Henri Rousseau and Porfiry Fedorin: a Comparative Study of Motor Profiles

Abstract

The article discusses the reasons for the similarity of the painting manner of artists, where the works of Henri Rousseau and Porfiry Fedorin are used as an example. This similarity is explained by the coincidence of the motor profiles of the both artists. The structure of motor profiles is described, it is shown how it is displayed in the drawing activity. The resources through which individual differences are realized (and, on the contrary, similarities are formed) in the work of different artists are examined.