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Author Olexiy Solomchenko (1920-2002), was a member of the
National Union of Ukrainian Artists, an Honored Worker of Culture of
Ukraine, had collected pisankas [pysankas, painted Easter eggs] and
studied the art of pisanka-making for over fifty years. This amazing
book is the result of his lifetime of work and study.
The decorative motifs of the Ukrainian pisankas found in the Carpathian
regions of western Ukraine--Hutsul, Bukovina, Pokuttya, Lemki and
Boiki areas -are noted or their unique beauty, their large variety of
patterns, their brilliant colors and harmony of composition.
In this outstanding, colorful, informative book, "Pisankas of the Ukrainian
Carpathians" the noted collector and expert on pisankas traces the history
of this interesting art form and describes the rites and rituals linked with
them.
Solomchenko also explains the painting technique and the methods used
for preparing dyes, using flowers, grasses and cortex.
Of particular interest to the reader is the detailed description of the
latest method of conservation and restoration of pisankas, which allows the
life of the art miniatures to be prolonged.
Solomchenko acquaints the reader with the use of pisanka patterns in other
forms of Ukrainian decorative art and provides an analysis of the local
stylistic features of egg painting found in the villages of the Ukrainian
Carpathians.
According to the English summary the book contains over one thousand
color and black-and-white illustrations featuring painted Easter eggs,
their decorative patterns and a step-by-step painting process.
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