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Creating a sculpture, the master, as the true creators, very attentive to the choice of material, corresponding to their plan. Brown calcite for images of raccoon, golden honey selenite - for squirrels or white anhydrite - for the polar bear to represent only the first steps towards the creation of sculptural design, helping the viewer to quickly determine depicted creature. But then the artist shows the audience the most typical in the habits, the nature of the animal by means of sculptural forms, which, as a rule, there are no unnecessary parts. Sculptures by artists of this craft quite free to move, have different scales: a few enlarged and very unique work performed by the chamber in a series of birds and little animals. Individual work with the image of man as expressive and unique, as traditionally prevailing animalistic plastic.

Works Kungur factory of artistic goods, also located in the Perm region, akin to the activity of the Ural stone-cutters. " Their sculptures are still gravitate to the small size and some detail, giving a more detailed description of the image of animals and birds. The static figures offset by the development of parts and the identification of decorative qualities of stone, for example, combining polished and matte surfaces him.

Master artists and companies are constantly working on updating the range of utilitarian and decorative items, consistent with the new demands of modern life. Vases, candlesticks, lamps, night light, decorative trays simple forms are complemented by relief carving, and sometimes parts of the metal, creating an effective contrast with the light stone.

Factory "Bornukovskaya cave" of Nizhny Novgorod (Gorky) area - fishing, which prompted the organization of local stone reserves. The local anhydrite, white with a golden hue, and sharpness of different veins, well connected with the images of decorative sculptures. He is handsome and toilet boxes, vases, small size, made on the basis of turning. Utilitarian and decorative items are manufactured without threads. Their volume and surface sufficiently attractive natural structure of a natural pattern.

Animalistic sculpture stone carvers marked predilection for images, typical of folk sculpture in wood, ceramics. Favorite pictures horse, bear, lion. The sculptural form of these soft, generalized. Figures cubs are cheerful and naive and recall the ubiquitous image of a bear from Bogorodsk wooden toys, sculptures. The craft, which arose in 1930 on the basis of extraction and processing of alabaster, as artistic production began to take shape under the influence of Ural stone centers. The first samples and the first masters from which to start a new fishery, were from the Urals.

The current situation of fisheries is complicated by the fact that yields soft stone in the local caves are almost exhausted. Many years of work performed from imported raw materials - gypsum Krasnodar Territory.

Otradnoe factory masonry products and Hadzhohsky Plant Russian gems "- two new fisheries on art stone processing softwood. His holdings in the Krasnodar region have opened production of artistic products. The ancient culture of the Northern Caucasus has left a remarkable legacy in the form of objects made of metal, wood. Strong drawings generalized plant motifs, images, half-fantastic animals inspire contemporary artists to create things, approaching laconicism and expressive art objects of past eras. Their conditions dictate and material. Two types of soft stone - plaster in shades of white and pink to dark brown, and calcite from light yellow to brown with the veins in each unique piece - adjust to preserve the natural beauty of the material, and therefore are not attracted to sculpture. For the most part utilitarian items rather strict forms and proportions with laconic carved ornament: decorative vases, dishes, trays, bowls, lamps, carved from local stone.

Tuva masonry fishing develops deep and strong tradition of creating small sculptures from agalmatolita. This type of stone softwood has a very calm pastel shade, which, as it were gently mixed light gray and pinkish-brown color. Depending on the method of finishing the sculpture is actively showing the color of the stone, it seems completely colorless.

Works Tuvan masters retain affection sculptures of the ancient rituals and rites. Of the motives of their sculptures are dragons, spirits, like the lions and other predators. Their images are canonized, but have many options. Performance of them in the stone marked the extraordinary care and clarity. In sculpture, always expressive relations carved detail with a smooth surface, creating a decorative sharpness even in the works of small size. Dragons strictly subordinated to the silhouette solution composition and often richly covered with ornamental carvings.

The real world of animals, which are well-known masters of most of the Tuvan small plastics. Bulls and camels, horses and steppe sheep-herders and horsemen of the children depicted in the free, natural movements that demonstrate the power of observation masters, their ability to reflect through the sculptural image of a major particle life. Still images of humans and animals are the basis for creating chess pieces.

In the development of the traditions of their national art sculpture masters Tuva boldly extends the sections of small plastic forms and update the expressive means of art processing of stone.