Krasnoyarsk Environmental Design. History of the School in the all-Russian Context

Abstract

Reflection on the process of origin and development of a regional school of any kind of artistic creativity is always an urgent problem of local history and regional art history. Defining the «genome» of a regional school, the set of traditions that precede its emergence, and the set of prerequisites for its emergence are important resources for understanding its specifics and growth prospects. More than 40 years ago, a professional interest in a new type of creativity for Siberia – art design-arose among progressive Krasnoyarsk masters. А few years later, the Department of decorative and applied arts with the Department of interior and equipment appeared in the newly formed Institute of arts in Krasnoyarsk. For more than 35 years, the Department of design of the Siberian state Institute of arts named after D. Hvorostovsky successfully trains artists and designers whose projects of spatial complexes, urban and Park ensembles, landscapes, public and residential premises are implemented and win all-Russian and international competitions. The main objective of the study is to analyze the conditions for the emergence of the Krasnoyarsk school of environmental design and the links between regional design and the traditions of domestic environmental design. The article discusses the foundations and methodological principles of the Krasnoyarsk school of design, aimed at educating specialists who are able to create full-fledged from the point of view of expediency, comfort and ideas about the aesthetics of the living conditions and activities of modern human.