scholarly journals Liudmyla Bruievych’s water-colors in the 1990s

2021 ◽  
pp. 110-117
Author(s):  
O. Lamonova

The aim of this study is to analyze in detail the watercolors by Liudmyla Bruievych, made in the 1990s: “Tuha” (1992), “Raiuvannia” (1993), “Trapeza” (1995), “Myslyvets” (1998) and others. Methodology. The study of the works of the new generation of Ukrainian artists, which was completely formed after 1991, is just beginning. In particular, it refers to Liudmyla Bruievych, one of the most famous contemporary domestic graphic artists. The vast majority of publications about her works are popular and belong more to the genre of essay or interview (Bychkova (2000), Ivanochka (2012), Taran (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2002), Shapiro (2012)) or are reviews for personal exhibitions of the artist (Lamonova (2004, 2004), Ostrovskyi (2002)). Among them there are extremely interesting texts of high literary quality (Tytarenko (2004), Borysova (1998), Panasiuk (1998, 1999)), but it is hardly possible to call them scientific researches. Results. Liudmyla Bruievych is one of the most famous contemporary domestic graphic artists. The most popular of her works are etchings, for which the author uses watercolor of four colors (cerise paint, emerald green, ocher and gold): “Nich” (1991), series “Spokii” (“Koty”, “Rusalka”, “Try ryby”, “Ryba”, “Vaza”, all — 1994),” “Tanok vuzhiv abo Neskinchennist”, “Doistorychna tvaryna abo Drakon” (both — 1997). But during the 1990s, Liudmyla Bruievych actively worked not only on etchings, but also on watercolors. Among them there are works based on the unexpected use of folklore sources (“Tuha” (1992), “Rusalochka”, “Koroleva-rusalka”), biblical images (“Trapeza”, “Hallelujah” (all — 1995)), techniques of naive art (“Myslyvets” (1998)). The artist also created watercolor miniatures. Novelty. This article is in fact the first scientific publication about the works of an interesting modern domestic graphic artist. The practical significance. The research is a part of the individual planned theme of the author “Peculiarities of national tradition interpretation in the Ukrainian graphics of the 90s of the XX century. — 10s of the XXI century” and the general planned theme of Fine and Decorative Applied Arts department of the Institute of Art History, Folklore and Ethnology of M. T. Rylsky Institute of Art Studies, Folklore and Ethnology of the NAS of Ukraine “Ukrainian art from the Middle Ages to modern times: the search and formation of national identity in the context of world cultural space”. Conclusions. Watercolors are an organic and integral part of the artist’s graphics. Plastic images found in watercolors could later be used in etchings.

Author(s):  
Tamara Lytvyn

For centuries, the ex libris (a label of an individual or institution, especially their libraries) had an important socio-cultural mission; its text identified the owner of the library or collection. The image was performed in graphic techniques and had an associative or decorative purpose, revealing the life and preferences of the individual, the priorities of the institution, organization. Book labels carried information on the formation, composition and rotation of books in private and public libraries. The purpose of the article is to analyze the works of the Ukrainian historian, bibliologist and collector Ivan Krypiakevych (1886–1967) about the peculiarities of the appearance of handwritten and printed Ex Libris — a label of an individual or institution, their libraries on Ukrainian lands. Methodological principles of work are the principles of historicism, systematicity and objectivity. The study was carried out using the following methods — comparative-historical, structural-systemic, generalization and synthesis of historical data. Based on the publications of the scientist, his epistolary from the archive of the manuscripts department of the V. Stefanyk Lviv National Scientific Library, the thematic characteristics of the genre are revealed in the context of social, political and artistic processes of the Middle Ages, new and modern times. Letters from recipients from Ukraine and abroad were analyzed, which made it possible to reproduce the operation of personal or corporate book label. The analysis of the works and the epistolary of I. Krypiakevych, testifies to the progressive development (with breaks and difficulties) of the bibliophile movement in Ukraine in the modern day. The scientist restored information about the owners and authors of exlibris, monitored their timeline and technique, distinguished the artistic and stylistic features, gave the classification of book labels. The scientist believed that the exlibris in Ukraine reflected the state of the general culture and were worthy representatives of the international bibliophile movement. Keywords: Ivan Krypiakevych, ex libris, libraries, culture, art.


2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 125-145
Author(s):  
L. A. Bobrov ◽  
K. S. Khaidakov

Purpose. We describe an original saber discovered in Samarkand in 1969 during construction work in an old building. Presently, the saber is stored in a private collection. We determine the attribution and the time period for this sample of a long-blade weapon based on its features and available examples. Results. The saber features a sharp-triangle blade made of welded bulat “damask” and a bronze handle with a short C-style guard crowned with images of “dragons” and pommels in the form of the head of a bird of prey (possibly a falcon). The full length of the saber measures 91.0 cm with the length of the blade measuring 79.5 cm; width/thickness at the handle is 32.5 / 7.8 mm, in the middle – 28.8 / 5.6 mm, at 10 mm from the point – 10.0 / 2.6 mm; the hilt length – 14.3 cm (handle length – 11.5). The surface of the handle is adorned with three circles grouped as a triangle. The hilt weighs 350 g, the total weight of the saber being 1015 g. Conclusion. Most likely, the saber was made in Middle Asia between 15th – 17th centuries. The so called “Timur’s tamga” (three circles grouped as a triangle) could have been added either in the 15th century, or later (in the latter case, with the purpose of increasing its commercial value). It is less probable that the saber or its handle were produced in the Indian domains of the Babourides, who were descendants of Amir Timur, during the 16th – 17th centuries. The saber is a sufficiently rare example of a certain South-Asian influence on the array of arms used by warriors of Mā warāʼ an-Nahr during the late Middle Ages or early modern times. Due to few authentic samples of long-blade weapons from this period available to scientists, this specimen has a high scientific value.


2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Borgogni ◽  
Silvia Dello Russo ◽  
Laura Petitta ◽  
Gary P. Latham

Employees (N = 170) of a City Hall in Italy were administered a questionnaire measuring collective efficacy (CE), perceptions of context (PoC), and organizational commitment (OC). Two facets of collective efficacy were identified, namely group and organizational. Structural equation models revealed that perceptions of top management display a stronger relationship with organizational collective efficacy, whereas employees’ perceptions of their colleagues and their direct superior are related to collective efficacy at the group level. Group collective efficacy had a stronger relationship with affective organizational commitment than did organizational collective efficacy. The theoretical significance of this study is in showing that CE is two-dimensional rather than unidimensional. The practical significance of this finding is that the PoC model provides a framework that public sector managers can use to increase the efficacy of the organization as a whole as well as the individual groups that compose it.


Moreana ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (Number 176) (1) ◽  
pp. 175-190
Author(s):  
Bernard Bourdin

The legacy from Christianity unquestionably lies at the root of Europe, even if not exclusively. It has taken many aspects from the Middle Ages to modern times. If the Christian heritage is diversely understood and accepted within the European Union, the reason is essentially due to its political and religious significance. However, its impact in politics and religion has often been far from negative, if we will consider what secular societies have derived from Christianity: human rights, for example, and a religious affiliation which has been part and parcel of national identity. The Christian legacy has to be acknowledged through a critical analysis which does not deny the truth of the past but should support a European project built around common values.


Author(s):  
E. Yu. Goncharov ◽  
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S. E. Malykh ◽  

The article focuses on the attribution of one gold and two copper coins discovered by the Russian Archaeological Mission of the Institute of Oriental Studies RAS in the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Giza. Coins come from mixed fillings of the burial shafts of the Ancient Egyptian rock-cut tombs of the second half of the 3rd millennium B.C. According to the archaeological context, the coins belong to the stages of the destruction of ancient burials that took place during the Middle Ages and Modern times. One of the coins is a Mamluk fals dating back to the first half of the 14th century A.D., the other two belong to the 1830s — the Ottoman period in Egypt, and are attributed as gold a buchuk hayriye and its copper imitation. Coins are rare for the ancient necropolis and are mainly limited to specimens of the 19th–20th centuries. In general, taking into account the numerous finds of other objects — fragments of ceramic, porcelain and glass utensils, metal ware, glass and copper decorations, we can talk about the dynamic nature of human activity in the ancient Egyptian cemetery in the 2nd millennium A.D. Egyptians and European travelers used the ancient rock-cut tombs as permanent habitats or temporary sites, leaving material traces of their stay.


Mediaevistik ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 366-366
Author(s):  
Albrecht Classen

Eddic poetry constitutes one of the most important genres in Old Norse or Scandinavian literature and has been studied since the earliest time of modern-day philology. The progress we have made in that field is impressive, considering the many excellent editions and translations, not to mention the countless critical studies in monographs and articles. Nevertheless, there is always a great need to revisit, to summarize, to review, and to digest the knowledge gained so far. The present handbook intends to address all those goals and does so, to spell it out right away, exceedingly well. But in contrast to traditional concepts, the individual contributions constitute fully developed critical article, each with a specialized topic elucidating it as comprehensively as possible, and concluding with a section of notes. Those are kept very brief, but the volume rounds it all off with an inclusive, comprehensive bibliography. And there is also a very useful index at the end. At the beginning, we find, following the table of contents, a list of the contributors, unfortunately without emails, a list of translations and abbreviations of the titles of Eddic poems in the Codex Regius and then elsewhere, and a very insightful and pleasant introduction by Carolyne Larrington. She briefly introduces the genre and then summarizes the essential points made by the individual authors. The entire volume is based on the Eddic Network established by the three editors in 2012, and on two workshops held at St. John’s College, Oxford in 2013 and 2014.


2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (8) ◽  
pp. 2306-2310
Author(s):  
Aureliana Caraiane ◽  
Razvan Leata ◽  
Veronica Toba ◽  
Doina Vesa ◽  
Luana Andreea Macovei ◽  
...  

The progress made in dentistry during the latest decades is due, conceptually, to the new, systemic vision of man, which has also taken place in this field of medicine. In this context, the link between organic and psychic is indestructible. Thus illness is understood as a drama in which the somatic process has a psychic value, and the mental one has a body value. It is known that the morphological and functional integrity of the dental system, health and vigorousness, gives the individual a state of well-being that affects his somatic and psychic health, as any disturbance at this level entails repercussions in psychological and social behavior. Such a disruption is the total edification that seriously alters not only the dental system but the whole organism, putting various biological and psychosocial problems to the practitioner. The total expression represents not only a physical disability but also a psychological one. A special importance in studying psychological changes at total edentulous presents the psychological aspects of senile involution. This is not only a theoretical but also a practical importance due to the increase in the number of elderly people. Through the researches of the present paper we intend to present the reality of the psychological manifestations in the total edentation, which is objectified on different methods of psychodiagnosis in the first part, in order for the second part to be addressed to problems of prosthetic psychotherapy.The study comprises a group of 43 patients, of whom 24 were men and 19 women with total uni or bimaxilar edentation. Total edentation can be and is responsible for somatopsychic alterations, along with other pathogens, general, local, social, which sometimes can take a dramatic form, converting, where the area is also favorable, a pure somatic disease, for those who are not in psychopathy or even psychosis, although these latter cases are extremely rare and especially in youngsters, which would disrupt not only the person�s behavior as an individual, but also their status, function and social integrity. The treatment of dental and psychological complex is mandatory for any patient, but especially for the elderly, where recovery is more difficult, with disease-specific disorders adding to those of senescence.


Author(s):  
Elisabeth van Houts

This book contains an analysis of the experience of married life by men and women in Christian medieval Europe c. 900–1300. The focus will be on the social and emotional life of the married couple rather than on the institutional history of marriage. The book consists of three parts: the first part (Getting Married) is devoted to the process of getting married and wedding celebrations, the second part (Married Life) discusses the married life of lay couples and clergy, their sexuality, and any remarriage, while the third part (Alternative Living) explores concubinage and polygyny as well as the single life in contrast to monogamous sexual unions. Four main themes are central to the book. First, the tension between patriarchal family strategies and the individual family member’s freedom of choice to marry and, if so, to what partner; second, the role played by the married priesthood in their quest to have individual agency and self-determination accepted in their own lives in the face of the growing imposition of clerical celibacy; third, the role played by women in helping society accept some degree of gender equality and self-determination to marry and in shaping the norms for married life incorporating these principles; fourth, the role played by emotion in the establishment of marriage and in married life at a time when sexual and spiritual love feature prominently in medieval literature.


Author(s):  
Jon Stewart

This work represents a combination of different genres: cultural history, philosophical anthropology, and textbook. It follows a handful of different but interrelated themes through more than a dozen texts that were written over a period of several millennia. By means of an analysis of these texts, this work presents a theory about the development of Western Civilization from antiquity to the Middle Ages. The main line of argument traces the various self-conceptions of the different cultures as they developed historically. These self-conceptions reflect different views of what it is to be human. The thesis is that in these we can discern the gradual emergence of what we today call inwardness, subjectivity and individual freedom. As human civilization took its first tenuous steps, it had a very limited conception of the individual. Instead, the dominant principle was that of the wider group: the family, clan or people. Only in the course of history did the idea of what we know as individuality begin to emerge. It took millennia for this idea to be fully recognized and developed. The conception of human beings as having a sphere of inwardness and subjectivity subsequently had a sweeping impact on all aspects of culture, such as philosophy, religion, law, and art. Indeed, this conception largely constitutes what is today referred to as modernity. It is easy to lose sight of the fact that this modern conception of human subjectivity was not simply something given but rather the result of a long process of historical and cultural development.


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