THEME OF THE WAR IN FINE ARTS: PECULIARITY OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS

The article analyzes the cultural and historical transformations of nature depiction theme war in fine art. It is noted that art has always responded to changes worldview paradigms reflected core value principles various periods human development. emphasis depicting essence changed from fixation specific events took place real life generalized metaphorical images with participation mythological characters had no relation reality vice versa. In addition, also served as a channel for sublimation psychological experiences artists who expressed their related through own works. Thanks this, powerful ingenious works art, relevance which does not decrease even after several centuries, were created. provides comparative analysis ancient civilizations, antiquity, Middle Ages, Renaissance, baroque, rococo, classicism, romanticism, avant-garde beginning 20th century, Soviet totalitarian practice well modern Ukrainian research conducted, transformations, these periods, are visualized, direct correlation state culture highlighted. Special attention paid visualization era creative resistance ideology. This was manifested demonstration tragic side war, existential experiences, awareness irreversibility death suffering associated it. Attention focused on fact topic relationship between context studies rather understudied but recent occurrences Ukraine world it gaining more popularity, drawing researchers mutual influences.