Maksymliuk I. Graphic Arts of the Ivano-Frankivsk Region of the 20th – the Beginning of the 21st century: the Сulturological Aspect.

In the work for the first time the artistic heritage of graphic artists of the 20th - the beginning of the 21st century was explored in general, their activities in the context of the cultural life of the region were highlighted. In the thesis those historical and cultural processes of the 20th century are considered determining the character of the graphic art of the Ivano-Frankivsk region, in particular, the stylistic features of Western European artistic trends, the ideological foundations of the totalitarian regime of the Soviet era, and the contradictions of the culture of postmodernism. Significant figures among the graphic artists of the Ivano-Frankivsk region, whose creativity predetermined the formation of a local artistic center, are singled out. An active participation of graphic artists in the cultural life of the region was established in the form of cooperation with publishing houses, participation in public associations and artistic associations, contribution to the development of professional artistic education, museum work, creation of galleries, organization of large-scale cultural projects, active exhibition, regional and public activities, work in project graphics, establishing international relations, contacts with leading figures of culture and art of the country.The close connection of graphic arts and traditional artistic culture with the folk crafts of the Pre-Carpathian region, in particular, has been analyzed. The processes of maintenance and transformation of folk traditions in this type of art on the territory of the Ivano-Frankivsk region of the 20th century are traced. Phenomena of folklorism and amateur typical for many graphic works determining the specifics of the cultural life of the region are revealed.