CREATIVITY AS A COMPONENT OF STUDENTS 'SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT: PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES OF THE MODERN

The article analyzes the role and importance of creativity as an integral part of the spiritual development of the individual in the context of modern art space. For the first time in scientific research, the influence of the work of Renaissance artists (Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli) on the spiritual development of the individual in the context of professional training of future teachers is studied. The importance of appealing to these artists is due to the huge aesthetic influence of their work on the formation of the value system of the future teacher, because the forms of new art in which we must involve students are inextricably linked with the psychology of their creators. Emphasis is placed on the importance of the child’s visual language, and the importance of understanding it for further study of the children’s world of creativity. Some ways of creative development of hyperactive students are singled out, which will increase the productive creative activity of the latter. Attention is paid to the importance of introducing the work of world-famous artists into the educational space. Articles purpose is to investigate the influence of visual arts on the level of spiritual development of students, to analyze the effectiveness of introducing works of fine art into the educational and communicative space of visual arts circles that operate at schools. The methodological basis of the study is the provisions of the theory of cognition; culturological approach to the consideration of art and art-therapeutic practices in working with students. The scientific novelty is that for the first time the influence of fine arts on the spiritual development of the individual in the context of professional training of future teachers is studied. Conclusions. Creative development is inseparable from the aesthetic, moral and spiritual experience of the individual students. In today’s conditions, creative development is given a secondary role, while the number of lessons of fine arts is reduced or their content is greatly simplified and primitive. Therefore, they do not receive thorough knowledge, do not acquire practical skills. creativity harmonizes the inner world of the child, the use of the best examples of fine arts in working with students - this is one of the most promising ways of artistic education of the younger generation. Fine art engages students in the issues of the eternity of the soul, reveals the best in man, showing the importance of every word spoken and the need for love of God and neighbor