Body as a medium in the works of Maria Kylikovska

Abstract

The article considers the topic of the body in art, its methods of use and the problem of its theoretical elaboration. The aim of the article is to study the body as a medium in the works of Maria Kulikovska. The choice of Maria Kulikowska’s work is not accidental, because she used the body both as a medium and as a pictorial object in one work, where we can observe exactly how these methods are combined. Also, Maria Kulikovska uses different visual categories of body, gender and context, sometimes combining them. The article marked the beginning of a certain systematization: the body is divided by visual categories, by sex / gender and by the context in which this body is used. The body-medium, which is the material in the work and participates in the creation of the works of art, and the body-pictorial, that is, what is reflected on the canvas, in sculpture, architecture, and so on. The article proves that the theme of the body in art is important and needs further study, systematization and establishment of new terms.