Visual Language of David Cherkassky's Graphic Works in the Context of Ukrainian Animation of the 1960s–1980s

The article explores the visual language of Davyd Cherkaskyi's graphic works within the context of the development of Ukrainian animation during the 1960s-1980s.It analyzes the artistic techniques of irony, grotesque, and graphic stylization that form the artist's individual signature style.It is established that D. Cherkaskyi's animation heritage constitutes a significant phenomenon in the aesthetic transformation of Ukrainian animation of the specified period and reflects the characteristic trends of the era's artistic thinking.