Ukrainian Nonconformism of 1970s–1980s in European Artistic Tradition

Abstract

The purpose of the article is through clarification of the «nonconformism» concept, to prove the appropriateness of using the term «trans-avant-garde» when describing the stylistics of the works of Ukrainian artists of the 1970s and 1980s, for whom the «canons» of socialist realism were foreign and unacceptable. Research methods are based on the fundamental principles of art analysis with the involvement of interdisciplinary connections (psychology, cultural studies, and philosophy). The method of epistemological analysis is used in the process of clarifying the concepts of a number of art historical concepts. System-analytical and comparative-historical methods are used to identify the Ukrainian artistic tradition as a special phenomenon of the European context. The scientific novelty of the study consists in clarifying the definition of the «nonconformism» concept, in substantiating it as a cultural and social phenomenon, and in proving the legality of using the term «transavant-garde» in relation to the stylistic definition of the works of Ukrainian nonconformist artists of the 1970s and 1980s. Conclusions. Having analysed the phenomenon of «nonconformism», having revealed its significance as a cultural and social movement of those who disagreed with the totalitarian system of Soviet society, the feasibility of using the concept of «trans-avant-garde» in relation to the works of Ukrainian artists of the 1970s and 1980s was established in connection with the fact that, like their Western European colleagues, they continued to develop in their work the significant achievements of domestic avant-garde artists of the first third of the 20th century.

Key words: non-conformism, archetype, tradition, image, trans-avant-garde.