DESIGN OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS BY OLGA YAKUTOVYCH FOR JAPANESE PUBLISHING HOUSE «FUKUINKAN SHOTEN»

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to study the creative output of the artist Olga Hryhorivna Yakutovych, namely the design of children's books for the Japanese publishing house "Fukuinkan shoten", revealing her individual artistic style. The following methods were used in the research process: biographical analysis, methods of artistic and stylistic and comparative analysis, which made it possible to determine the uniqueness of the author's works. Obtained results: on the basis of the methods used, the biographical aspects of the artist's work were investigated, an art analysis of the book design for the Japanese publishing house was made, which is significantly different from her previous works. Conclusions: the significance of the study lies in highlighting the creative output of the outstanding artist O. Yakutovych, revealing the maturity of her creative talent. Mystkina comprehensively approached the design of Ukrainian children's fairy tales for the Japanese publishing house "Fukuinkan shoten", thought out everything to the smallest detail: format, arrangement of illustrations on the pages, color scheme, composition techniques, choice of fonts, combination of text with graphic components. The mentioned aspects characterize her as a thoughtful artist-illustrator, as a beautiful colorist, graphic designer and subtle child psychologist. It is worth noting the role of the popularization of Ukrainian national art at the world level thanks to the works of O. Yakutovych. The series of Ukrainian children's fairy tales has been reprinted many times, and some books are even ke pt in the Tokyo National Museum of Art.