Sholukha O. Myrhorod school of ceramic art in artistic culture of Ukraine of the late XIXth – first third of XXth century

The research is devoted to the study of art works of the Myrhorod school of ceramic art of the late XIX – the first third of the XX century. The dissertation describes the typology of forms, painting, ornament motifs. It provides the analysis of formal stylistic techniques inherent in the works of the studied zone. The classification of fine art ceramic technologies used in the specified zone is made. The work uses cultural and art studies approaches to regard the artistic and ceramic works of the Myrhorod school of ceramic art of the late XIX – the first third of the XX century in the context of trends of shaping and decoration of objects made in scope of national artistic culture. In the course of studying the historiographical sources, the stages of formation of the Myrhorod educational and ceramic institution were traced. In the initial stages, they were connected with the activities of zemstvo authorities aimed at developing the industrial potential of the region. Subsequently, an important element in this process was the appeal to regional cultural identity as an element of marketing strategy. Similar tendencies were in line with the national and cultural revival and its manifestations in Art Nouveau culture. The Myrhorod art and ceramic institution was one of the centers where the national branch of this style was being formed. The paper reveals the role of Myrhorod educational and ceramic institution as a training and production center of national ceramics, where Ukrainian art style was established, and the world experience in the field of ceramic production was studied and introduced into the educational process with an orientation to polymorphism of innovative practices and their realization in the works of the institution.