SUMMARY The master‘s thesis titled “Logic of Labyrinths and Alogisms” seeks to disclose the meaning of the labyrinth symbol and to go deep into it as a phenomenon existing in reality. The non-heterogeneity of this phenomenon has been disclosed by analysing the symbol of the labyrinth through the psychological, philosophical and mythological prisms. The author has made a conclusion that the labyrinth has two spheres of existence, which may be conditionally subdivided into logical and alogical. The author aimed at expressing the main concept of the theoretical studies of the master‘s thesis by using the artistic means. The principal aim was not only to maintain the classical depiction of the labyrinth but also to convey the phenomenon through the personal prism. Although the leather art employs a number of techniques and materials, the classical techniques and materials have been chosen in this master‘s thesis. Various art technologies of leather work have been paralleled in this creative project keeping to natural leather as a principal material. The analysis has come to the conclusion that the creative work of any artist may be compared with the search of the keys that could open the locks of sub-consciousness. During the creative process and with every new work the artist as if opens the lock on one of the doors that keep some secret behind them.

The master’s thesis titled “Book – Letter to Mankind” may be characterised as having an unexpected solution of depicting a letter. The collection comprises various art techniques of leather work including the author’s technique. The works are distinguished by their novelty, the delicate thematic solution and the application of aesthetic qualities of used materials. The principal object of the collection is the book as a letter bearing its own history, the interrelation between a man and a letter and an attempt to express this idea within the creative activity. It is a three-piece collection aiming at the development of the main idea “Book – Letter to Mankind”. The collection of works was performed with the reference to the trends of Conceptualism. The used materials include natural leather, pasteboard, textile, blocks of old books and few auxiliary materials. The reference was made to the works of conceptual art as well. After the analysis of the topic through the creative process and theoretical research the author of this master’s thesis came to the conclusion that any object bearing some information of mankind could be qualified as a letter.

SUMMARY Temporary and permanent shells are found in nature which transform with a growing organism and change their form while the organism develops or they are get rid off and grow up again thgrough the living cycle they serve as means of protection. In some cases, we can compare shells with person‘s emotinion states. Individ‘s innerworld, in which, he for some reasons closes in, we can call „shelter“ – he closes in willingly, in other cases the shell might be thrusted by other subject, or by other psychologically or physically stronger individs. Willinglly closed individ, is followed by such subjects as: closeness, not communicating, not improving, torpidity, separation from the world, from inovation. Individ closes in himself, separates from society, feel push off, misundertood. Either society is closed for individual for his not knowing, unwill to understand, to accept him the way he is, for losing relations, for interests missunderstanding, for difference of psichical possibilities. This is a topical issue which excites the minds of not only ordinary people but also artists, sociologist and scientists.