Beautiful landscapes. The most beautiful landscapes
- a genre of fine art, the main task of which is to display the surrounding nature both in its original form, and in a person modified to one degree or another. Since photography is a form of art, landscape photography fully complies with this definition. The main visual center of landscape photography is nature in all its manifestations.
Of course, the landscape, as a genre, appeared long before the invention of photography - in painting. And honed by centuries artistic means Images of the landscape formed a number of necessary conditions that are mandatory for this genre of photography. Linear perspective tonal (aerial) perspective, optical perspective,frame composition , light space and colour - these are the main characteristics of landscape photography that can not only very accurately convey the state of nature at a certain point in time, but also highlight semantic center image without the use of additional manipulation techniques. And despite the fact that people or animals are allowed to be present in the landscape photography, they clearly play the role of staffing - an element of the landscape that exists to revive the image and plays a secondary role in this image.
In fact, landscape photography is a documentary photograph of nature. By the type of space depicted, landscape photography can be terrestrial, water, astronomical and meteorological. Terrestrial landscape photography depicts landscape, relief, and vegetation, while being rural and urban.
Water landscape (seascape, marina) Is an image of the water (sea) element.
Astronomical landscape photography depicts the heavens (stars, constellations, the Sun, the Moon),
and meteorological - weather and precipitation (fog, rain, clouds, tornado, etc.).
By the way of representing space, landscape photography can be camera and panoramic. Camera photography in this case does not imply a narrow circle of viewers, but expresses a purely technical characteristic - a small, narrow viewing angle of the image space.
Panoramic landscape photography is the exact opposite - this is a photograph whose viewing angle can often exceed 180 degrees.
According to the degree of perception by the viewer, the landscape can be similar to minor or major music. Tragic or solemn. Dull or funny. In solving this problem, the photographer comes to the rescue color theory, namely one of its sections - color psychology. Knowing what colors and how they affect the mind of the viewer, the photographer can adjust color balance of the composition landscape to achieve a specific result. In this case, the landscape is not always cold shades can create an atmosphere of hostility, and warm - friendliness. The small colored vegetation against the backdrop of black thunderclouds looks defenseless, and the picture as a whole evokes a feeling of alarm, while the cold Elbrus causes awe and delight with its grandeur.
Of course, in one picture several listed natural spaces and states can easily overlap simultaneously, but it will be important for a landscape photographer to decide what exactly is in this picture semantic center, and highlight this center with fine arts — the prospects, composition, sveta, colors.
If there is no such center, then landscape photography is purely aesthetic, narrative-specific in nature and is used for decorative, scientific or journalistic purposes. Landscape photography is a category of aesthetic perception. plein air - truthful transmission in the image of nature of the colorful richness of color changes in natural conditions under the influence of sunlight and the atmosphere.
If a landscape center still has a semantic center, then such a landscape will be charged with emotionally dramatic (or epic) energy and will take on features artistic landscape photography.
Along with the mandatory conditions for creating landscape photography, there are a number of conditions that are specific in nature - dynamism , foreshortening , detail. Given that photography is a static and soundless form of fine art, it is in the photo landscape that it is most difficult to convey certain atmospheric phenomena with great accuracy. How to show strong wind in a desert photograph? How do mountain giants portray more majestically? It is in these cases that the landscape photographer is saved by knowledge of the dynamics of the frame, the point of shooting and the angle.
It has become very widespread in our time tourist landscape photography. Not being in fact a separate genre, tourist landscape photography has become very popular due to both the availability of photographic equipment and the ability to visit the most remote corners of our planet.
The main feature of landscape photography is its accessibility. It does not require any scenery and staging tricks, it does not depend on the mood of the photo model and customer preferences. It depends on the surrounding nature and weather conditions. And in that sense landscape photography unique. Whether it’s a park or an alley within the city, or maybe a mountain range or the quiet expanse of the lake outside it - wherever you are, on vacation or on a business trip, in your country or outside it, everywhere it is present - nature is amazing a natural space that can change shape, content and color every minute, day after day, all year round, for millennia ... And even if a landscape photograph taken by you does not contain any semantic core, it will always be aesthetic, which means will always remind you of su and forms of beauty.
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Friday:). I don’t want to talk about floods, violence, wars and drug addicts. Let's take a look at amazingly beautiful photographs of nature.
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1. Tourists walking around the Peter and Paul Fortress in, Russia, are reflected in a puddle on April 7, 2006.
2. Tourists visit the famous old windmills in the village of Campo de Criptana in the region of Castile-La Mancha in central Spain on April 16, 2006. La Mancha windmills are mentioned in the “Don Quixote” of Miguel de Cervantes,
3. fly over the city of Bristol, during the Bristol International Balloon Festival, in the south-west of England on August 8, 2006. The annual event lasts four days and includes concerts, celebrations and the massive launch of balloons.
4. The Bedouin rode on camels in the desert, near the tourist resort in Sharm El Sheikh on August 22, 2006.
5. Red leaves in the vineyard, on a sunny autumn day, near Weberlingen on Lake Constance on October 26, 2006.
6. A young man launches a model airplane on an autumn evening in Dornbirn, about 20 km (13 miles) from Lake Constance on November 14, 2006.
7. In autumn, at sunset, a young man with a model airplane. Dornbirn 20 km (13 miles) near Lake Constance on November 14, 2006.
9. A girl walks through a thick fog in Leicester, central England, on December 21, 2006. Fog forced passengers at many airports in the country to fear that they would not be able to join their families abroad on Christmas Eve.
11. Tourists are transported along the frozen Tourna River in Jukkasjärvi, above the Arctic Circle, in northern Sweden, on December 24, 2006.
12. A man looks at the sea near beach houses, while a cold front covers Muysinberg in Cape Town on August 12, 2003.
14. Cattle wander through fog and snow to North Downs near Maidstone, Kent, in southeastern England, January 25, 2007.
15. A couple at Lake Michigan at 6 degrees Fahrenheit (-14 degrees Celsius) at dawn in Chicago on February 2, 2007.
16. Runners are not afraid of bad weather, they continue their run in St. James's Park, in London, on February 8, 2007.
17. Lanterns along the street during a celebration in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, February 21, 2007.
18. St. Paul's Cathedral is visible from the restaurant window in the Tate Modern gallery in London on March 15, 2007.
19. People look at the waters of the Neva, which carry ice floes upstream to the Gulf of Finland, in St. Petersburg on March 22, 2007. Temperature, Russia's second largest city, reached 12 degrees Celsius above zero (54 degrees Fahrenheit) on Thursday.
20. Rowing boat and clouds that reflect on Loch Lynn in Fort William, Western Scotland, May 12, 2007.
21. The couple stands on the Volga embankment in Samara, about 1,000 km (620 miles) southeast of Moscow on May 18, 2007.
22. Icebergs reflected in calm waters at the mouth of the Jakobshavn fjord near Ilulissat. Photo taken May 15, 2007.
23. Father and daughter look at a huge lantern during an exhibition of lanterns, in which more than 500 participants took part. The exhibition was held in a park in Guangzhou, the capital of the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, on September 5, 2003. Mid-Autumn Festival, which is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, falls on September 11 of this year.
24. Ice skating after the grand opening of the ice rink at Somerset House, London, November 26, 2003
25. Tourists enjoy the sunset on Kovalam Beach, in the southern Indian state of Kerala on October 1, 2005. Kerala is one of the most popular tourist destinations.
26. George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River and connects New York (right) with New Jersey, visible early through the fog. Photo from Fort Lee, New Jersey, January 30, 2006.
27. A pair of swans reflected in a lake in the southern Bavarian city of Kochel, about 80 km (50 miles) south of Munich on a warm autumn day, October 14, 2005.
29. Dark clouds and a lone bird above the Millennium Wheel in London, July 8, 2004. A sharp cooling and worsening weather led to problems with transport and communications in England and Wales.
30. Indonesian villagers ride bicycles over a bamboo bridge at dawn outside the city of Yogyakarta in Central Java on July 24, 2004. The bridge was built by residents of nearby communities.
32. An Australian holds a candle on Kuta Beach while watching on the Indonesian island of Bali on October 12, 2005. Bali on Wednesday celebrated the third anniversary of a nightclub in 2002 that killed 202 people, mostly tourists, including 88 Australians.
33. Rime-covered trees among vineyards in the Alsace countryside near Strasbourg, France, January 11, 2006.
34. People on Primrose Hill watch the sun go down over London on November 16, 2003. Many Londoners went out to enjoy the cool, but sunny weather in anticipation of how the daylight hours will decrease with the onset of winter.
35. A man enjoys a sunny spring day near the southern German city of Lindau, May 8, 2005.
36. A man walks through a snowy park in Tervuren near Brussels on February 27, 2004. slowed down movement on the territory and caused delays or cancellations of flights at international airports.
38. The Cathedral of the Resurrection-on-Blood is reflected in the melting ice of the Griboedov Canal in St. Petersburg, March 10, 2004. The cathedral was built on the site of the assassination of Alexander II, who was killed in a student bombed in March 1881.
39. The lights of Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan are reflected in the East River after sunset on November 17, 2004.
40. Sunset on Uluru (Ayers Rock), about 350 kilometers (220 miles) southwest of the Australian city of Alice Springs on April 19, 2004. 40 years ago, Uluru, which belongs to the indigenous people of Australia, the people of Anangu, visited about 1000 tourists annually. Since then, about 400,000 visitors come here every year.
42. Tourists visiting sand dunes in the Moorish desert near the city of Nouakchott on July 29, 2005. Western countries will support the military junta, which initiated a bloodless coup in Mauritania, if it really ensures the holding of democratic elections.
43. A woman walks with an umbrella along the coastline of Lanikai Beach at sunrise in Kailua, Hawaii, on May 28, 2004. Hanauma Bay, located about 20 miles south of Lanikai Beach, has topped the annual ranking of Hawaii's best beaches by Stephen Lizerman, an ecologist from Florida. The beaches of Hawaii prevailed over the beaches of Florida, although there are a large number of them in the rating.
44. The British Parliament building during heavy rain in London on January 17, 2005.
45. A resident of Sri Lanka holds an umbrella while driving past a bay in the city of Kalmunai on the east coast of Sri Lanka on January 19, 2005.
46. \u200b\u200bGiant waves at the Cape Town breakwater in Bay Harbor, August 27, 2005. The height of the waves reached an estimated nine meters. Photo taken August 27, 2005.
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Often, when you look at colorful photographs from different corners of the planet, it is difficult to believe that these landscapes really exist. And so I really want to visit them all and see for yourself that they are actually so beautiful.
sitecollected for you the most impressive places on the planet. You might want to rethink your vacation plans!
Wave, Arizona, USA
Uyuni salt flats, Bolivia
Uyuni salt marsh - a dried-up salt lake in the south of the desert plain Altiplano, Bolivia. Its inner part is covered with a layer of salt 2-8 meters thick. During the rainy season, the salt marsh is covered with a thin layer of water and turns into the world's largest mirror surface.
Geyser Fly, Nevada, USA
Fly is an artificial geyser located in northwestern Nevada. It appeared due to human intervention: in 1916, a well was drilled in these places for a well, but a geothermal pocket was accidentally pierced. In 1964, boiling water began to penetrate the surface, creating an unusual landscape of minerals dissolved in water.
Hitachi Seaside Park, Japan
Hitachi Seaside National Park in eastern Japan is an amazing example of landscape design. It is known for the colorful change of seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter here have their own floral covers. By the end of spring, millions of American forget-me-nots are blooming in the park.
Red Beach, Panjin, China
The beach near Panjin is world famous for its unusual red color. The fact is that the bank of the Liaohe River is littered with seaweed. From April to May, they are of the usual green color and only by September, dying, they gradually turn bright red.
Lake in Glacier National Park, USA
The divine beauty of the lake is located in the Rocky Mountains in the US state of Montana, on the border with Canada.
Giants Road, Northern Ireland
The Giants Road is about 40,000 interconnected basalt columns that appeared after the ancient eruption of the volcano. The tops of the columns begin at the foot of the cliff and gradually disappear beneath the surface of the sea. The highest of the columns is about 12 meters in height.
Rainbow Mountains, China
100 million years ago, on the site of the mountains there was a huge pool, which gradually dried out due to high temperatures. Precipitation that remained at the bottom of the pool, in contact with the air, turned into interesting red and copper colors.
Maldives
In the Republic of Maldives, more than a thousand islands of paradise, scattered in the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. Each of the islands can be called a small miracle, preserving the pristine freshness and purity of nature.
Badab-e-Surt, Iran
Badab-e-Surt is a natural miracle located in the north of Iran. This place consists of stepped terraces of a special breed - travertine. The orange color of the terrace was obtained due to the large amount of iron oxide.
Giant Buddha, China
The Maitreya Buddha Statue in Leshan, China, is one of the highest Buddha statues on Earth. Its height is 71 meters, the height of the head is almost 15 meters, the shoulder span is almost 30 meters, the length of the toe is 8 meters, the toe is 1.6, and the length of the nose is 5.5 meters.
Lake Natron, Tanzania
Natron is a salt and alkaline lake located in northern Tanzania. Its depth does not exceed 3 meters. Due to the microorganisms that live in the lake, the salt crust covering it sometimes turns red and pink.
Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA
The canyon was so named thanks to the red-red walls that resemble the skin of an antelope.It is a giant gap in the sandy rocks that arose under the influence of water and wind.
Paddy Field Indonesia
The rice terraces in Bali, Indonesia, are stunning with their scenic beauty. It would seem simple rice sprouts, but how artistically planted. No wonder rice fields and terraces on this island attract artists and attract tourists.
Cappadocia, Turkey
Darvaza, Turkmenistan
We continue to acquaint our readers with the best contemporary photographers. Today we’ll talk about the landscape genre. So, read our review, share it with your friends and get inspired by admiring the works of masters of the landscape genre!
Dmitry Arkhipov
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A native Muscovite Dmitry Arkhipov has been fond of photography since childhood. A physicist by training, Dmitry served in the army, worked at the Space Research Institute under the Buran program, created his own well-known IT company, while continuing to improve in the field of landscape photography.
The results of his travels in 108 countries of the world were five personal exhibitions, in which Dmitry’s works were seen by more than a million people. Now Dmitry Arkhipov is a titled photographer, a member of the Union of Russian Photo Artists, winner and laureate of national and international photo contests.
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Denis Budkov is a native of Kamchatka, since 1995 he has been traveling and photographing his native land. The love of nature and the desire to show all its beauty have become an incentive to learn the basics of photography and improve skills in practice. Denis's main passion is the volcanoes that nature of Kamchatka is so rich in. The volcanic eruptions captured by him and peaceful Kamchatka landscapes have already received awards from the prestigious photo contests Best of Russia 2009, 2013, Wildlife of Russia 2011, 2013, Golden Turtle, Wildlife Photographer of the Year - 2011. Denis says that photography is a way of life for him. which is completely fine. The main thing is to wait for the right moment to take that very shot.
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Mikhail Vershinin became interested in photography as a child; I had to refuse to visit a photo studio in favor of another hobby - climbing and mountain climbing, but even on sports routes he took a camera with him. Craving for travels in the wild and a passion for filming eventually led Mikhail Vershinin to landscape photography. He explains his choice of this particular genre not only by his craving for nature, but also by his special mood, the ability to convey feelings and emotions with the help of a captured moment. Mikhail Vershinin's works have repeatedly become finalists and winners of Russian and international competitions, including National Geographic Russia 2004 and FIAP Trierenberg Super Circuit 2011 in the Night Image nomination.
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Oleg Gaponyuk, a graduate of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, lives and works in Moscow and has an unusual hobby - panoramic photography. For the sake of a good picture, he can easily go to the other end of the earth, simultaneously practicing skiing, windsurfing and diving. Despite the fact that his sports hobbies are connected with mountains, seas and oceans, in the field of photography Oleg became interested in creating spherical panoramas in the air. He actively participates in the AirPano.ru project, within the framework of which more than 1,500 bird's-eye panoramas have already been made in the most interesting cities and corners of the world. In terms of the geography of filming, the number of aerial photographs and the artistic value of the material, this project is one of the world leaders in this type of panoramic photography.
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MIPT graduate Daniil Korzhonov prefers to call himself an amateur photographer, because he simply does what he likes. Photography allowed him to combine a passion for painting and a love of travel. As a landscape photographer, he visits the most beautiful places in the world and “draws” on film what he sees. The combination of photographing with travel allows Daniel to lead an active lifestyle and express his thoughts and feelings with the help of beautiful and original shots taken both in wild places and on city streets. He advises all novice photographers to shoot as much as possible and as often as possible in order to better understand the surrounding beauty of the world.
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Vladimir Medvedev is the founder of the Club of Wildlife Photographers, a tireless traveler, a professional photographer, a winner of international competitions, including the BBC wildlife photography contest in 2012 in the Eric Hosking Portfolio Award nomination. Collaboration with wildlife reserves around the world allows Vladimir to take unique shots of the virgin world and its inhabitants. Photography according to Vladimir Medvedev is an art, and a means of understanding the world, and a means of influencing the world. It's easy to start taking pictures - you just need to buy a camera and learn from the best.
Yuri Pustovoi
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Yuri Pustovoy is a graduate of VGIK, a cameraman and director of the Odessa film studio with ten years of experience and an honored traveler photographer. His work was recognized by the jury and visitors of international exhibitions and photo contests, in the collection of awards Yuri Gold Medal of the FIAP Global Arctic Awards 2012 International Federation of Photography. Yuri Pustovoy is not only a traveler and photographer, but also an organizer of photo tours for real amateur and newcomers. The sights of the cameras of Yuri and his team get landscapes from all over the world. During the tour, Yuri shares his photographic experience, helps during the filming with advice and deed, teaches techniques for processing photographs in graphic editors.
Sergey Semenov
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Sergey Semenov became interested in photography in 2003, when a digital camera fell into his hands for the first time in his life. Since then, he not only devoted all his free time to this hobby, but also turned shooting into a profession, exchanging the career of an economist for the fate of a travel photographer. In pursuit of the most beautiful views of the land, Sergey visits the national parks of North America, the mountains of Patagonia, the icy lagoons of Iceland, the Brazilian jungle and hot deserts. He takes his favorite landscapes from a bird's eye view and is an active participant in the AirPano.ru project. In his first panorama, Sergei showed the Kremlin the way the birds see it.
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The Belarusian photographer is known as a master of the landscape genre. Like many of his colleagues, he believes that beauty is everywhere, and the photographer’s skill is to show it to the viewer. He is demanding of himself and the quality of his work. You will be surprised, but sometimes Vlad comes to the same place several times in order to achieve the necessary lighting and take a great shot. And also, Vlad has been reading our magazine for a long time and regularly shares his photos with our entire audience.
Alexey Suloev
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Alexey Suloev got his first camera at the age of seven and quickly got used to taking pictures of everything around him, all the more so since his hobby for tourism allowed him to find himself in the most unusual places in the Caucasus, the Pamirs and the Tien Shan that had not been mastered by man. Gradually, tourist trips turned into real photo travels. In pursuit of unusual personnel, Alexey has already visited more than a hundred countries, the geography of his trips includes the most inaccessible and untouched places of our planet from the North to the South Pole. Alexey removes because he cannot describe in words the beauty and diversity of the earth. He generously shares everything he sees with his viewers, so that everyone can find creative inspiration in the inexhaustibility of nature
James Coleman is an American artist who collaborated with the most famous Walt Disney animation studio in the camp. That is why his landscapes are very similar to the fabulous pictures from the children's book. And this is true, because the artist painted his paintings thanks only to his boundless and amazing imagination, without going to the park or garden, all the masterpieces were painted in his living room. And let all these beautiful places not really exist, but they are fantastically beautiful. They cause real aesthetic pleasure.
Thomas Kinkade
The creator of a magical world, a winter fairy tale and just a real brush genius, the American artist Thomas Kinkade amazes art lovers with his winter, festive and fabulously beautiful landscapes. Its main feature was the use of pastel colors and brilliant glare in his works, and also, he often painted on various Christian themes, thereby showing people that faith and goodness are real miracles. The master’s works are the most popular in America to this day, because everyone can afford them, since they are often printed on postcards and puzzles. Kincaid also has urban landscapes, but, by the way, see for yourself.
James Lee
James Lee, an American artist with Korean roots, draws a rainbow, or rather, the world of the rainbow. All his paintings are filled with bright colors, light and brilliance, American landscapes seem to be transferred to the east. Sharp colors and contrasting shades fill the work of James Lee with optimism and limitless positive.
Alexander Bolotov
The most talented Ukrainian artist living in Russia, Alexander Bolotov works in all genres. But his favorite theme is rain in the city. Unusual brush strokes, gray shades and unusual blurry images give the master's work depth and naturalness.
Jun Young Joon
Korean landscape painter Jung Young Joon loves to repeat his favorite quote: “Look around you and you will see how beautiful this world is.” He draws everything that he sees around himself, and shows people all the charm of our world and the surrounding nature. Like all eastern artists, the paintings of Jong Young Joon are full of colors and buoy, and they are also shrouded in mysterious fog and brilliance.
Albert Bierstadt - and his impudent, wild west
German artist Albert Bierstadt is the best painter depicting the wild west. Having moved to America and lived there for many years, Albert simply fell in love with the nature of this country, its canyons and waterfalls, savannas and parks. But most of all, he liked the sultry, bold, wild west, which he painted with pleasure and thanks to which he became very popular. His paintings can be called a little gloomy, as the author often used dark shades, but they did not spoil the essence of the work.
Donna Young
The artist, with her view of the art world, Donna Young, is trying to move away from the traditional use of oil and watercolors, and uses the two-dimensional space of her canvas to show the atmospheric depth of the image. The artist often uses the “reflection in water” technique, which makes her drawings three-dimensional. The colors and shades used are striking in their diversity and brightness.
Michael Humphries and its lovely rural scenery
The American artist Michael Humphries draws banal, but such lovely rural landscapes that already enchant the spirit. The main characters of his paintings are beautiful village houses, bright flower beds, lovely arches and benches at the gate. Having looked at his paintings, you begin to understand that here it is - a place in which you want to live forever. The paintings of Michael Humphries are filled with calm, kindness, tenderness and confidence in a good future.
Maria Gordeeva: “I love autumn”
An artist with Ukrainian roots Maria Gordeeva is a freelance artist who paints in any genre. Any subject is within her power, but Mary's best works are landscapes. She loves to paint autumn and everything connected with it. However, the summer landscapes from Maria Gordeeva delight: birch trees, wheat fields, lakes and meadows - this is it, our vast and beautiful homeland.
Johan Messely
Belgian artist Johan Misli paints sunny, vibrant landscapes filled with cheerfulness and optimism. His style can be called romantic realism, and the execution technique is new and unusual. Beautiful courtyards are filled with flowers - this is what his story is about. If you are in a bad mood, we have a cure for this diagnosis. And these are pictures of a Belgian genius. From one glance, the mood rises, and the soul is filled with light, positive and joy ...
Russian artist Alexander Milyukov paints mainly sea landscapes, since he loves water and everything connected with it from early childhood. The sea, sun and sand, beautiful beaches and verandas overlooking the sea landscapes, flowers and seagulls, as well as a sense of anxiety, excitement and genuine interest - this is what is depicted on his canvases. And there is no point in talking about bright colors and skillful execution, you just need to see for yourself what we offer you.
Another talented Russian landscape painter Vasily Peshkun deserves to be on our list of brilliant artists. He uses a peculiar technique of applying strokes and unusual color combinations, which make his work very harmonious and not typical, but no less charming. And how skillfully he plays with light and shadow, this is one sight for sore eyes! In general, see for yourself.
Karl Flieher
Austrian artist Kari Flisher painted exclusively mountains, he adored them. How many greatness, seriousness and severity are in them. They are impregnable on the one hand, and attract to themselves like a magnet - on the other. The artist depicted his Alps more than once, but each time he was like the first, and each picture was different from the previous one. When you look at its mountain landscapes, you can feel fresh and clean alpine air.
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