The object of the study is the symbolic and allegorical meanings of artistic images of fine art, built in the unity of the diverse, based on the principle of the relationship between the real and the conditional. The subject of the study is a comparison of the methods of metaphysical and constructive realism in creating aesthetically expressive forms of artistic images expressing symbolic meanings. The article systematizes the methods of creating artistic images in constructive realism: typification, stylization, artistic and theoretical generalizations, analysis, synthesis, application of constructive ideas of combining parts of the whole, geometric generalization of form in the construction of the spatial structure of the object, artistic interpretations. The main method of image research is the analysis of visual contexts of the application of the concept of methods and other means of constructing artistic images. The novelty of the article lies in constructive realism in creating deeper symbolic meanings than the generally accepted forms of realism convey. With constructive realism, aesthetically expressive images are created in the unity of the heterogeneous and do not distort the conventional meanings. In the differentiation of means and integration of image layers, the image represents a single symbolic meaning. As a result of the analysis of constructive realism, four regular processes of building the unity of the diverse in the form and content of artistic images have been revealed. The conclusion is that constructive realism to the construction of artistic images has practical significance. The images are characterized by aesthetic expressiveness, this attracts the attention of the audience. In expression through the form of symbolic meanings, images acquire the potential of visual communication with people.
