DOMINANT SYMBOLS OF ETHNICITY IN THE WORK OF KYIV ARTISTS

Abstract

Abstract. The article examines the contextual and conceptual features of dominant ethnic symbols in the paintings of Kyiv artists. Through symbols, a message is transmitted, the deep meaning of which is revealed by reading hidden codes and signs. The source of archetypes is in the collective unconscious, which is why they are usually suprapersonal, as they combine memories and experiences of generations. The roots of the memory of generations are located simultaneously in the unconscious and in the present, it is a set of archetypes polished by myths, beliefs, customs and rites. The theme of primordial myth, archaism, spirituality and modern context is vividly interwoven in the work of Kyiv artists, in particular Ganna Gidora, Olexander Zhyvotkov, Olexander Sukholit, Anatoly Kryvolap, and Ganna Kryvolap. Artists strive to preserve the national cultural identity, addressing the authentic roots of the nation's culture and defending the uniqueness of their ethnicity. A complex interdisciplinary approach to the study and theoretical understanding of the dominant symbols of ethnicity in the paintings of Kyiv artists allows us to trace the connection between the modern context and cultural memory. The perspective of studying the dominant symbols of ethnicity as an important tool of intergenerational communication is closely related to aspects of the role in national and cultural identification, transformational processes of state pr ogress, and a sense of belonging to the nation.