THE PROBLEM OF LIGHTING IN CREATING AN ARTISTIC IMAGE IN A PLOT COMPOSITION IN PLEIN AIR CONDITIONS

Abstract

Plein air lighting is of great importance for an artist. It is in the open air that the artist enriches his palette, making it purer and more diverse. The development of spatial thinking, the transfer of light perception of the air environment, integrity and generality, which turns into conventionality, are the main tasks of working on a plot composition in plein air conditions. The specificity of pleinair painting requiresa rethinking of the basics of the image, taking into account the light and air environment. The basis of the artist’s professional formation is developed creative thinking, the ability to holistically perceive and compare what is seen with the images formed in the imagination, as well as to correlate this speculative image with the compositional structure on the plane. The plein air plays an important role in this process. In the real world, the artist finds not only the images of his paintings, but also the basis for the compositional structure. A confident and expressive drawing, sonorous colour, fluency in technique are the basis on the way to the art of painting. The purpose of the article is to identify the main issues that arise during the creation of a plot composition under plein air lighting. Methodology. Historical-chronological and formal-stylistic methods are used, which involve systematic processing of the material, its comparison, and synthesis. Scientific novelty. An analysis of the history, theory and methodology of creating an artistic image in a plot composition in pleinair conditions was carried out, and the achievements of Ukrainian and foreign artists in this field were studied. Conclusions. No matter what external factors influence the depicted image, the general tone of lighting combines all the variety of colours of plein air painting into a general colouristic unity. Knowledge of all the features of pleinair painting helps to enrich and expand practical skills and abilities in creating a plot composition, to collect creative material with new images and ideas for future artistic works.