The purpose of the research is to analyze female photo portrait, the concept of female beauty in photography, the history of the origin and formation of female portrait in photography. Moreover, the aim was to trace the common and distinct features of a female portrait from the past to nowadays. It was decided to establish a role of female photo portrait in the art of photography, to prove its peculiarity and importance. The research methodology consists of the following parts: theoretical – analysis of the female beauty concept in the photo portrait, history of female portrait development in photography, empirical – study of relationships between female portraits of different times, comparative – comparison of modern and authentic portraits. In the course of cognitive synthesis and generalization of distinctive and similar features of female photo portraits of different times, special features of the female portrait were determined. Scientific novelty. For the first time, the history and formation of female photo portrait from authenticity to the nowadays were analyzed. The analysis was conducted based on photo portraits researches of different times. A detailed analysis of factors influencing the formation of this genre of photography was carried out. With the help of the theoretical analysis, the factors influencing the development of the female photo portrait were determined, its specifics and features were outlined. Conclusions. In the course of the article, we analyzed female portrait in photography and the concept of female beauty in different periods. With the help of the analysis of the history of development and formation of the female portrait photography genre, its role in the art of photography has been established. Peculiarities of female photo portrait as a genre of the art of photography were determined. Its peculiarity and importance have been proved. The factors influencing the concept of female beauty in photography, the development of female portrait and its features have been generalized.
The author’s message for this Master’s photo art project consisted of creating a photographic work inspired by the Renaissance and Ukrainian traditions, folklore. A harmonious combination of the Renaissance heritage with the Ukrainian historical and cultural heritage, the disclosure of the concept of “renaissance” in two contexts. The Renaissance heritage is studied as world history and art era. The Ukrainian historical and cultural heritage analysis aims at reviving Ukrainian authenticity and its learning and implementation in a modern interpretation. Since the project’s author is fond of modelling and has participated in the organisation of different shootings for more than five years, and is also the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and Visual Culture, it was decided to create a photo art project, where she would be a model and ideological organiser and draw parallels with the help of Fine Art. In this project, the Renaissance features are reflected through associative connections with famous paintings of artists in a new Ukrainian interpretation. The second concept of “renaissance” has the meaning of reviving Ukrainian values, customs, traditions through the symbolic image of a Ukrainian girl who appears in the photos of a photo art project in various roles. The series of works consists of portrait images of a girl following the theme of the project. In total, there are five series in the project.
Мета статті — розглянути та дослідити трансформації жіночих образів-символів як вияву культурної форми у візуальній культурі сучасної України, окреслити їх особливості; виявити їх вплив на життя народу в цілому та представниць жіночої статі зокрема; встановити взаємозв’язки між образами візуальної культури та життям українок, які є прототипами їх творення. Методологія дослідження. Застосовано такі теоретичні методи наукового пізнання: аналіз (для визначення сутності та особливостей жіночих образів-символів візуальної культури України, причин їх утворення, виявлення взаємозв’язків та наслідків для культури та соціуму); синтез (для об’єднання зібраних фактів і матеріалів дослідження у єдине ціле заради комплексного висвітлення проблеми творення, трансформацій та виявів досліджуваних образів). За допомогою емпіричного методу здійснено узагальнення та порівняння, а саме зіставлення форм виразу візуальних образів жінки і їх характеристик за часом творення, місцем та виявом у творчості, соціокультурній царині та інших сферах життя людини, простеження схожого та розбіжного. Для тлумачення образів, їх символізму значень використано герменевтичний метод дослідження із семіотичним осмисленням. Наукова новизна. Вперше зроблено спробу загального культурологічного аналізу жіночих образів-символів у візуальній сучасній культурі України, прослідковано їх трансформації й вплив на людину як суб’єкта та носія культури, зокрема на жінок. Висновки. У дослідженні розглянуто й проаналізовано трансформації жіночих образів-символів як вияву культурної форми у візуальній культурі сучасної України, означено їх особливості, простежено зміни з огляду на розвиток суспільства та культури; виявлено їх вплив на життя народу в цілому та представниць жіночої статі зокрема; встановлено й опрацьовано взаємозв’язки, чинники впливу та умови їх творення.
The author’s message for this Master’s photo art project consisted of creating a photographic work inspired by the Renaissance and Ukrainian traditions, folklore. A harmonious combination of the Renaissance heritage with the Ukrainian historical and cultural heritage, the disclosure of the concept of “renaissance” in two contexts. The Renaissance heritage is studied as world history and art era. The Ukrainian historical and cultural heritage analysis aims at reviving Ukrainian authenticity and its learning and implementation in a modern interpretation. Since the project’s author is fond of modelling and has participated in the organisation of different shootings for more than five years, and is also the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and Visual Culture, it was decided to create a photo art project, where she would be a model and ideological organiser and draw parallels with the help of Fine Art. In this project, the Renaissance features are reflected through associative connections with famous paintings of artists in a new Ukrainian interpretation. The second concept of “renaissance” has the meaning of reviving Ukrainian values, customs, traditions through the symbolic image of a Ukrainian girl who appears in the photos of a photo art project in various roles. The series of works consists of portrait images of a girl following the theme of the project. In total, there are five series in the project.
The author’s idea. What the phenomenon of ‘Fern blossom’ is, whereas according to scientific data, the fern does not bloom and does not form inflorescences. Fern flower in the East Slavic mythology has the character of a magical plant that gives a person magical power. With the help of the fern flower, the owner of it could understand the language of animals and trees, see hidden precious treasures under the ground, heal people from various diseases, predict the future and more. It is believed that the fern blossom can be found only on Ivan Kupala night. This holiday is traditional in Ukraine and is named after the Christian Saint John the Baptist, but originates in the distant past from the pagan faith.
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