Alexander Bogomazov or Oleksandr Bohomazov (russian: Александр Константинович Богомазов, uk, Олександр Костянтинович Богомазов; March 26, 1880 – June 3, 1930) was a

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painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

in the

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and

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, known

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and modern

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theoretician of the

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. In 1914, Alexander wrote his treatise ''The Art of Painting and the Elements''. In it he analyzed the interaction between Object, Artist, Picture, and Spectator and sets the theoretical foundation of modern art. During his artistic life Alexander Bogomazov mastered several art styles. The most known are

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(1913–1917) and Spectralism (1920–1930).

Biography

Alexander Bogomazov was born in Yampil,

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, as a second child to Konstantin Bogomazov. His mother Anisia abandoned the family shortly after his baptism. His ethnic background was Russian, yet Alexander spent virtually all his life in Kiev. From 1896 to 1902, Aleksander Bogomazov attended the Institute for Agriculture in

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. From 1902 to 1905, he attended the Kiev Art School (KKHU), at the same time he had close contact with

Alexander Archipenko Alexander Porfyrovych Archipenko (also referred to as Olexandr, Oleksandr, or Aleksandr; uk, Олександр Порфирович Архипенко, Romanized: Olexandr Porfyrovych Arkhypenko; February 25, 1964) was a Ukrainian and American ...

and

Aleksandra Ekster Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...

. In 1905, he participated in political demonstrations and strikes. In the same year he was expelled from the Kiev Art School. In 1906, he studied in the studio of S. Swiatoslavskiy. Bogomazov had an exhibition in

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, together with

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. That year he moved to

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and became the student of Fyodor Rerberg and

Konstantin Yuon Konstantin Fyodorovich Yuon or Juon (russian: Константи́н Фёдорович Юо́н; – April 11, 1958) was a noted Russian painter and theatre designer associated with the Mir Iskusstva. Later, he co-founded the Union of Russian Ar ...

. In 1907, he returned to

. After 1907, he had regular exhibitions in Kiev, including the ''Association of Russian Artists'' and the ''Moscow Society of Independent Artists''. In 1908, he participated in the exhibition with the group of artists ''

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'' (The Link) in

together with

David Burliuk David Davidovich Burliuk (Давид Давидович Бурлюк; 21 July 1882 – 15 January 1967) was a Russian-language poet, artist and publicist associated with the Futurist and Neo-Primitivist movements. Burliuk has been described as ...

Wladimir Burliuk Wladimir Davydovych Burliuk (russian: Владимир Давидович Бурлюк; – 1917) was a Russian avant-garde artist (Neo-Primitivist and Cubo-Futurist) and book illustrator. He died at the age of 32 in 1917 in World War I. Biograp ...

and others. In 1911, he journeyed to

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. From 1912 to 1915, he taught at a school for the deaf and mute in Kiev. From 1913 to 1914, he studied the works of the

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. At this time he developed art theories, and published his essay ''The Art of Painting and the Elements''. In 1914, he organized the exhibition ''Kiltse'' ("The Ring") in

, together with

, Eugène Konopatzky among others. In 1915, Bogomazov moved to the

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, where he worked as a teacher and painter. In 1919, he taught at the First State Studio for Paintings and Decorative art in Kiev. From 1919 to 1920, he was the Head of the Department for Art Education in the Ukrainian Commissariat for Visual Art. At the same time he was the co-founder of the ''Ukrainian Agitprop Movement'', and created designs for the Agitprom movement. From 1922 to 1930, he taught at the Kiev Art Academy (KKHI) together with

Vadim Meller Vadym Meller or Vadim Meller, (russian: Вадим Георгиевич Меллер; uk, Вадим Георгійович Меллер, 1884–1962) was a Ukrainians, Ukrainian USSR, Soviet Painting, painter, avant-garde Cubist, Constructivism ...

Vladimir Tatlin Vladimir Yevgrafovich Tatlin ( – 31 May 1953) was a Russian and Soviet painter, architect and stage-designer. Tatlin achieved fame as the architect who designed The Monument to the Third International, more commonly known as Tatlin's Tower, whi ...

Victor Palmov Victor Nikolaevich Palmov ( uk, Віктор Никандрович Пальмов) (10 October 1888 – 7 June 1929) was a Russian and Ukrainian painter and avant-garde artist (Futurist and Neo-primitivist) from the David Burliuk circle. Biogra ...

. In 1927, he was a founding member of the ''Association of the Revolutionary Masters of Ukraine'' (ARMU), together with D.Burliuk, V.Meller, V.Palmov, V. Yermilov and others. In the same year, he participated in the All-Ukrainian Exhibition ''Ten years October'' (Kharkov, Kiev, Odessa), together with Tatlin, Meller, Palmov, Epshtein among others. Alexander Bogomazov died on June 3, 1930, in Kiev.

Some representative works

Image:Bogomazov-tram-s-1914.jpg, "Tram." 1914. Canvas, oil. appr. 150х80 sm. Private collection image:Alexander Bogomazov, Composition N2, 1914-1915.jpg, "Composition N2." 1914-1915.

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. image:Pojar_v_Kieve-1916.jpg, "Fire in Kiev." 1916. Paper, charcoal. 27х32 sm.

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(NAMU),

image:Pravka_pil-1927.jpg, "Stropping the saws." 1927. Canvas, oil image:Portret_Docheri-1928.jpg, Portrait of the Daughter. 1928. Canvas, oil File:Sawyers - Alexander Bogomazov.jpg, Sawyers. 1929. Canvas, oil File:Street on Podil - Alexander Bogomazov.jpg, Street on Podil. 1912. Canvas, oil

Literature

* A.Bogomazov. Painting and Elements. Comp.T.Popova. (Parallel text in Ukrainian and English.) Kyiv. 1996. – 152 p. , * Oleksandr Bohomazov, 1880-1930 : ''kataloh tvoriv'' (Catalogue of works, Ukraine/English). Kiev: Harant, 1991. * Mudrak, Myroslava M. “The Painted Surface in the Ukrainian Avant-garde: from Facture to Construction.” Pantheon 45 (1987): 138–43. * Nakov, Andrei. “De l’expression futuriste au formalisme construit,” 13-24, in Alexandre Bogomazov, Jampol, 1880 – Kiev, 1930 . Musee d’Art Moderne, Refectoire des Jacobins, Toulouse . N.p.: Editions Arpap, 1991. * Exhibition Avangarde & Ukraine. 6 May-11 Yuly 1993. Villa Stuck Munich, Germany. Catalogue, 200p: * Exhibition L'art en Ukraine. 28 October 1993 – 17 January 1994. Musée des Augustins de Toulouse, France. Catalogue (160 p): * John E.Bowlt. N.D.Lobanov-Rostovsky. Katalog-rezone Khudozhniki Russkogo Teatra / Catalogue-raisonne Painters of Russian theatre. 1880-1930. Collection of Nikita and Nina Lobanov-Rostovsky. In Russian, 156 colour and 1026 b/w illustrations. 1994. – 528 p. * The phenomenon of the Ukrainian avant-garde, 1910-1935 / Phénomène de l’avant-garde ukrainienne, 1910-1935. Edited by Myroslav Shkandrij. (Parallel text in English, Ukrainian and French.) 196 p. Winnipeg, Man. : Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2001. * Kyiv to Paris: Ukrainian Art in the European Avant-Garde, 1905-1930. By Prof. Myroslav Shkandrij, Department of German and Slavic Studies University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

References

External links

Alexander Bogomazov

Alexander Bogomazov: Ukrainian Picasso

A.Bogomazov. Painting and Elements. 1914. (scanned from О.Богомазов / A.Bogomazov. Живопис та Елементи / Painting and Elements. Kyiv, 1996). For non-commercial use only
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