ARTUR ORLYONOV'S WORK IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN HISTORICAL BATTLE PAINTING Cover Image

ТВОРЧІСТЬ АРТУРА ОРЛЬОНОВА В КОНТЕКСТІ РОЗВИТКУ СУЧАСНОГО ІСТОРИЧНО-БАТАЛЬНОГО ЖИВОПИСУ
ARTUR ORLYONOV'S WORK IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN HISTORICAL BATTLE PAINTING

Author(s): Serhii Lytvyn
Subject(s): Visual Arts, Military history
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: historical and battle painting; Kyiv school of painting; artist Artur Orlionov; National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture; composition; stylistic dominants; battles; historical figures;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to examine the creative work of the artist Artur Orlionov in the context of the development of contemporary historical and battle painting, focusing on the themes and series of works, general techniques and methods of artistic representation. The research methodology consists in the application of general scientific and special research methods, in particular, analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, generalisation and abstraction, rerview and analysis, description and comparison, which helped to analyse the works of A. Orlionov. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that for the first time the work of the contemporary Kyiv artist A. Orlionov became the subject of a scientific study, within which the generalisation and a brief systematisation of the thematic focus of artistic works were carried out, as well as the historical and artistic dominants of the works, stylistic features of the construction were determined. Conclusions. As a result of the conducted research, it was established that A. Orlionov belongs to the generation of contemporary artists of the historical and battle genre, representing the Kyiv school of painting. His creative work reflects a significant chronological range of Ukrainian history, starting with Kyivan Rus, the Ukrainian Middle Ages, the Cossack era, the Liberation Movement and the modern period. According to the plot and number of works, they can be combined into separate series. In terms of the plot, A. Orlionov's works include depictions of battle scenes, thematic paintings of historical significance, portraits of outstanding figures of Ukrainian history. A. Orlionov's work belongs to modern examples of Ukrainian historical and battle painting, which, based on the study of numerous sources and facts, contains the author's understanding and interpretation of important historical events and figures of different periods of Ukrainian history.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 105-110
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Ukrainian
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