ІСТОРИКО-КУЛЬТУРОЛОГІЧНА РЕТРОСПЕКТИВА ФОРМУВАННЯ ОБРАЗОТВОРЧОГО МИСТЕЦТВА В МАРІУПОЛІ

Abstract

The article attempts to analyze the formation and development of fine art in the city of Mariupol. It provides historical background regarding the activities of artists whose lives and works are connected with Mariupol. The author in particular thoroughly studied the characteristic features of the works by Arkhip Kuindzhi is an artistic symbol of Mariupol, described his creative progress and artistic heritage. In addition, the paper attempts to analyze the works by Oleksandr Mogilevskyi, Viktor Arnautov, Albert Makhotin, Serhiy Barannik, etc. The study gives the characteristics of the fine art of the city in the modern period, describes the creative heritage of the most famous artists of Mariupol in the late 20th century – early 21st century (Halyna Harkina, Volodymyr Miski-Ohlu, Pavlo Ponomarenko, Oksana Pehotska, Oleksandr Bondarenko, etc.). The author highlights specific features of the creative methods and searches of modern Mariupol artists, depicts their educational activities. The article gives considerable attention to the educational activities of art institutions in Mariupol, characterizes the work of the Art School of the City Council in Mariupol, the Art School in Mariupol named after Arkhip Kuindzhi, the ART-Center Institution, the Sova Art Center, describes the activities of the Mariupol-87 creative association, which united avant-garde artists. The research indicates that the fine art is actively developing in Mariupol; it is diverse and rich in terms of subjects and creative methods. Key words: fine art, historical retrospective, painting, watercolor, oil paints, easel painting, landscape, still life, art education, creative method, realism, modernism.