IAMAQ MAGAZINE Part III | Page 361

“Travel helps to understand the beauty of space

and the pricelessness of time ”[5].

Learning new things is necessary for a creative person to develop artistic potential. This is especially important for creative people who create and create a new reality in their works. In order for an artist to develop, he must constantly study and develop, show his works at international exhibitions, participate in plein-airs, get acquainted with artists from other countries of the world, study new aesthetic trends in art, visit museums and world galleries, and travel. In this regard, the ideas of Quantum art, reflecting the state of the universe, the subtle relationship between art and the creator, are unusually interesting and relevant. “Traveling is what a real artist (creative person) should do, because this is real art - a precious stone that the traveler must subsequently process” (Freya Stark) [5]. Traveling immerses a person in a creative environment to acquire new impressions, emotions, knowledge, and reveal their own creative potential. In a creative environment, it is not only more interesting to study and comprehend new knowledge, but also to generate emerging creative ideas, to fill your soul with new meanings. Travels inspire and develop the artist, give an extraordinary creative impulse for the creation of new works of painting and graphics, both real and conceptual, avant-garde art. Often, travel notes taken while traveling develop into a series of works of art. Creative ideas that arise while listening to music, watching works of art, communicating with fine art masters and with colleagues in the creative workshop from around the world help in choosing your own path in art. It is also necessary for an artist to receive approval, reasonable criticism, to feel a sense of interest in his work from the audience.

Participation in international projects, exhibitions, competitions, trips to international plein airs is a responsible job for any artist, young or mature master. It so happened that when an artist shows his work, he represents his country. And these are not just lofty phrases, they really are, because international cooperation in the field of art and culture is able to solve many delicate political issues of interaction between countries, to tune in the mood of friendship and cooperation. Creative people from different countries easily understand each other, even if they do not speak the same language. Art is becoming a common language, and this language is universal and brings artists to a special wave of creative communication and interaction.

During my artistic and creative development, I traveled many countries that left a lot of impressions of culture, customs, communication with artists and ordinary people. I have been to China, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Romania, Finland, Norway, Sweden, France, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Italy. From each creative trip, I brought new ideas for creating paintings, life sketches, which grew into a series of works for personal exhibitions, new friends and much more, this changed the artistic side of my life, and not only the artistic one. Of course, I shared my impressions of the trips with my students, which inspired them to make new plans of their own in art.

IAMAQ Magazine 3/2020