is what the artist tried to reflect in her works.
Olga Sidorova, ZODIAC project
Porcelain doll of Margarita Tsvetkova “Girl with forget-me-nots”.
Photo by Anastasia Gusarova
("Dollhouse")
Textile dolls from Elena Gribanova, participant of the exhibition “Doll Art”
("Dollhouse")
Opening a gallery in the Central House of Artists in 1997, Irina Myzina dreamed of opening to the Russian public a new form of art for our country - artistic collectible dolls. Irina, together with a team of enthusiasts, proved that the author's art dolls is a separate art direction, as significant as painting or sculpture.
Craft puppet masters is a game, fine art and handicraft at the same time. The profession is suitable for those who are interested in drawing (see choosing a profession based on interest in school subjects).
Features of the profession
If a sculptor or painter creates works of fine art, then the craft of a puppeteer artist seems something frivolous.
What is a doll made by a puppeteer? This is an artistic depiction, a toy imitation of a living creature - a person, an animal, and maybe an evil spirit. But at the same time, it is a balanced design that makes the doll stable and, in some cases, mobile.
Ask any child which dolls are more interesting to him: motionless beauties or those whose arms and legs move? Surely he will choose a doll that is simpler, but with which you can interact: with bendable arms and legs. At worst, groovy.
For someone who appreciates a doll as an artistic phenomenon, the unusual design and skill of execution will be in the foreground.
Art dolls self made rarely fall into the hands of children. Their destiny is to decorate interiors and exhibit in galleries. In addition, there are doll actors who play their roles in puppet theaters and cartoons. Moreover, what is important in an actor doll is not beauty, but expressiveness and ease of control.
To create a doll, you need to invent and embody its appearance and character. If we are talking about a wind-up doll or an actor doll, you also need to think about the internal structure and mechanics.
A doll artist has to work with fabrics, wood, polymer clay, porcelain, paints and many other materials. And each of them requires special technologies that the artist has to master.
It is not without reason that they say that the craft of a puppeteer is, on the one hand, an art, and on the other, a game. For a real artist, a doll is almost a living creature. And a puppet for the theater is also a character in the play. And the more skillful the puppeteer, the more lively the character turns out.
The puppets in the theater are puppets and tablet puppets. The puppet is controlled by strings on which parts of its “body” are suspended. The puppeteer rises above the doll and, pulling the strings, sets it in motion.
With tablet dolls, the opposite is true: the puppeteer hides behind a screen, and the doll is above it. It is controlled using handles and levers.
A doll used in an animated film does not need any strings or handles. It is designed in such a way that the animator can gradually change its position. A huge number of frames are taken, each of which conveys part of the movement. The doll comes to life on the screen when all the footage is shown one after another.
Workplace
A puppet maker can work in his workshop, most likely right at home. A puppet theater puppeteer artist works in a theater workshop. An animation film puppeteer works in an animation studio.
Important qualities
The profession of a puppeteer artist requires artistic abilities, a rich imagination, the ability to notice characteristic or unusual features in others, a penchant for working with hands, perseverance, and a sense of humor.
Knowledge and skills
A puppeteer artist must be able to draw, sculpt, knit, design, work with textiles, wood, etc.
Puppet master training
You can become a puppeteer for a puppet theater after graduating