Cultural directions of the activities of the graphic artists of Kamiants-Podilsky in the 20th century

Abstract

It is common knowledge that the importance of individual creative personalities is often greater than that of some artistic movements or currents.  During the 20th century a graphic school of regional importance was formed on the territory of the city of Kamianets-Podilsky, whose representatives made an invaluable contribution not only to the development of graphics in the studied areas, but also to the artistic culture of the region.

The diverse cultural activities of graphic artists Dmytro Bryk, Arkady Danylyuk, Zbigniev Gaikh, Volodymyr Hagenmeister, Serhiy Kukuruza, Anatoliy Luchka, Oleksandr Myronyuk, Borys Neghoda, Volodymyr Sichynskyi and were carried out in parallel with graphic creativity, and sometimes directly through the means of graphics. Already from the beginning of the 20th century. It is possible to observe how peculiar means and methods of introducing Podil art into the culture of the people arose and developed in the studied areas, how each of the above-mentioned artists popularized the results of their own explorations and achievements not only among the intelligentsia and artistic circles, but also among people far from the artistic environment.

Artists took part in exhibition activities and were active participants in museum work. Their artistic work was closely intertwined with pedagogical work, which gives grounds to state the fact of their direct participation in the establishment and development of professional art education in Podillya in the 20th century. Also, an important place in the artistic life of the region was played by public institutions, societies and artistic associations, the participants of which were the above-mentioned cultural figures.

Creative galaxy of graphic artists of Kamianets-Podilsky of the 20th century. actively influenced the rise of cultural life not only in its region, but also spread far beyond the boundaries of the studied areas. Such consistent and persistent activity of artists contributed to the popularization of the Podil region, its culture and art, and introduced creative achievements and cultural life of these lands in all its manifestations.

The article highlights the multifaceted activities of the leading representatives of the Kamianets-Podilsky graphic school, which had the greatest impact on the development of cultural processes in the region in the 20th century. A detailed examination of the main areas of work of graphic artists will allow not only to better understand the peculiarities of their artistic work, but also to determine how invaluable their contribution is to the general cultural development of Ukraine and Kamianechchyna in particular.