MODERN SACRED ART IN THE DECORATION OF A HISTORICAL TEMPLE ENVIRONMENT (THE EXAMPLE OF THE CHURCH OF THE NEW MARTYRS OF THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF ZBORIV, TERNOPIL REGION)

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to highlight the main trends and trends in the development of modern Ukrainian sacred art using the example of the interior of the church of the New Martyrs of the Ukrainian People in the city of Zboriv, Ternopil region, to analyze the work of artists who participated in the decoration of the church. The methodological basis of the research is a complex of general scientific methods: description, conversations, comparison, and observation, as well as special methods: art analysis, natural surveys, and historical and comparative analysis. The scientific novelty of the study consists of the analysis and characteristics of modern sacred art in the Church of the New Martyrs of the Ukrainian People in the city of Zboriv, Ternopil region. Data on the authors who participated in the decoration of the sacred building have been introduced into scientific circulation. Conclusions Having highlighted the concept of the visual organization of the temple space and researched the formation of the stylistic orientation of modern Ukrainian sacred art on the example of the decoration of the Church of the New Martyrs of the Ukrainian People in the city of Zboriv, Ternopil Region, it was established that using innovative methods and techniques in combination with traditional materials in the organization of the sacred space, artists: Volodymyr Kupetskyi, Valerian Fedoryak, Taras Gatal, Mykhailo Zarytskyi, Ihor Kalyuzhnyi, Tetyana Vytyaglovska managed to combine different types of art: artistic forging, stained glass, mosaic, monumental painting (murals), easel painting (icon painting), decorative and applied art (embroidery), decorative and applied art (tapestry), managed to form a modern style of the interior of the temple without violating established canons and traditions.