ANTHROPOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE STUDY OF UKRAINIAN ART CULTURE AS A PHENOMENON OF WORLD CULTURE
Abstract
The article analyses the main factors that influenced the understanding of the peculiarities of the implementation of the Ukrainian mentality in art culture in the historical projection. The research provides an understanding of anthropological factors and processes, which makes it possible to generalise the idea of the human model and the world model, and to define the concept of the cultural genetic code.
Methodology. The anthropological foundations of the study of Ukrainian art culture as a phenomenon of world culture allow us to come to an understanding of the specifics of the processes by which certain artifacts embody the model of the
world and the image of a person inherent in a particular national culture. The idea of a human model and a world model is generated in samples of art culture, including folk and professional culture, in the form of a kind of art genetic code, the
definition of which requires decoding and interpretation. In our opinion, the concept of the art genetic code should be considered on the basis of the idea of the genetic code of a nation, which is extremely popular today. The genetic code of
Ukrainians includes the language, the embroidered shirt «Vyshyvanka», the headscarf, and even the indomitable spirit of struggle. Similarly to the genetic code of a nation, which is embedded at a deep psychological level and is constantly reflected in many aspects of the life of the nation's representatives, embodying its main axiological principles, the art genetic code is represented in artistic examples and through the means of artistic expression models the artist's way of seeing the world and his or her system of values. The artist himself, whether collective or individual, reflects in his works the world model that exists in the social environment of a certain nation and a certain historical period. However, as in the genetic code, these representations are stable, slow-moving, and change very slowly in historical projection under the influence of significant social and cultural events, social disasters and explosions, revolutions, or other upheavals. In general, the artistic and genetic code embodies the national mentality and is based on national archetypes, so it is worth looking for the embodiment of the archetypes of the national mentality in the texts of art culture.
Scientific novelty. The content of Ukrainian art culture in the historical projection in the context of anthropological principles appears as a kind of art and genetic code, which, like the genetic code of the nation, is embedded at a deep
psychological level and is represented in art examples. Through the means of artistic expression, the art genetic code models the artist's worldview and system of values. With this approach, a musical work appears as a reflection of the world model that exists in the social environment of a certain nation and a certain historical period. At the same time, the art and genetic code is the embodiment of the national mentality based on national archetypes, which, in turn, are embodied in musical texts.
Results. Thus, the study of the peculiarities of the mentality of a particular nation provides answers to a number of questions about understanding the processes of the past, awareness of the events of the present and forecasts for
future development. The slow change of mentality allows it to be imprinted in the samples of art culture, in particular, literature, fine arts, music and in the emotional form of communication with contemporaries and descendants. A person
socialized in a particular national culture absorbs its main archetypes, so his or her personal mentality embodies the mentality of the nation, rooted in the subconscious depths of its psyche.
