Blacksmithing Art in the Cultural and Art Environment of Ukraine

Abstract

The paper analyzes the body of literature on the blacksmithing art and delineates the main lines ofstudy of the latter as a phenomenon of contemporary culture and art. Reconsideration of the experience of the blacksmiths, both craftsmen and artists, contributes to revealing the national, regional, and local cultural features, asthe culture of blacksmithing art, on the one hand, islinked to the past, and on the other hand it serves as a modern representation and symbol of the nation. The aim of the work is to study Ukrainian blacksmithing art in the sociocultural context of contemporary time. Methodologically, the research was based on generalization, on the systemic-structural, and structural-functional methods that enabled revealing and examining the traditional and innovative basis of Ukrainian blacksmithing art in the cultural and art environment of Ukraine.