Neo-baroque tendencies in Ukrainian art of the late 1980s — 2000s: relevance of national experience

The article analyzes the peculiarities of the interpretation of Baroque traditions in Ukrainian art of the late 1980-2000years. In the works of artists baroque emerged not only as one of the main traditions of Ukrainian art, but also a cross-cutting problem ofnational culture that needed discussion and analysis. Exploring in artistis way the contradictions of national experience, the new artistsdrew attention to issues of national history, contradictions of socio-political progress and cultural development of the country.