Open AccessСучасний муралізм у міському середовищі Києва
Author(s) -
Марія Оспіщева-Павлишин
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hudožnâ kulʹtura
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2618-0987
pISSN - 1992-5514
DOI - 10.31500/1992-5514.16(2).2020.217807
Subject(s) - ukrainian , sociocultural evolution , graffiti , ideology , sociology , context (archaeology) , civil society , anthropology , social science , political science , geography , art , visual arts , archaeology , law , linguistics , philosophy , politics
In the second half of the 1980s, the USSR underwent significant ideological, economic and sociocultural changes, which were accompanied by the emergence of independent Ukraine and formation of civil society. These stages of development were reflected in the culture and, in particular, in the art of the urban environment, the manifestati ons of which are graffiti and murals. The formation and developmental stages of contemporary muralism, and also its relationship with sociocultural processes are have not yetreceived proper attention in academic literature.The aim of the article is to study the emergence and developmental stages of the contemporary muralism in Kyiv in the broad context of post-Soviet cultural genesis.The features of graffiti art and muralism are investigated using chronological analysis and synthesis, systematic approach and comparative method. The text highlights the influence of Western, Soviet and authentic Ukrainian cultures on the worldview and aestheticsof Kyiv muralists and analyzes the social activities of muralists as volunteers.