STATE AND FEATURES OF THE PLEIN AIR PAINTING MOVEMENT DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE AT THE CURRENT STAGE
Authors: Zhuk Anatolii 
Published: May 2023

The aim of the article is to discuss the current stage and features of the development of the plein-air movement in Ukraine. Open air is an integral part of contemporary fine arts. Their role lies in the very nature of artistic creativity. Formation of spatial representations, construction of the scheme of the compositional structure of the work of art, understanding of its logic are closely connected with the ability of artistic modeling of the world, the presence of advanced artistic imagination in combination with holistic perception of nature. From this point of view, plein air is widely used both for educational purposes to develop the spatial skills and creative style of young artists, as well as for the creative expression of recognized artists. The collective nature of plein air promotes close creative communication between representatives of different art schools, provoking the process of mixing and mutually influencing the achievements and achievements of both art schools and artistic fields. In Ukraine, plein airs became a striking feature of artistic life at the turn of the 2010s, which makes it possible to consider them as a feature of the national school of painting formed in the present day. The author classifies the plein-air movement by its types and analyzes the specifics of its development in Ukraine using concrete examples. The following types of plein-airs are distinguished. The first type of plein air is to include traditional plein airs, which have the meaning of an artistic event and focus on creative experimentation. An example of this type of plein air is the sculptural plein air movement in Vinnytsia region. The second type includes traditional plein airs, which are related to the event of a wider cultural context, and which they should complement. In particular, the plein air that takes place within the framework of the traditional Mamay-fest historical and cultural festival in Kamianskе. The next, third, type of plein air is organized on the basis of historical and cultural complexes. This complex is Stavchansky estate, located in the Radomyshl district of Zhytomyr region. We refer international plein air to the fourth type. Such is the creative trip of Ukrainian artists to Italy, which took place within the framework of the international plenary project “GENIUS LOCI”. The wide involvement of Italian motifs in painting and their creative comprehension by Ukrainian artists was the essential result of the plein air. Plein airs that pursue the goal of promoting the commercialization of artistic results, we refer to the fifth type of plein air. Finally, we can refer to the sixth type of plein airs as regional art events, such as the Sumy Spring All-Ukrainian Art Plein Air, held in April 2019 in Sumy Region. Thus, we can state the growth of the plein air movement in Ukraine, which forms the country's artistic and artistic environment. Plein airs are structured according to their types and tasks. The last decade has tended to include them as an integral part of cultural and artistic events of various levels, where plein airs play the role of their artistic component. This has a number of consequences. These include the activation of mutual communication between artists; popularization of painting in society; promoting the creation of artistic traditions or traditions specific to different art schools and regions of the country. In some cases, plein-airs can be used as a component for the formation (or restoration) of artistic and cultural-historical complexes. Also, plein-airs intensify exhibition activities and contribute to the commercialization of the results of artistic creation.