Alexander or Oleksandr Bogomazov (Russian: Александр Константинович Богомазов, Ukrainian: Олександр Костянтинович Богомазов; born April 7, 1880 in Yampil - on June 3, 1930 in Kiev) was Ukrainian painter, known artist and modern art theoretician of Russian Avant-garde (historically the term "Russian Avant-garde" refers to the art of all countries which were parts of Russia/USSR in the beginning of XX century). In 1914 Alexander wrote his treatise ...
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Alexander or Oleksandr Bogomazov (Russian: Александр Константинович Богомазов, Ukrainian: Олександр Костянтинович Богомазов; born April 7, 1880 in Yampil - on June 3, 1930 in Kiev) was Ukrainian painter, known artist and modern art theoretician of Russian Avant-garde (historically the term "Russian Avant-garde" refers to the art of all countries which were parts of Russia/USSR in the beginning of XX century). 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 Cubo-Futurism (1913-1917) and Spectralism (1920-1930).
Bogomazov was born in Yampol, Kharkov Governorate. From 1896 to 1902 Oleksandr Bogomazov attended the Institute for Agriculture in Kherson. From 1902 to 1905 he attended the Kiev Art School (KKHU), at the same time he had a close...
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