The aesthetics of academic drawing in the contemporary art-pedagogical education

The article seeks to redefine and expand the tasks of academic drawing within contemporary artistic and pedagogical education. One of the current directions in solving this problem is appealing to the practice of art. Positions of academic drawing, which make up its aesthetics are proposed, ways of modern drawing development based on academic concepts are determined. Historically, academic drawing in the preparation of teachers of fine arts is fundamental in acquiring specific competencies, such as formation of the ability to analyze the image object from the standpoint of its bulk form, the constructive structure and spatial arrangement. Drawing combines scientific knowledge, affecting the human mind, which manifests itself in the mastery of the laws of physics, the rules of optics and the ability to influence feelings, includes the realization of the individual author’s attitude and experience, achieved not only by rational and scientific methods. This feature of drawing allows fulfilling it by means of cognitive, educational and aesthetic function. Understanding the aesthetics of academic drawing fosters cultural, aesthetic and moral attitude towards surrounding, reuniting the intellectual and emotional, is the linchpin of mastering any artistic activity, allows to study reality in art-shape and gives a big boost to the development of creative abilities of an artist. Academic drawing serves as a mean of education of artistic taste, is necessary in any kind of activity, including professional and artistic creativity.