This article deals with the conceptual and methodological models of fine arts works during the period of independence in the context of national identity through the examples of work of the artist S. ...Suleimenova. Based on the application of phenomenological-hermeneutic methods, a philosophical and art analysis of her paintings is conducted. Currently, there are two trends in modern culture: integration and differentiation of cultures. One of the most important tasks today is to counteract the ideology of globalization, aimed at the formation of averaged, standardized concepts of values. Creating in art, reconstructing their own idea of the universe, the origins of which are associated with traditional values, on pictorial canvas through color, composition and texture, the artists seem to gather the lost and disjointed phenomena of their ethnic culture in a certain set. In this process, dealing with the form of artwork is actively involved. In the works of artists, who create in the mainstream of various styles and manners, there is an intensive increase in the importance of new forms of formation that would enhance the factors of decorative expressiveness, often through the rejection of the established aesthetic criteria of artistic expression. This process is associated with the creation and construction of a new artistic language that would correspond to the ethno cultural discourse of the Kazakh people. As a rule, the construction of this language acquires the character of the game of various metaphors and symbols, which are basic for national mentality and identity.
This article provides an introduction to the artist's medium scraperboard, also known as scratchboard. Research into the development of the medium and its constituent materials informed a preliminary ...evaluation of possible conservation treatments and the re-housing of scraperboard artworks in the collection of The National Archives. The treatment evaluation used visual examination, surface depth, gloss and colour measurements to assess the impact of surface cleaning and consolidation techniques, both individually and in combination, on the surface of scraperboard samples. Results showed that the surface cleaning methods tested were unsuitable, but found that gelatine used with the aerosol generator caused the least changes to the surface of the scraperboard and proved the most successful consolidant of those tested. However, further testing was suggested before its use could be recommended as a treatment. Condition assessments of artworks determined types of damage encountered with scraperboard and assisted identification of risks to the material. Enclosures were created for storage that provided protection and a means of flattening bowed scraperboards.
