Hrygorii Synytsia’s school of coloristic painting

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the creative contribution of Hrygori Synytsia, an honored artist of Ukraine, laureate of Taras Shevchenko state prize, to the development of theoretical basis of formation of modern Ukrainian national painting. Artist was concerned with the question of developmental ways of Ukrainian art. Having received art education at the M. Boychuk's Studio of monumental painting, H. Synytsia saw the primary task in the development of this school’s traditions. He enriched the teaching of M. Boychuk with his own theory of color. The article explores the genesis of the term "color"; the characteristics of terms used by H. Synytsia "coloristic painting" and "tone painting" is given. The foundation of coloristic painting is a color, color as a basis of artistic image construction. A critical component of a coloristic painting founded by H. Synytsia is traditional Ukrainian art. The artist determines that only a color painting can embody the national characteristics of artistic thinking, to give impetus to the development of modern Ukrainian painting. H. Synytsia explains that shaped coloring does not exist in nature, it has certain laws of construction. A colour that embodies the artistic image is based on color relationships and interactions: the interpenetration of dark and light spots, warm and cool colors, and as a result it creates harmony. The artist finds the confirmation of his theory in philosophy, in its universal laws of nature. H. Synytsia sees the development of coloristic traditions of Ukrainian art in the works of folk artists. The main distinguishing features of the new direction, which was called ”the national Ukrainian coloristic school of modern national painting", were defined in the article. The analysis of the most significant works by H. Synytsia, in which the principles of artistic image were embodied, was given.