The abstract signs in geometric ornamentation of Ukrainian Pysanky

Authors

  • Antonina Dubrivna National Academy of Managerial Staff of Culture and Arts, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32461/2226-3209.3.2016.138970

Keywords:

geometric ornaments, Pysanky, Easter egg painting, abstract sign, colour, creativity of colour, creativity of form, style, abstract art, Ukrainian folk art culture

Abstract

Purpose of the work is to analyse the historical and cultural prerequisites of formation and development of abstract art in Ukraine through the example of abstract signs, manifested in geometric patterns of Ukrainian Pysanky. Methodology of the research is the use of formal and comparative methods for studying the colors and their combining, identifying abstract elements of geometric ornamentation of Ukrainian Pysanky, compositional motifs, images etc. Scientific novelty lies in the analysis of the origins of abstract art in Ukraine through the example of authentic works of Ukrainian folk art culture. This has made it possible to reveal the main, historically linked, artistic and symbolic components. Conclusions. The study of geometric ornamentation of Ukrainian Pysanky shows that the selection of colours and their combinations, crystallized during centuries in folk art, together combined with the archaic geometric forms has laid the foundation for style forming component of modern Ukrainian abstract art.

Downloads

Published

2016-10-21

Issue

No. 3 (2016)

Section

Articles

License

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).