Volynets A. The artistic interpretation of the Chaos mythologeme in the art of ХХ - early ХХІ ct

The synopsis outlines the main content of the thesis, namely the interpretation of the Chaos mythologeme. The relevance of the theme is defined by the great importance of this mythologeme and its derivates - the notion of Chaotic and the principle of Chaos - inthe art and culture of ХХ - early ХХІ ct. The theoretical significance of the study lies in the analysis of the different meanings of the term Chaos and its usage in mythological, philosophical and esthetical context, and defining of the different types of Chaos ("primeval" and "final", "positive" and "negative" etc). This allows more accurate study and evaluation of the concrete forms of the "Chaotic art" in modern culture.For once, the synergetic understanding of chaos emphasizes its positive, creative aspect in the liminal state of culture. The practical value of the thesis is connected with possibilities to use these materials in teaching of аesthetics, cultural studies, philosophy of culture, art, literature. The mythologeme of Chaos is studied in its complex interrelation with its opposition - Cosmos. The impossibility of reduction of the different manifestations of Chaos to the extablished аesthetic categories allows us to postulate the "Chaotic" as a separate termof theoretical аesthetics.