ACADEMIC AND REALISTIC METHODS OF PLASTIC EXPRESSION IN THE WORK OF ARSEN SAVADOV

Abstract

The goal is to reveal the peculiarities of the use of realistic and academic painting by Arsen Savadov in his creative works, sir. 1990s – 2010s. To determine the main formal and compositional principles and trace the process of development and transformation of the artist’s creative method in the painting of the specified period. Methodology. In the course of the research, a comprehensive approach was applied, including inductive, descriptive, comparative, chronological, and source studies methods, as well as art analysis of visual sources. The results. A formal and compositional analysis of the author’s stage works during the specified period was carried out. The process of transformation of compositional methods and elements is revealed, and the main stylistic features of the studied works are also determined. The role of the method of realistic and academic writing is traced, and characteristic stylistic features of the artist’s painting work are revealed. Scientific novelty: The work of the famous contemporary Ukrainian artist Arsen Savadov is examined in this article for the first time from the point of view of the influence and application of the methods of realistic and academic painting. The features of Arsen Savadov’s painting style, which demonstrates artistic and symbolic transformations during the specified period of the artist’s work, are defined and characterized. Practical significance. Given the existence of a small number of studies devoted to the work of Arsen Savadov, this article complements the understanding of the process of formation of the painting of one of the most prominent figures of the New Wave and modern Ukrainian art. Research materials can also be used as justification for the relevance of using traditional artistic practices and methods in the creation of modern works of art.