Concept of art method and its actualization in teaching of art history
«Art method» is one of the fundamental concepts of Marxist-Leninist aesthetics and the Soviet theory of literature. Its significance in connection with socialist realism led to the formation of a special scientific branch. The study of the art method was applied in the USSR also in the field of art and architecture. The tradition of using the term «art method» continues in Russia in the 21st century. Obviously, this formerly ideological concept has a real scientific and analytical potential. At present, it is necessary to clarify the content of the term and actualize it in the methodological training of art historians. Modern analysis of the art method, as before, is aimed at exploring the content aspects of artworks. Particular objectives of this analysis: the research of the relationship art to nature and social reality; the implementation of typical art tasks in the work of the artist or art style; correlation between the theoretical program and practice in art and architecture.