Петриківка – давній осередок витинанки в Україні
Petrykivka, an ancient centre of paper cutting art in Ukraine

Summary/Abstract: While studying the Ukrainian folk art, it is important to explore artistic traditions of individual centres. The article considers traditional motifs and compositions of folk paper-cutting art pieces, common in the village of Petrykivka (Dnipropetrovsk Region), an ancient core of paper-cutting art. Such home paper decorations have become widespread in the centre since the late XIXth to early XXth centuries. Among the well-known masters – fellow villagers who created paper cutting art pieces were Vasyl Vovk, Pelaheya Hlushchenko, Hanna Hrechanova, Antonina Avdieyenko, Nataliya Avdieyenko and other masters. The auctorial paper cutting art pieces under study demonstrates the combination of deep traditions of folk art and personal aesthetic tastes of each of the artists, which determined each time a distinct unique style. It is important that they have been passing on their experience to next generations. It is important that modern masters continue to pass on their experience to next generations.

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