The Oeuvre of the Russian sculptor-animalist Olexiy Tsvetkov at the Gorodnitskiy porcelain factory Cover Image

Творчество российского скульптора-анималиста Алексея Цветкова на Городницком фарфоровом заводе
The Oeuvre of the Russian sculptor-animalist Olexiy Tsvetkov at the Gorodnitskiy porcelain factory

Author(s): Olena Korus
Subject(s): Visual Arts, Sociology of Art
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: Olexiy Tsvetkov; Gorodnitsa; Gorodnitskiy porcelain factory; GPF; porcelain; figurine; animal genre; sculpture;

Summary/Abstract: The history of Gorodnitskiy porcelain factory figurine (further – GPF) of 1950`s has been researched fragmentally. In general, it consists of some sculptor`s names, determination of figurine`s genre and theme`s and description some of them. Many sculptures are still remaining without attribution, their author`s names and biography data are unknown and still not entered into scientific circulation. The purpose of this materials is to fill gaps in the study of the GPF` figurine, and also – in the biography of one of the artists who worked on the factory at that time. The purposes of the article are to research the part of O. Tsvekov, a sculptor-animalist, heritage, that he created at the GPF and to systematise his works into the catalogue list. Methodology. The methodology of the research consists of history-logical, analytic, comparative methods, description and systematisation. The mentioned methodological approach allows to re-create the certain episode of sculptor`s biography, to identify and to structure the part of assortment of the factory`s porcelain figurine of the beginning of the 1950s. Scientific Novelty. The scientific novelty includes the attribution of anonymous GPF`s works of animalistic genre, the bringing back the sculptor Oleksij Tsvekov`s name to the history of Ukrainian porcelain, the specifying the time interval of the artist`s working on the factory, the identification of his works among GPF`s production, the making up the annotated catalogue of works, which he created during his work at the factory.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 31
  • Page Range: 200-208
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Ukrainian