Pliontanism (from the Western Ukrainian dialectism пльонтати - to weave, intertwine[1] [2] [3] [4]) is a painting technique in which thin intertwined lines merge into an image, have a dense texture and consist of web-like layers of paint.[5]
The author's technique "Pliontanism" was invented by the Ukrainian artist Ivan Marchuk. This technique was first used in a landscape painting in 1972.[6] [7]
Its uniqueness lies in the application of paint (mainly tempera and acrylic) with thin colored lines that intertwine at different angles, which achieves the effect of volume and glow, spiritualization of images.[8] Given the complexity of masterful execution and laboriousness, it is actually not reproducible.[9] [10]
Later, Pliontanism acquired the meaning of the author's creative method — an original system of world perception, as well as its transmission on canvas, which is characterized by asymmetry of rhythmic reductions in color and strokes, metaphorical and symbolism, deformation of images, which achieves the effect of the culminating tension of static images; concentration around the themes of existence, human existence, his place in the world and problems of self-knowledge.
| No. | Picture | Name | Technique | Dimensions (cm) | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Night in the steppe | Tempera on cardboard | 58 х 70 | 1984 | ||
| 2. | Charms of the moonlit night | Acrylic paint on canvas | 100 х 130 | 2005 | ||
| 3. | The sun rose over the Dnipro | Acrylic paint on canvas | 100 х 130 | 2003 | ||
| 4. | The sun played its rhythms | Acrylic paint on canvas | 100 х 120 | 2003 | ||
| 5. | The sun walks near the house | Tempera on cardboard | 50 х 64 | 1982 | ||
| 6. | The Star of the Night Came On | Tempera on canvas | 76 х 76 | 1990 | ||
| 7. | Spring waters | Tempera on canvas | 80 х 100 | 1982 | ||
| 8. | Winter in Kaniv | Acrylic paint on canvas | 60 х 80 | 2007 | ||
| 9. | Last Ray | Tempera on cardboard | 50 х 72 | 1979 | ||
| 10. | Quiet Over the River | Tempera on cardboard | 58 х 70 | 1978 | ||
| 11. | Houses illuminated by moonlight | Tempera on cardboard | 40 х 30 | 1983 | ||
| 12. | Rays of the morning sun | Acrylic paint on canvas | 56 х 71 | 2005 | ||
| 13. | The shadows on the road | Acrylic paint on canvas | 60 х 80 | 2004 |
Obverse of the commemorative silver coin of 10 hryvnia denomination “Plontanism (Ivan Marchuk)” National Bank of Ukraine (2024)