«SEVERE STYLE» IN SOVIET PAINTING IN THE 1950S-1960S.

Abstract

The article presents a general description of such a phenomenon in the Soviet fine arts as «severe style», explains its naming through a description of the history of its appearance in art criticism articles in relation to the works of some Soviet artists, among which are the Smolin brothers, Viktor Popkov, Geliy Korzhev, Pavel Nikonov , Nikolai Andronov. The paintings of these authors were selected as representatives of the «severe style» in order to conduct a philosophical and art history analysis, the results of which made it possible to draw conclusions about the essential characteristics of artistic images within this trend in art.