ЕТНОМЕНТАЛЬНИЙ АСПЕКТ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ ХУДОЖНЬОЇ КУЛЬТУРИ 60-Х РОКІВ ХХ СТОЛІТТЯ

Abstract

The author considers the topicality of the appeal to the problem of ethnomental aspect of Ukrainian art culture of the 1960s – socalled generation of sixties. The goal of the representatives of the artistic movement of the “sixties” was the combination of Western European and national traditions and the presentation of Ukrainian art at the world art scene. In the author’s opinion, the main task is finding out the causal connections between Ukrainian art culture of the 60s of the 20th century and mentality as the way of cultural identity realization.Conditions of the development of Ukrainian art culture in the 60s of the 20th century positively influenced the spiritual atmosphere, stimulated creative and cultural life, furthered the increase of interest in the history of Ukraine, its culture and traditions, customs, language. The basis of ideological principles of the “sixties” is the recognition of freedom in all its manifestations: freedom of conscience, freedom of thought, freedom of nation. Ukrainian folklore was one of the sources of creativity. The artists actively adopted and rethought folk motives and images, used folk-song means and techniques of image creation. In spite of the state directive to form the thesis about the equality of all “Soviet people” in the public consciousness, the specifics of Ukrainian mentality with its main directive of “cordocentricity” caused an appeal to the irrational, unconscious element in the very phenomenon. Mental factors are the criterion of one ethnic group’s interest in the acquiring cultural and intellectual heritage of other ethnic group for a complete social and cultural integration into the civilized space. They are also a means of personal spiritual enrichment. Therefore, the entry of Ukraine into the world civilized circle does not deny Ukrainian identity, it occurs through the integration of ethnic and universal human values and meanings.