Genres and motifs of Easter egg painting.

Although the general motives and genres of Easter painting in the Hutsul region have been around for centuries and have deep roots in folk art. But this does not mean that the art of Easter eggs has a single pattern.

There, every village, every talented master Easter egg painter, brings something original to this industry, enriching this original Hutsul art form.

Easter eggs were and still are dominated by geometric motifs, but along with this more and more domestic and wild birds, various domestic animals, fish, butterflies, etc ..

This is a sign that the Hutsuls are very much in love with nature and therefore Easter eggs are so generously painted with figures and images from nature. In Hutsul pysanka painting there are often artistic compositions in which a lot of space is given to the depiction of intimate scenes and people's experiences; separate processes of agricultural work, hunting in the mountains for game; cattle grazing, Hutsul entertainment.

In general, the surrounding nature and life of the Hutsuls are widely practiced and reflected in this art form - Easter painting. It is characteristic that the image of the human figure is interpreted by folk masters with decorative means - a plane, without special individualization. It is also significant in our time that the government, giving a propagandistic character to art in general, and in Easter painting promotes elements of heraldic character, like doves, so the dove, as it were, is a symbol of peace. However, in Easter egg painting nature is still highly respected - themed Easter eggs with the image of all four seasons. The most popular among them is spring.

And this is quite understandable, because this time of year is the sweetest for a person: it brings joy, new hopes. The earth after a long hibernation wakes up and is covered with lush greenery. Symbols of spring were, and still are, in Easter painting tree branches, wildflowers and various rich Hutsul vegetation. These artistic images are very skillfully stylized to a perfect degree of ornamental forms. We often meet in Hutsul Easter painting free application of colored spots on the surface of the egg, mainly black paint is used here, following the principle of color contrasts in art.