Formation of the Student’s Creative Personality by Means of Folk Arts and Crafts

У статті розглядаються особливості декоративно-прикладного мистецтва як фактора формування творчої особистості студента ВНЗ. Розкривається ефективна роль народного мистецтва як джерела духовної та естетичної культури майбутнього вчителя образотворчого мистецтва. Виявлено потенціал декоративно-прикладного мистецтва у формуванні творчої особистості студента. Акцентується увага на особливостях викладання «Декоративно-прикладного мистецтва» у ВНЗ. Спираючись на результати теоретичного аналізу, визначено низку педагогічних умов ефективності формування в майбутніх учителів-художників творчої особисті засобами народного декоративного-прикладного мистецтва.In the article the features of arts and crafts as a factor in the formation of the creative personality of university students are revealed. It expands the effective role of folk art as a source of spiritual and aesthetic culture of the future teacher of fine art. The potential of arts and crafts in the formation of the student’s creative personality is discovered. The attention is focused on the specifics of teaching «arts and crafts» in high school. Based on the theoretical analysis a number of pedagogical conditions of efficiency of formation of future teachers-artists’ creative personality by means of folk decorative art are identified. The study of arts and crafts is an integral component of training students of artistic profile and remains an urgent problem of modern art pedagogy. Professional training of future teachers of fine arts requires new technologies shaping of their professional competence, methods that depend on trade, free use of expressive language of fine art, level of image techniques, processes and patterns of folk art. Arts and crafts are a unique means of preservation and transmission of rational and emotional experience of humanity. The objectives of the course «Arts and Crafts» is to build the students’ knowledge and understanding of national decorative arts, kinds of folk art, its history and role in life. The objective of studies of folk arts and crafts is to ignite a spark in students to help understand themselves and their desire to do and teach, understand decorative pieces and see the authors, distinguished by exclusive author skillfully made products. Training sessions allow students to discover and embrace all technology manufacturing decorative products. In our opinion it contributes to future teachers conscious attitude to their profession, provides them with aesthetic culture and creative personality. Knowledge of folk arts and crafts, understanding of different types of folk art, its role in human life and history forms the creative personality. Development and implementation in the educational process of the university the complex of studies helps to improve the study of arts and crafts and solve the task of forming a creative personality of a future teacher of fine arts