Transposition of Folk Decorative Painting in the Modern Urban Environment in Ukraine

Abstract

The aim of the article is to explore sources that highlight the importance of aesthetic design of the city, to analyze the current state of folk decorative painting in the urban environment in Ukraine, in particular, its changes and transformations, as well as the use of folk painting in murals in particular technological aspects. Research methodology. The following research methods were used to achieve the goal and solve the tasks: analytical (to study the scientific literature and sources), deductive (to summarize based on the above statements), inductive (to summarize empirical data based on logical assumptions from specific to general), as well as empirical research methods – comparison and generalization. The scientific novelty of the article is the study of the aesthetic design of the city in general and the use of Ukrainian decorative painting in the context of creating a modern image based on national identity. It is important to conduct a comparative analysis of the murals already available in the urban space, which are based on elements of Petrykivka and Samchykivka paintings, as well as the art of Maria Primachenko. Based on the analysis and identification of the degree of harmony of murals with the environment, it was found out what guidelines designers should follow in the future to create a harmonious space of the city. Conclusions. In Ukraine, along with the popularization of murals, there is an active introduction of folk techniques and elements that meet the requirements of the time, return to national traditions and the process of awareness of national self-identification. As a result of the analysis of examples of application of a national decorative list in aesthetic registration of the city we come to a conclusion that not all of them present successful transposition of traditions into modern design. Ukrainian painting in its original form look organic in the environment in which it had originated, namely in the interior and exterior of rural houses, because it has a visual continuation of the motifs of nature. Therefore, the graffiti that depicts transformed elements of folk painting and a synthesis of traditions with modern trends look best in an urban environment. In addition, the study identified a problem of inconsistency between certain murals and the environment in which they are placed, resulting in a disharmonious effect. Therefore, in transposing folk decorative painting into the urban space, it is important to take into account the environment, in which it is planned to apply the painting, in particular, the composition of the urban landscape from different angles, as well as its colors in general.