Reminiscence as instrument in representation of the Biblical characters and subjects in the Ukrainian art of the late 20th – beginning of the 21st century Cover Image

РЕМІНІСЦЕНЦІЯ ЯК ІНСТРУМЕНТ ХУДОЖНЬОЇ РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦІЇ БІБЛІЙНИХ ОБРАЗІВ ТА СЮЖЕТІВ У ТВОРЧОСТІ УКРАЇНСЬКИХ МИТЦІВ: кінець ХХ – початок ХХІ ст.
Reminiscence as instrument in representation of the Biblical characters and subjects in the Ukrainian art of the late 20th – beginning of the 21st century

Author(s): Oleksandra Osadcha
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Theology and Religion
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: reminiscence; contemporary Ukrainian art; Christian theme. Postmodernism; canon of icon painting;

Summary/Abstract: Purpose of the article. The paper features the role of reminiscence as one of the artistic strategies; which is widely used by the contemporary Ukrainian artists in the works dedicated to the Christian theme. The methodology of the research is connected with the systematic principle; on which base the iconographic; comparative and formal methods have been applied. Scientific novelty. For the first time; the article highlights the specifics of the reminiscence’s interaction with traditions of the Christian; sacred art; namely the canon of icon painting; analyzed by the works of the artists from Kharkiv; Lviv; and Lutsk. Conclusions. Reminiscence as an artistic method and its representation in the works devoted to the religious topic has been considered. Specific attention was paid to the connection of reminiscence and the category of ‘memory.’

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 249-253
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Ukrainian
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