The theme of the family in Soviet and Chinese woodcuts of the 1930s-1950s.

The article examines the features of the image of the family theme in the woodcuts of China and the USSR of the 1930s-1950s. The subject of the study are Soviet and Chinese woodcuts of the 1930s-1950s. The focus is on the analysis of the processes of interaction and mutual influence of graphic art of the two countries, special attention is paid to the study of expressive means and techniques used by artists to convey images of people within the family theme. The reasons for the appeal of the masters of engraving of the time under consideration to the theme of family, the embodiment of eternal universal values in the works, which became a common feature and trend of graphic art of the two countries in the middle of the twentieth century, are revealed. The scientific novelty lies in the introduction into scientific circulation and analysis of the works of woodcut of Russia and China, the identification of common and different features in the subject of Chinese woodcut and Soviet engravings of the 1930s-1950s. The study shows and substantiates the significant influence of Soviet realistic art on the work of Chinese masters, reveals the patterns of development of Chinese woodcut art in the period under review. In conclusion, the gradual appeal of Chinese artists to their own national heritage and the strengthening of the national identity of Chinese art in the middle of the twentieth century is noted, the causes of these processes in the artistic life of the country are revealed.

engraving, woodcut, soviet realistic art, China, national style, technic, plot, expressive means, family, mutual influence