Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government

Abstract

The article deals with the development of modern Ukrainian iconography, the formation of the
main centers and regional schools, traces artistic and stylistic features and trends. The article
analyzes the activities of the Kyiv and Lviv Art Schools in the field of sacred art. The main
features of the development of modern iconography are identified, the creativity of leading
specialists and iconographers, genres and technological specifics of iconography are studied. The
scientific novelty of this research consists in a comprehensive study of modern Ukrainian
iconography, taking into account artistic and stylistic, regional, technological, and canonical
aspects. Features of formation of art schools and associations of sacred art in Ukraine are traced.
The aim of the study is to determine the main trends in the development of modern Ukrainian
iconography, to identify the influence of leading schools in the field of sacred art. The
methodological basis is a comprehensive approach to the analysis of cultural and artistic
phenomena in the chronological and theoretical aspects of the development of modern sacred art
in Ukraine.