Drawing in the creative and pedagogical activities of Viktor Bystryakov

Abstract

The relevance of this work lied in the absence of a thorough analysis of Viktor Bystryakov’s easel
graphics, despite its significance for understanding the development of the Ukrainian school of drawing in the
second half of the 20 th century. The aim of the study was to examine and analyse the legacy of Ukrainian artist and
teacher Viktor Bystryakov in the field of drawing. Comparative and historical methods, methods of art analysis
and empirical research were used. The article identified the distinctive features of drawing in the work of the
Ukrainian artist, who used and continued the realistic traditions of the Kyiv school of drawing. The patterns of the
master’s work were characterised, such as: generalisation of form, subordination of the secondary to the main,
compositional balance, perfect mastery of line and spot, skilful use of the technical features of the graphic materials
used and the base on which the drawing is applied. The study found that Viktor Bystryakov’s individual style of
drawing was influenced by the methodological approaches of S. Podervianskyi, O. Kryvonos, and T. Yablonska. The
article analysed Viktor Bystryakov’s pedagogical approaches, which have made a significant contribution to the
development of Ukrainian artistic and educational practice. In the course of analysing scientific works devoted
to the artist, it was established that his creative work is mainly covered in the context of exhibition activity and
pedagogical practice. The main directions of the creative approach to the execution of easel drawings were identified
on the basis of a newly discovered empirical research base, which consists of drawings found in the artist’s creative
workshop and quotations from his archives, which are being published for the first time. The principles of easel
drawing, confirmed by teaching practice, can be used in methodological materials in the educational process when
training a wide range of specialists: designers, graphic artists, illustrators, motion designers and animation artists