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Ukrainian-Polish Émigré Themes in the Art of William Kurelek: An Attempt to Analyze
Abstract
The article outlines and analyzes the images and stories of the history of Polish and Ukrainian early
immigrants to Canada, as exemplified by the picturesque series Ukrainian immigrants and Polish
Canadians, from the Canadian artist of Ukrainian descent William Kurelek. The purpose of this study
is to characterize the preconditions and history of the thematic series Ukrainian immigrants and The
Polish Canadians. Such characterization encompasses analyzing individual works, highlighting the
typology of common compositional content stories, as well as detailing the psychological and cultural
climate and varieties of nonconformism of each national group. An analysis of the common and distinct cultural, religious, behavioral and ethnic features of the Polish and Ukrainian immigrant
groups in Canadian society is conducted on the basis of these artistic works. The article also describes the socio-psychological narrative which the artist successfully and meticulously reflected in his works. This shows us the whole range of intercultural contacts and social transformations that took place in the local Polish-Ukrainian groups within the multicultural environment of Canada. Based on his works a typology of common compositional and content plots was conducted, separating them into several subgroups: folk traditions, childhood, leadership, religious identity, and the history of the first settlers.
Paper Details
PaperID: 1984
Author's Name: Khrystyna O. Beregovska, Olga A. Tarasenko, Khrystyna M. Nahorniak, Anastasiia D. Pavlyshyn and Karina D. Davydova
Volume: Volume 11
Issues: Volume 11
Keywords: Polish-Ukrainian Groups, Immigrants, Traditions, Canada.
Year: 2021
Month: May
Pages: 890-900