Модерністичні пошуки в скульптурних портретах художників – нонконфомістів Львова
Modernist Searches in Sculptural Portraits of Nonconformist-Artists of Lviv

Summary/Abstract: Purpose of the article is to understand the main vectors of the development of portrait sculpture of Lviv, to investigate modernist searches in sculptural portraits of nonconformist artists of Lviv: Ya. Motyka, R.Petruk, P,Kulyk, I.Mykytiuk, V. Yarych. Methodology. The methodological basis for the work is the principles of historicism and a systematic approach to the objective coverage of the latest artistic phenomena on the basis of the study of a wide range of discovered theoretical sources. The mentioned principles directed scientific work on the complex application of general scientific and special art-study methods: art analysis, fenomenology, hermeneutics. Scientific novelty. Artistic analysis of stylistic features of the portrait sculpture of Lviv at the end of the twentieth century in the context of the ideas of non-conformism was conducted. In the studies of art critics, creativity of non-conformist artists is presented in general terms, that‘s why the object of research in the article is the portrait sculpture of Lviv at the end of the twentieth century. Changes that were made in the sculptural plastic of the marked period, an analysis of a number of sources related to the peculiarities of artistic and critical comprehension of complex creative processes typical for of Lviv portrait sculpture was carried out in this article for the first time. Conclusion. Starting from the second half of the 80s and during the 90s, in the context of independent Ukraine complex processes associated with the rapid decline of systems of information blockade and ideological control, the return to the lost achievements of modernism and attempts to adapt the philosophical approaches of postmodernism are taking place in the art. The 90s of the last century are marked by significant changes that tооk place in all areas of artistic creation. They also affected the genre of a portrait, in particular, a sculptural one. The retained for decades desire for a bold search and experiment captures not only former nonconformists but also younger artists who were formed on their experience. Some authors of older generations are boldly involved in the process. Their works, including portrait compositions, sometimes only remind remotely of specific figures and contain unique features of the portrait. The main emphasis is placed on the creation of a wide range of associations, where each spectator can choose his own way of perceiving an artistic work. Along with purely formal solutions in line with the realistic trend, the world-famous grotesque hyper realistic approach to the creation of a sculptural portrait is distinguished. However, the greatest manifestations of innovation can be found in the works of the artists who began to experiment on the brink of modernism and postmodernism, using new, still unknown yet expressive means and non-traditional materials.

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