Stylistic peculiarities of decorative and applied art of Ukrainian Cossacks

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Stylistic peculiarities of decorative and applied art of Ukrainian Cossacks

Journal Title: Science and Education a New Dimension - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 168

Abstract

The features of monuments of Cossack applied arts thanks to which one could affirm about its authenticity and originality are examined. It is under consideration a common direction of applied arts of Cossacks such as manufacturing and painting of chests and sacred painting. It was proved that the decorative and applied arts of the Ukrainian Cossacks in the XVII–XVIII centuries were created on Prydniprovia and these arts were a striking example of a syncretic mix of ancient foundations of Ukrainian ethnic culture, local artistic traditions, and sacred foundations of the Cossack brotherhood and aesthetic features of the Cossack Baroque. The author concludes that in the ornamental and composition solution of Cossack decorative and applied arts in the XVII–XVIII centuries that was created by the Ukrainian Cossacks syncretic combination of the original folk foundations of Ukrainian traditional culture was expressively reproduced with taking into account local peculiarities, religious principles and aesthetic features of the Cossack Ba- roque. The author asserts that in the decorative and applied arts of the Ukrainian Cossacks both a unique technical performance and original artistic authenticity that is vividly reflected in ornamental, coloristic and composition peculiarities of articles that were wide- spread in the Cossack life in the XVII–XVIII centuries are clearly presented.

Authors and Affiliations

V. M. Pishchanska

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EP ID EP495917
DOI 10.31174/SEND-HS2018-168VI27-02
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