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/^t/The second argument confirming that the art of painting is almost dead comes from the observations of the artistic scene all around the world. The objects produced by contemporary artists are very rarely paintings. For centuries painting was the form of art and, most probably, people got tired with it. They wanted something new, something more convincing and up-to-date. In their search of a more creative means of expression painters constantly developed their techniques. At the turn of the nineteenth and the twentieth century a revelation came: the birth of film and the growing popularity of photography opened new horizons to all artists. Since then, such innovations as collages, installations and videos have become accepted, well-known and widely used as a means of expression.