Lampeka M. Porcelain of the Kyiv Experimental Ceramic and Art Factory in the Context of the Art Culture of Ukraine of the XX — Early XXI Centuries.

The research is devoted to the study and generalization of data on the problems of forming and decorating domestic fine ceramics in the XX and early XXI century, in the general artistic context and, in particular, at the Kyiv Experimental Ceramic and Art Factory. The scientific novelty of the research is that the dissertation uses a thorough study of the collections of porcelain products KECAF, which are stored in leading museums of Ukraine, state collections and private collections. For the first time, previously unknown porcelain works of this enterprise were introduced into scientific circulation, and the cultural and creative aspect of production was outlined. The analysis of the available works has been deepened and the monuments of Kyiv porcelain have been systematized. The typology of forms, features of their decoration, types and motives of ornaments of KECAF products are specified. The attribution of separate porcelain products of the plant and their influence on the processes that took place in the artistic culture of Ukraine in the XX — early XXI century is determined. A number of factors that influenced the work of specific artists-producers of the porcelain and earthenware industry of Ukraine in general and KECAF in particular are analyzed. In addition, the work conducted visual studies of art products, identified techniques and technology for their creation, identified the presence of defects, the degree of preservation and compliance with attribution. Also compositional features and stylistics of performance of works, ways of drawing a decor on a material were characterized. The presence of signatures and marks is revealed, the information on which marks were used by production in this or that period is systematized.