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"The Golden Thread of Creativity" by Yevhen Shevchenko
Dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Folk Art Union's Kyiv branch. |
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"Iconographic and Verbal Image Forms in Folk Art" by Oleksandr Nayden
The final part of Nayden's article which started in the previous issue of the magazine. |
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"Western Podilsk Region Folk Art Centers of the XIX-XXth Centuries" by Olena Diakiv
An analysis of the situation in Ukrainian pottery in early XXth century. |
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"How to Reach Eternity on the Earth" by Dmytro Shynkarenko
About Vasyl Zavhorodniy, a professional singer, who is also a sculpturer, woodcarver and painter.
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"Cossack Victory Singer" by Ihor Poshyvaylo
Another article about Vasyl Zavhorodniy who celebrates his 80th birthday this year. |
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"Myroslava Cot's Talent and Activity" by Raisa Zakharchuk-Chugay
About an artist who has been carrying her love for embroidery for all her life.
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"Flight for Two" by Ivan Mysiuk
An article about a talented married couple that occupies a special place in the modern ceramic art.
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"For Fun and Seriously" by Mykhaylo Onatsko
The author, a folk artist, writes about his way to art.
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"Follower of a Famous Family" by Mariya Korpaniuk
About folk artist Vasyl Korpaniuk, who comes from the most famous woodcarvers' family in Hutsulshchyna. |
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"From Mysterious and Unusual Sources" by Oleksandr Nayden
The author tells a story of Slavko Maksymiv, who is one of the painters that have a direct genetic link with the ancient ways of world perception.
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"Inspired happiness of Flight" by Valentyna Chaus
A self-portrait of extremely poetic folk painter.
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"Glorious Ivan Bibik" by Vasyl Nechepa
About an ever-young 80-year-old famous potter from Chernihiv region. |
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"Mariya Buriak" by Yevhen Shevchenko and Vasyl Shcherbak
About the folk painter from Kyiv region who only had three years of school due to a serious disease.
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"Art Mosaics" by Viktor Furman
A review of the two exhibitions of folk art that took place in Poltava region. |
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"In the Way of Creative Perception" by Hryhoriy Mishchenko
The author is surprised how Inna Vapniarska-Kudas, a professional Kyiv graphic artist, is also very sucessful in Petrykivskyi painting.
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"Valentyna Kharlova's Blue Birds" by Serhiy Latanskyi
About the embroidery master who learned about a hundred different techniques and taught others. |
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"Lemkivska Vatra - 2005" by Iryna Sviontek
Photo memories about the 7th All-Ukrainian Festival of Lemkivska Culture. |
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"My Age Is My Wealth" by O. Yevseeva
About the personal exhibition of Raisa Kushnarenko, an embroidery master from Kharkiv region, who turned 80 in 2005. |
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"Ceramic Toy" by Galyna Girnyk
About the family of toy makers from Khmelnytsk region. |
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"And Small Enyclopedia" by Illa Zlobina
A review of selected publications by Folk Art Union. |
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"Karlivka Meets Guests" by Viktor Furman
Information about the second exhibition of sacral and decorative works "Arise, Pysanka!" held in Poltava region. |
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"Hutsuly Area Cheese Plastics" by Romana Kobalchynska
A research on cheese toys that still exist in Ivano-Frankivsk and Zakarpattia areas.
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"Ukrainian Art and Japanese Sakura" by Tamara Vakulenko
A report from the "Expo - 2005" exhibition held in Japan.
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"Slobozhany Kulish" by Oleksandr Vakulenko
About a 70-year-old master of vytynanky from Kharkiv region.
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"Achievements of Youth" by Dmytro Shynkarenko
Information about the exhibition of young folk art painters held in Kyiv.
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"Traditional Art in the Athens Museums" by Mykhaylo Selivachov
The author examines peculiarities of Greek folk art.
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"Return of People's Memory" by Volodymyr Tytarenko and Yevhen Shevchenko
About forgotten ethnic memorial culture that has been existing since old times and which is now revived.
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"Eminent Guest at the Opening Day" by Mykola Makarchuk
Tells about the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko's visit to the March Exhibition of the folk art from Ivano-Frankivsk region. |
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"The Christmas Wonder" by Ihor Poshyvaylo
About the exhibition "Christmas: Colors and Melodies of Ukrainian Holiday.", which was held in Kyiv during the New Year holidays. |
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"Poltavshchyna Patterns" by Tetiana Koval and Vasyl Shcherbak
The story of Leonid Tovstukha, a folk art master who also worked at the head of the Reshetyliv factory, the first in Ukraine to master production of thematic tapestry. |
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"Yakiv Batsutsa's Paintings" by Oleksandr Nayden
Folk art ceramist Batsutsa (1856-1933) together with his family made bowls, pots, and plates, painting them with angobes, in the way which broke the canons and principles of traditional painting.
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"The Singing Flowers" by Tamara Gay
The late sisters Iryna and Sofiya Homeniuk made Umanshchyna famous by their unique paintings. |
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"Till the Sun Rises" by Dmytro Shynkarenko
An article by one of the participants of the 2005 Ceramic Symposium in Chyhyryn, which is about to become international.
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"'VELES - 2005' - the Carvers' Holiday " by Ihor Bilevych
The author , who participated in the first Ukrainian wooden sculpture symposium held in Kyiv's Pyrohovo museum, says it was a good environment for sharing ideas, experience, and carving techiques.
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"Lesia Denysenko-Yeremenko's Clay Sculptures" by Anatoliy Shevchuk
An art historian tries to find the secret of clay sculptures by this folk artist from Kyiv region.
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"Carpathians!" by Volodymyr Tytarenko
The author calls for spiritual development and revival of th eancient love to the worlds in the souls of people, the love that has supported the Hutsuls during the whole period of existence. |
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"The Everlasting Rime has Fallen Slowly" by Dmytro Pozhodzhuk
A story of Mariya Hotsuliak, a journalist from Transdniester, who is also a folk master of many talents.
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"The Folk Picture - Tradition and Modern Life" by Hryhoriy Mishchenko
The author speculates on how not to loose folk art's autheticity and at the same time make it look modern.
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"Anastasiya Rak's Portrait" by Oleksandr Fedoruk
About a happy master who was painting poetical folk life on the glass. |
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"Vasyl Omelianenko" by Olena Klymenko
A feature story about one of the most talented and famous masters of Ukrainian ceramic plastics, the undisputable leader in Opishne, who turned 80 in August of last year.
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"Creative Work Comes from Love, People's Happiness Comes from Love" by Tamara Honcharenko
Dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the famous late ceramist Nadiya Protorieva from the Kyiv region. |
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"Pysankas of Luhanshchyna" by Nataliya Kaplun
About the return of the pysanka art to the area where it was virtually forgotten.
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"Georgiy Kozhokar" by Serhiy Latanskyi
The Moldovan-born naive painter who was so deeply influenced by the Ukrainian village world that he resided himself in Zaporizhzhia, a cossack area. |
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"Steppe and Sea" by Ivan Rafalskyi
Tells about Zoya Pasichna, a decorative art painter from Odesa, whose works are distinguished by unique and specific character. |
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"Art Mosaic" - Readers' feedback
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"Folk Shirts from Zakarpattya" by Yevheniya Hayova
The shirts' collections from Kyiv and Uzhhorod museums have inspired the author to write this story. |
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"Drama of Creative Heart" by Oleksandr Fisun
The author believes that Oleksandra Seliuchenko, a clay toys master from Opishne belongs to the company of grand masters who made Ukrainian art famous throughout the world. |
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"South-Western Podillia Rushnyks" by Volodymyr Tytarenko
About the unique folk tradition of rushnyks' original embroidery, unique in its ornaments, until recently preserved in the areas along the Dnister river. |
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"Creative Activity Art Encyclopaedia Reference Book" by Anatoliy Pasichnyi
While the new two-volumes illustrated reference book on folk art is waiting for the sponsor, the Folk Art magazine publishes its condensed version.
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"Maestro's Step" by Illa Zlobina
The magazine's editor dedicated her poetry to Yuriy Pavlovych, a remarkable wood-carver from Mizhhirya in the Carpathians.
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"Among the Books" - a review of some of the last year publications on folk art
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"Japanese Art Fujiyamas" by Ihor Poshyvaylo
The author's impressions of the Global Youth Exchange Forum in Japan where he participated and had a chance to immerse into the historical and cultural life of the country.
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"Traditions are in Fashion!" by Valentyna Tyshchenko
About the exhibition of Ukrainian traditional and modern fashion which inspired some of the famous French designers to create collections with origins in Ukrainian art.
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