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Alexander BogomazovUkrainian artist
Date of Birth: 07.04.1880
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Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Artistic Development
- Theoretical Contributions and Travel
- Caucasus and Post-Revolutionary Period
- Later Career and Legacy
- Creative Periods
Early Life and Education
- Birth and Family:Alexander Bogomatov was born on March 14 (26), 1880, in Yampl, Kharkiv Governorate (now Sumy Oblast).
- Agricultural Education:From 1896 to 1902, he studied at the Kherson Zemstvo Agricultural School.
- Artistic Pursuits:Despite his father's disapproval, Bogomatov enrolled in the Kiev Art School in 1902. However, he was expelled in 1905 for participating in a student strike.
Artistic Development
- Private Studios and Impressionism:From 1905 to 1907, he studied at the private studio of Prof. S.I. Svitolavsky in Kiev. He also worked in private workshops in Moscow under F. Rierberg and K. Yuon.
- Cubofuturism and Exhibitions:In 1908, he returned to the Kiev Art School. From 1908 to 1910, he embraced Impressionism and associated with other avant-garde artists like Alexandra Exter, David Burliuk, and Mikhail Larionov. He exhibited at the "Zveno" exhibition in Kiev and contributed to the newspaper "Kievskaya Mysl."
Theoretical Contributions and Travel
- Graduation and Teaching:Bogomatov graduated from the Kiev Art School in 1911. He traveled to Finland as a correspondent for "Kievskaya Mysl" and taught drawing at the School for the Deaf and Mute in Kiev.
- "Koleso" and "Painterly Elements":In 1913, he married the artist V.V. Monasteryrskaya and founded "Koleso," a circle of Cubofuturist artists. He organized an exhibition under the same name. In 1914, he wrote the influential treatise "Painting and Elements," theorizing on the interaction between the artist, the artwork, and the viewer.
Caucasus and Post-Revolutionary Period
- Teaching in the Caucasus:From 1915 to 1917, Bogomatov lived and taught in the Caucasus.
- Return to Kiev and Artistic Engagements:After returning to Kiev in 1917, he taught art at several institutions and delivered a programmatic speech on Ukrainian art at a national congress.
- Artistic Reforms and Agitation:From 1919 to 1920, he played a key role in establishing the Guild and First Artel of Artists. He also developed reforms for art education and participated in revolutionary celebrations and propaganda campaigns.
Later Career and Legacy
- Artistic Styles and University Professorship:Bogomatov's work transitioned from Cubofuturism to Spectralism in the 1920s. He became a professor of easel painting at the Kiev Institute of Plastic Arts in 1922.
- Tuberculosis and Death:Bogomatov succumbed to tuberculosis on June 3, 1930, in Kiev. He is buried in the Lukyanivske Cemetery.
Creative Periods
- Cubofuturism (1913-1917):Bogomatov's Cubofuturist works explore the fragmentation and abstraction of form.
- Spectralism (1920-1930):In this later phase, he focused on color and light, creating compositions based on the properties of the spectrum.
