Art-Orientalism in Kharkiv: history, theory, practice

The purpose of the chapter is to reconstruct the main stages of the development of Kharkiv art-Orientalism, highlight its paradigmatic field, circle of participants, identify modern trends and main achievements. The source base of the research includes scientific and non-fiction publications of the 20th and early 21st centuries, works of fine art, photos and video materials, interviews, materials from social networks (Facebook, Instagram). Accordingly, the methods of chronological reconstruction, statistical, comparative, formal, semantic and content analysis are used. The article analyzes the research activities of Kharkiv scientists in the field of oriental art, taking into account the historical, cultural and political transformations of Ukraine, highlights the factors that influenced the development of the orientalist component of the science of art, outlines the main stages of its development. Scientific and creative institutions (formal and informal) have been established, which played the role of centers of acquisition and dissemination of knowledge about the art of the East, the names and achievements of representatives of Kharkiv art-Orientalism have been determined, and the continuity of its tradition has been shown. As a result of the analysis of research works, publishing and museum-creative activity, changes in scientific approaches to understanding the art of the East, the main directions of scientific research, the degree of their development, correlation and collaboration with world scientific schools and museum institutions, the influence on the development of artistic practice and culture of the city in as a whole have been determined. It has been found, that regardless of the types of institutions and platforms that underwent numerous reorganizations, the tendency to study the art of the East was maintained throughout the century. The inter-institutional migration of scientists led to the formation of a single scientific and creative environment and the persistence of traditions. The results of the work generalize and clarify the data, obtained by previous researchers. New names and facts were introduced into the scientific circulation, the peculiarities of Kharkiv art-Orientalism as a complete scientific and creative phenomenon have been defined for the first time. The results of the study can serve as a heuristic model for further scientific studies of Ukrainian art-oriental studies; to be used in teaching during the conceptual development of relevant educational courses, can be useful in museum and creative activities.