10/11/2025
Guest Masterclass: «COMPOSITION: BUILDING AN IMAGE ON THE PICTURE PLANE» by Tetiana TYKHOMYROVA at the ХГФ - Університет Ушинського
On November 5, 2025, the Art and Graphics Faculty of Ushynsky University hosted a guest masterclass titled "Composition: Building an Image on the Picture Plane." The event was led by Tetiana Mykolaivna TYKHOMYROVA (Ishchenko), a methodologist at the Odesa Regional Educational and Methodological Center for Culture and Arts Institutions, and a teaching methodologist at the K.K. Kostandi Art School. It was attended by students of various specialties, faculty members, and guests of the Faculty.
Tetiana Mykolaivna, an alumna of the Art and Graphics Faculty, is an acclaimed MASTER of decorative and fine arts, and a teacher with many years of successful experience. She has mentored numerous generations of talented young people and prepared a plethora of fine and decorative arts teachers for both general and specialized art educational institutions.
For higher education students at the Art and Graphics Faculty, particularly those in Specialty A4 (014) Secondary Education (Art. Fine Arts), the masterclass was exceptionally useful and informative. T.M. Tykhomyrova shared her personal experience and original teaching methods for explaining the complex principles of composition in different genres. She achieved this through creative expression, the emotional experience of the creation process, and artistic imagery for children and youth of all ages from the youngest right up to, as it turned out, the oldest. This approach could be described as a scientific method for revealing individual vision and fostering an emotional dialogue first between the creator and the work, and subsequently with the viewer. It's a method for cultivating an understanding of the beauty of the surrounding world, harmony, balance, color, and, generally, a refined artistic taste, not through dry terminology, but through empathy and co-creation.
We extend our gratitude to Tetiana Mykolaivna for her valuable experience, engaging communication, and cooperation!
The meeting was moderated by Olha Andriivna TARASENKO, Honoured Art Worker of Ukraine, Doctor of Art History, and Professor at the Fine Arts Department of the Art and Graphics Faculty, Ushynsky University.
