Монументальные росписи художника-иконописца Николая Шушалыкова: специфика художественного решения

Currently, monumental church painting is developing in a variety of creative searches based on a wide range of traditions. Particularly noteworthy are the artists who embarked on the path of the revival church art at the end of the 80s the last century. The article examines a complex monumental paintings by the leading Yekaterinburg artist- iconographer Nicolay Shushalykov. The main monumental works of the artist, created over the past three decades are introduced into scientific circulation. The specificity of artistic performance is revealed depending on the peculiarities of architecture, historical context, local cultural traditions (Russia, Greece, Thailand, Uzbekistan). Thus, creating an individual concept of monumental paintings, the artist uses a variety of artistic solutions, depending on a specific temple and a specific situation, while maintaining the canonical principle of the hierarchy of the spatial-pictorial complex