NATIONAL IDENTITY IN CONTEMPORARY UKRAINIAN FINE ART: THE INFLUENCE OF TRADITIONS AND INNOVATIONS

Abstract

The phenomenon of the manifestation of national identity in the context of modern Ukrainian fine art is studied using the example of the works of Olga Haydamaka and Oleg Shuplyak. The basis of the study is the analysis of how traditional Ukrainian motifs and images are transformed by modern artists, creating new forms of expression of national consciousness, especially in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
National identity is one of the key factors affecting the development of modern Ukrainian art. Traditional images and symbols, on the one hand, serve as a solid foundation for artistic creativity, and on the other hand, they become the object of new interpretations and experiments. There is also a certain historical and cultural connection between the ideological visions of the Baroque era and the present. In particular, this is noticeable in the actualization of the image of Hryhoriy Skovoroda and his philosophical and aesthetic ideas and views, which, in particular, was embodied in her work by Olga Haydamaka. She also actively popularizes Ukrainian traditional costumes and female and mythological images through her work. Oleg Shupliak, among other things, actualized the plots and images of mythology, adapting them to the realities of the Russian-Ukrainian war and created a number of original works of art, in which the historical and cultural traditions of the Ukrainian people are recorded in a visual form.
Modern Ukrainian artists actively use the possibilities of modern art to express their national identity, creating original and relevant works.