THE SYMBOLIC LANGUAGE OF ARCHETYPAL HARMONY COLOURS
IN THE PAINTING OF KYIV ARTISTS OF THE LATE XX – EARLY XXI CENTURY

Article in the scientific journal

Author Iryna Baltaziuk “The symbolic language of archetypal harmony colours in the painting of Kyiv artists of the late XX – early XXI century”. Humanities science current issues: Interuniversity collection of Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University Young Scientists Research Papers. Drohobych: Publishing House “Helvetica”, 2022. Issue 47. Vol. 1. P. 65 – 71. DOI: 10.24919/2308-4863/47-1-10

Іryna BALTAZIUK,
orcid.org/0000-0003-0188-6096

“The article focuses on the symbolic language of basic colours – white, black and gray; preconditions for the formation of the hierarchical structure of the colours of archetypal harmony, their impact on the modern language of painting

The definition of the symbolic language of colour is due to the understanding of its role in art and culture, the manifestation
of its genesis through – spiritual or everyday. Based on the important role of sacred content in determining the hierarchy
of colours, the symbolic meaning of white, black, and gray is clarified on the example of the works of Kyiv artists –
I. Pylypenko, A. Kryvolap, V. Gurin, and others. In the balance of these colours, gray symbolizes the beginning and the
end, inspiring artists to philosophical search

The development of individual creativity is often shaped by artistic trends, which in turn reveal the role of colour in
relation to culture, and because of assimilation of works to the cultural trend from which the artist draws inspiration.
Contemporary art is an environment of mixing modern and archaic cultures, for which the scale of sacred colours is more
subject to the individual preferences of the author or audience than traditional principles. The connection with ancestors
for the Ukrainian people is not an abstract concept, its power is passed down through generations, and despite the
prevalence of the world spiritual, the former retains a sacred tone, which in turn is reflected in colour.

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The symbol plays
a joining link between people and art, faith and religion, nature, and science, finding ways to connect each of these bases
in the harmonious unity of culture. The issue of colour semantics in the modern context, namely communication with the
audience, is becoming one of the main, which requires constant research in the field of public relations, the art of which
is becoming increasingly relevant.

The purpose of the article is to reveal the historical prerequisites
the formation of a symbolic language of colours of archetypal harmony, which serve as a connecting link
in the analysis of painting by Kyiv artists of the late XXth century –
the beginning of the XXI century.