The Cultural Phenomenon of Artworks in Hot Enamel Technique

Abstract

The article explores the phenomenon of the emergence of artistic enamel as a medium for standalone easel works during the Soviet and later Russian period in contemporary Russian history, tracing the historical development of this art throughout several decades of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and explores its origins and perspectives. The work of outstanding Russian enamel artists, founders of different schools of hot enamel, which influenced the formation and development of the author’s artistic enamel is highlighted. This analysis demonstrates the potential of the hot enamel technique in a wide range of artistic works, both in its dimensions (from miniature to monumental works) and its range of subjects and styles. Hot enamel has proven itself to be a versatile medium and is being embraced by creative artists in search of new materials and techniques. Hot enamel in Russia was influenced both by international artistic developments and by Russian trends and stylistic explorations, finding inspiration in other types of art and the contemporary art scene.