ON THE SPECIFIC NATURE OF LANDSCAPE IMAGERY IN ANDREI KOLESNIKOV’S EKPHRASIS
In this paper, the author studies the paintings by Valentin A. Serov, Konstantin A. Korovin, and Mikhail A. Vrubel through the lens of Andrei A. Kolesnikov, a modern-day poet. Kolesnikov works in the genre of ekphrasis, which is a unique artistic phenomenon used to describe another work of art. The author of the article considers the imagery and subject matter of artistic works produced by the abovementioned artists, verbalized in the poetry of Andrei A. Kolesnikov. The poetic text is analyzed in the context of size, rhythm, stylistics, and semantics. Expressive means utilized by a poetic text help identify deeper meanings contained in visual art. The research objective is to reveal the specific nature of the way a landscape image created in literary text. Ekphrasis is a genre that combines two types of cultural text: visual and verbal. A correlation in detail interpretation manifests when the rhythmic structures of literary and visual works of art are compared. The color patterns of a visual art piece are reflected in the description of a lyrical hero’s inner state. The most important aspect of ekphrasis is its subordinate position to the imaginal structure of a literary or visual art piece. Therefore, the author of a literary text interprets a visual artwork while trying to be as precise as possible with characteristics. In pursuit of precision, the poet uses generalizations and relays their own ideas and conclusions while revealing the way the artist looks at the world. In a literary text, the poet develops an idea that is contained in a work of art and reveals the ethic and aesthetic values of a bygone age that might be relevant today. The study is aimed at analyzing the special features of landscape imagery in ekphrastic poetry and visual art. Images of nature act as metaphors for the state of the human soul. As a unique cultural phenomenon, ekphrasis can be used in artistic analysis. The author believes that studying ekphrasis as a literary genre can contribute to a deeper understanding of a visual work of art.