Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / The Visualization of Ethnic Theme in the Khakass Artists Paintings and Graphic Works of Art

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2011 4 (8)
Authors
Nevolko, Natalia N.
Contact information
Nevolko, Natalia N. : Siberian Federal University , 79 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041 Russia , e-mail:
Keywords
archaic - material and spiritual culture of the Khakass; visual art of Khakassia; Siberian avant-garde; Khakass ethnos; Khakass artists; ethnic values
Abstract

The article is devoted to the specific visualization of ethnic culture in the works of Khakass graphic artists and painters. Researching the tendency of artists appealing to the ethnic theme, the author covers the entire history of the Khakass art development from 1920s to 2000s. The article reveals the specific character of so-called «Siberian avant-garde», the contemporary school of Khakass visual art, and its connection with the visualization of ethnic theme in the works of various artists. Having found out the tendency of the Khakass artists to appeal to the archaic forms of ethnic culture in their works, the author suggests a classification of the works of art based on the nationally significant values of the Khakass ethnic groups, the archaic - material and spiritual culture of the Khakass ethnos expressed in the paintings and graphic works. The author distinguishes three most important values of the Khakass (the Khakass religious and mythological world outlook, the value of self-awareness as a representative of Khakass ethnic group, the world of the ethnos) allowing to systematize the creations of the Khakass artists. Each of these blocks introduces a number of representational painting and graphic. Much attention is paid to the analysis of the visual potentials of the works of art, the artistic form of expressing the archaic - material and spiritual traditions of the native population. The cave drawings of the ancient Khakass determined the world outlook of the ethnic group and became the basis for interpreting the content of the works of art. This enabled the researcher to identify the original ideals of the Khakass that could serve as a specific factor in ethnic self-identification in the multicultural system.

Pages
1109-1126
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/2457

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