DOI: 10.7256/2454-0625.2022.4.37829

Abstract: In this article, a meaningful interpretation of the plastic solution is carried out by choreographer J. Neumeier created images of Titania and Oberon in order to identify their choreographic features in the context of the ballet "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and the choreographer's work as a whole. In the course of the research, the author applied comparative-historical, ideological-artistic and analytical methods. The theoretical basis of the research was the methods of ballet analysis approved by the historians of the ballet Dobrovolskaya, Krasovskaya, Surits; the methodological basis for the analysis of choreography were the works of ballet master and ballet theorist Lopukhov. In the course of the source analysis, the author used video materials from the archives of the Hamburg "Ballettzentrum" and the Moscow Bolshoi Theater.A detailed analysis of the choreographic score of Titania and Oberon's parts made it possible to identify the following author's solutions related to the new research results. In the first duet of Oberon and Titania, Neumeier forms plastic leitmotifs, which are developed in further appearances of the characters. The choreographer uses emphatically profiled, graphic and carefully geometric positions of the performers' bodies, additionally accentuating this with tight-fitting costumes; the parties receive active choreographic development based on a technically saturated duet dance, replete with high supports with acrobatic elements using extreme flexibility and stretching of the ballerina. So, when setting the analyzed roles, J. Neumeier used qualitatively new, including non-traditional plastic methods, which were significant in the context of his production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and influenced the further formation of the choreographic style of the choreographer.

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0625.2022.4.37895

Abstract: The object of this study is the representation of the plot of the knight's novel "Iwein or the Knight with the Lion" in Western European art of the XIII-XIV centuries. The subject of the study is the features of the visual language of secular medieval art, which manifested themselves in various visual representations of this plot. The purpose of this work was to identify similarities and differences in the structure of various iconographic programs created on the basis of this novel in the period under review, to analyze the dependence of the visual interpretation of the text on the functional purpose of the monument (illuminated manuscripts and monumental murals), as well as to compare the existing visual representations of the history of Yvaine with the structure of the literary plot itself. The main research methods in this work are the methods of iconographic and iconological analysis, involving the identification of relationships between the images of the iconographic program of monuments and literary subjects on which these programs are based. The novelty of the work consists in identifying the structural features of the iconographic programs of the monuments under consideration, their similarities and differences from the programs of the religious content of the era under consideration, which is important for understanding the overall picture of the development of the visual language of Western medieval art of the XIII-XIV centuries. As a result of the conducted research, it is concluded that the considered secular programs are significantly inferior in their structural complexity to programs of a religious nature, most of them represent a visual interpretation of the plot intended to demonstrate and glorify the traditional lifestyle of the knightly estate and entertainment, and only one of the considered iconographic programs of this period has a complicated structure closest to the basic one It can be considered, as well as the text of the poems of Chretien de Troyes and Hartmann von Aue, in the context of understanding its religious basis.

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0625.2022.4.37855

Abstract: The article is devoted to the study of Chinese landscapes painting by Chinese and Russian artists. Comparative analysis of landscape painting by Chinese and Russian artists dedicated to China allows to identify the most important trends and patterns in the methods of landscapes painting in Russia and China of the late XX в - early XXI century. The purpose of this study is to determine the main intersections in the approaches of artists of the two countries. The specificity of the artistic and expressive language of Chinese and Russian landscape artists in the embodiment of landscapes of China is determined primarily by the influence of the modern national school of painting, as well as the desire to develop and update existing traditions, finding inspiration in foreign experience, coming into contact with foreign culture and artistic tradition. The main conclusions of the study are that landscape painting by artists of Russia and China reveals similarities in formal terms: artists of both countries use techniques of both, realistic school and impressionism. Scientific novelty is determined by the fact that the mechanism of integration of the principles of realism and Western impressionism by Chinese painters is revealed. The author introduces an extensive body of artistic materials of Russian and Chinese painters into Russian science, notes that there are significant differences between the artists of the two countries.

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0625.2022.4.37861

Abstract: Globalization is a factor that contributes to the unification and integration of national cultures of different countries of the world. This phenomenon, of course, has a significant impact on the development of modern painting. The article is devoted to the analysis of the work of contemporary artists in order to identify the features of the process of their transformation in the context of the development of global art. The boundaries of the concepts of "world art" and "global art" are defined. The characteristic features of the modern global art environment are revealed, as well as the forms of their perception and interpretation in the works of such artists as Chris Metze, Douglas A. Kinsey, Claire Fahy, Katarzyna Zvolinska, Nazafarin Lotfi and Daniel Hutchinson. The novelty of the research lies in the fact that the article examines the works of individual and most famous contemporary artists in the context of such a phenomenon as "global art". Here a watershed is drawn between the concepts of "global art" and "world art", their boundaries and the most important features are determined. Thus, it contributes to the formation of ideas about the global trends of artistic and creative activity on the example of specific paintings. Relevance and short-termness are designated as the main features of global art, which strongly affect the artistic form, figurative language and ideological content of works in the art of modern painting.

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0625.2022.4.37767

Abstract: The subject of this research is the project process of introducing the art of traditional ornament into the multimedia space. The relevance and novelty of the topic are caused by the use of motifs of Russian traditional ornaments in a new technological environment, which also helps to attract the attention of the younger generation to traditional culture, strengthening the connection between traditions and modernity. The aim of the research is to study the interpenetration and mutual influence of artistic techniques and creative methods of creating traditional ornaments for adaptation and application in the process of developing multimedia projects. The main objectives of the research include, firstly, consideration of the use of motifs of Russian traditional ornaments in a new technological environment on the example of student projects; secondly, analysis of the project process for creating motion graphics made using elements of traditional ornament and revealing the sound image of a musical composition created for an orchestra of folk instruments; in-third, the analysis of aspects of the development of elements of traditional ornament with examples of tools that implement a particular technology.In the course of the study, the analytical method of pre-project analysis, the formal-stylistic method of describing and analyzing the art form as the internal organization of the structure of the interaction of elements in the composition of a traditional ornament were applied, the experimental method of designing a multimedia composition was considered. As a result of the research, specific features of synthesizing a set of possible solutions in creating a design project with the active use of the sound component were identified. The role of sound/musical composition in the design of a multimedia project, the main methods, techniques of working with images and applying effects to create a comfortable existence and development of traditional ornamental motifs in a modern digital environment are analyzed. The technological aspect of creating a visual and sound composition was also analyzed.

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0625.2022.4.37955

Abstract: The article formulates the main provisions of narrative semiotics and offers an analysis of four cases illustrating the methodology of semiotic study within the framework of a new concept. The difficulties associated with the application of the traditional semiotic approach to the analysis of iconic signs, symbols, diagrams, music, and other works of art are characterized. The author's proposed version of the extended version of semiotics and the problems that arise in this case are outlined: firstly, the new approach is subjective, and secondly, it requires the concretization of semiotic discourse. Overcoming these difficulties, the author characterizes the narrative-semiotic approach, highlighting in it three plans of analysis (framework) and special concepts. The most general frame and the encompassing whole is "conscious cultural reality"; the second, also quite general frame and the encompassing whole (meaning narrative constructions), "cultural communication"; the third frame is the structure of the content of narrative constructions, consisting of two wholes a certain reality and signs that allow you to enter this reality, to actualize its events. These plans are defined as ideal objects and concepts that require specification and empirical verification. Solving this problem, the author analyzes four cases: an interesting childhood dream, a teenage experience of K.Jung, children's experience of works of art and the knowledge of love in Plato's "Feast". At the same time, along with the use of the concepts of the reality of culture, communication, the structure of the content of narrative construction, formation, development, evolution, the concepts of "life world" and "objectivity" are introduced. Agreeing that the concept of narrative semiotics is seriously different from the traditional one, the author claims that he tried to act within the framework of a semiotic approach, and therefore the proposed concept, in his opinion, has every right to be considered semiotic.

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0625.2022.4.37835

Abstract: The theatrical performances that appeared in the country after the revolution of 1917 with an audience of tens of thousands of spectators were a landmark phenomenon of social and artistic life. The art of mass spectacles burst into the streets and squares, subordinating the historical architectural ensembles of Petrograd to an artistic design. These searches began in the Theater and Drama Workshop of the Red Army, which existed in Petrograd from 1919 to 1920. The article is devoted to the second theatrical performance of the Workshop – "The Third International" (1919). The subject of this article is the reconstruction of the revolutionary theatrical performance "The Third International". The purpose of the study is to establish the director's method of creating a performance and to establish the origins of the activation of the viewer as a method of directing theatrical performances. The methodology of the research is of a historical and theoretical nature and is based on the classical methods of the Leningrad (Gvozdev) school of theater studies, the formal school of literary studies, the method of historical reconstruction of the performance developed by the German philologist and theater historian Max Herman.   A detailed reconstruction of the theatrical performance of the "Third International" of the Theater and Drama Workshop is given for the first time on the pages of a scientific publication. In the same view, N. G. Vinogradov-Mammoth for the first time introduces the activation of the viewer as a directorial technique. The results and conclusions of the study can be used in courses of lectures and seminars in the following disciplines: "History of the Russian theater of the XX century", "History of theatrical performances and holidays", "Theory of directing", "Directing of theatrical performances and holidays", "Fundamentals of dramaturgy of theatrical performances and holidays", "Screenwriting" and "Screenwriting composition", "Scenography of a mass holiday" and "Stage technique", "Methodology of studying mass performances".

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0625.2022.4.37819

Abstract: This work is devoted to the study of the development and evolution of ancient Chinese jade art up to the 3rd century A.D. In ancient Chinese society, jade served not just as a decorative element, it performed the function of personal identification and communication. This study analyzes the origin and technical characteristics of jade art, as well as the artistic characteristics of different themes in different periods (From a technical point of view, the most popular in the manufacturing of jade products was the deep engraving of yinke, used to create decorative elements of products, carving or relief), the development of jade art is evidence of the historical development of China, it is closely related to it is connected with the theocratic political regime of the ancient state. The main conclusion of this study is that the author confirmed that the Chinese jade culture has a profound influence on the artistic style of jade, analyzing the characteristics of jade in different periods, and ideology is one of the important factors influencing the development of jade. The novelty of the research lies in the article that the author emphasizes the culture of "funerary jade" in the development of Chinese jade art, and "funerary art" in Chinese jade culture. At the same time, author emphasizes the importance attached to "people", which may be of interest to specialists engaged in the relevant research areas.

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0625.2022.4.37849

Abstract: The concentration of research attention on the construction of an artistic form is a necessary part of the study of monuments of fine art. This article is devoted to the artistic analysis of the iconography of the Crucifixion by the example of considering several monuments of ancient Russian painting of the late XV - early XVI centuries. The studied paintings are the reference works of the heyday of Russian icon painting art. They are distinguished by the good preservation of the author's pictorial layer, which allows to fully analyze the art form. The fundamentals of the methodology in this study are the historical approach, formal-stylistic and comparative analyses. The article draws attention to the distinctive properties of the composition of the paintings, searches for an iconographic source, analyzes the relationship between changes in composition and semantic content of the painting. Focusing on a certain iconography allows to reveal the character of a particular image, to reveal its artistic uniqueness. With such an integrated approach, it becomes possible to present the interpretation of the plot and the history of the creation of the icon image. Author compares the iconography created within one decade to another, one artistic tradition or school to another. As a result of the research, a specific feature of ancient Russian painting is revealed - following a narrow iconographic tradition or artistic school does not limit the artistic interpretation and independence.

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0625.2022.4.37912

Abstract: The article examines the words and the meaning, as well as the dramaturgy of sound in the first edition of the mystery "The Tidings brought by Mary" by Paul Claudel. Understanding the synthesis of verbal and vocal intonation leads the author of the article to discover new ways of solving the problem of stage music in mystery drama by Claudel. The discrete nature of the design of the sound space of the mystery in the first edition represents the concept of separately performed fragments, in which the episodes integrated into the action in liturgical Latin are united by a common spiritual meaning. At the same time, the design of the sound space in the 2nd scene of Act III (the dramatic climax, the sacred space of the mystery) is characterized by novelty. Based on the interaction of theatrical-dramatic and musical structural elements, the composition of the scene is subordinated to the principle of end-to-end, continuous vocal-dramatic development of the action. Conclusions are drawn: during the 1910s, Claudel's idea of music in mystery drama was transformed - instead of musical fragments of an "applied" nature, a new compositional idea of stage music arose. The lyrical intonation of the author's voice is found in the sound space of the work. The mirror of Claudel's mystery reflects the principles of sound design of dramatic productions of traditional Japanese theater (Bunraku, Kabuki, Noh), as well as images of poetry of China and Japan. In the sound of the "The Tidings brought to Mary", the semantic and dramatic functions are performed by the verses of the songs "Oriole sings" and "Margarita, clear May!" performed by children's voices. Claudel's mystery drama formed a new understanding of the universal meaning of the mystery in the twentieth century.