Central theorist and painter of the Ukrainian avant-garde ('the unknown genius of Ukrainian Cubo-Futurism'); his 1914 treatise 'Painting and Elements' set out its theory.
Art Movements
1908–1920s
Cubo-Futurism
A fusion of Cubist faceting with Futurist dynamism given a distinct Ukrainian inflection in Kyiv by Oleksandra Ekster and Oleksandr Bohomazov, whose 1914 treatise set out its theory.
Explore movement →1914–1930sConstructivism
Geometric, materials-driven art applied to design, typography, book covers and stage sets. Kharkiv, led by Vasyl Yermylov, was the centre of Ukrainian Constructivism; Meller and Petrytskyi brought it to the avant-garde stage.
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