Historical Themes in the Paintings of Oksana Poltavets-Huyda: Genre and Stylistic Features
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https://doi.org/10.32461/2226-3209.4.2023.293718Abstract
The purpose of the work is to investigate the thematic orientation of the historical genre in the work of O. Poltavets-Huyda as a representative of the modern Kyiv school of painting. The research methodology consists in the application of general scientific and special research methods, in particular, analysis, synthesis, induction and deduction, generalisation and abstraction, semitic, descriptive, which together allowed to consider the works of painting of the historical trend in the artist's work. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that for the first time the work of the modern artist O. Poltavets-Huyda became the subject of a scientific study, within which the genre and stylistic features of the series of works by O. Poltavets-Huyda "From Ukrainian Antiquity" (1998-2001) were analysed and revealed), a historical portrait in the series of works "Portraits of Contemporaries and Prominent People of Ukraine (2000-2001), other works covering different periods of Ukrainian history. Conclusions. As a result of the conducted research, it was established that O. Poltavets-Huyda belongs to the generation of modern representatives of easel painting of the Kyiv art school. The creative work of the artist includes, among other things, works of a historical genre orientation, representing the thematic picture of the Cossack period in the series of works "From Ukrainian Antiquity", as well as other works: "People's Avengers", "Grand Duke's Hunt in Russia" (both 1980), "Oath of I. Mazepa for loyalty to Ukraine" (2012), "Portrait of Pylyp Orlyk, creator of the First Constitution of Ukraine" (2012), "Will. Dignity. Eternity" (2016). Plot-wise and thematically, in her works, O. Poltavets-Huyda focused on presenting a holistic image of a historical personality, conveying the character and aristocratic features of outstanding figures of history and culture, as well as contemporaries. The work of O. Poltavets-Guyda belongs to the samples of the Kyiv school of Ukrainian historical painting, representing the author's decoding and interpretation of significant historical events and figures from different periods of Ukrainian history.
Keywords: historical painting, Kyiv school of painting, O. Poltavets-Huyda, Kyiv Art Institute, thematic historical painting, historical portrait, historical figures.
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