Kliment Red'ko
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Kliment Red'ko or Redko , 15 (27) October 1897 - 18 February 1956) was a Ukrainian
-Russia
n painter
-scientist
, avant-garde
artist
(Constructivist
, Projectionist, Suprematist), graphic artist.
.
In 1910–14 he studied at the Icon
Painting School of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra
.
In 1918–19 he studied at Kiev Art Academy (KKHI).
In 1919–20 Red'ko studied in the studio of Aleksandra Ekster
along with students Solomon Nikritin
and Nina Genke-Meller
. During that time he participated in decorating the streets of Kiev
and Odessa
for Revolution festivities, in the abstract
style together with Ekster and Genke-Meller.
In 1920–22 he studied painting at the Moscow
Higher Artistic-Technical Workshops (VKhUTEMAS
) in the class of Wassily Kandinsky
.
In 1922 he participated in an exhibition of the Museum of Painterly Culture (MSCHK) in Moscow, together with Kazimir Malevich
, Nikritin and Alexander Tyshler. In the same year Red'ko wrote the Manifesto of Electroorganism.
From 1923 to 1924 Red'ko, together with Nikritin, developed his theories of Electroorganism and Luminism
. Red'ko started a scientific trend in art which he named Electroorganism as a reaction to Constructivism.
In 1926 he had a solo exhibition in Moscow
.
In 1928–30 he had solo exhibitions in Paris
.
In 1933 he had personal exhibition in Moscow.
In 1941 he worked on the design of posters for the news agency TASS
.
Kliment Red'ko died in Moscow.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
-Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
-scientist
Scientist
A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
, avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
(Constructivist
Constructivism (art)
Constructivism was an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1919, which was a rejection of the idea of autonomous art. The movement was in favour of art as a practice for social purposes. Constructivism had a great effect on modern art movements of the 20th...
, Projectionist, Suprematist), graphic artist.
Biography
Kliment Red'ko was born in Cholm, Russian EmpireRussian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
.
In 1910–14 he studied at the Icon
Icon
An icon is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, from Eastern Christianity and in certain Eastern Catholic churches...
Painting School of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra
Kiev Pechersk Lavra
Kiev Pechersk Lavra or Kyiv Pechersk Lavra , also known as the Kiev Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Orthodox Christian monastery which gave its name to one of the city districts where it is located in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine....
.
In 1918–19 he studied at Kiev Art Academy (KKHI).
In 1919–20 Red'ko studied in the studio of Aleksandra Ekster
Aleksandra Ekster
Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster was a Russian-French painter and designer.-Biography:-Childhood:...
along with students Solomon Nikritin
Solomon Nikritin
Solomon Nikritin was a Ukrainian painter, avant-garde artist , graphic artist, designer, and author.- Biography :Solomon Nikritin was born in Chernihiv, Ukraine.In 1909–1914 he attended Kiev Art School ....
and Nina Genke-Meller
Nina Genke-Meller
Nina Genke or Nina Genke-Meller, or Nina Henke-Meller, was a Ukrainian-Russian avant-garde artist, , designer, graphic artist and scenographer. -Biography:...
. During that time he participated in decorating the streets of Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
and Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
for Revolution festivities, in the abstract
Abstract art
Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. Western art had been, from the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th century, underpinned by the logic of perspective and an...
style together with Ekster and Genke-Meller.
In 1920–22 he studied painting at the Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
Higher Artistic-Technical Workshops (VKhUTEMAS
VKhUTEMAS
Vkhutemas ) was the Russian state art and technical school founded in 1920 in Moscow, replacing the Moscow Svomas. The workshops were established by a decree from Vladimir Lenin with the intentions, in the words of the Soviet government, "to prepare master artists of the highest qualifications for...
) in the class of Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky was an influential Russian painter and art theorist. He is credited with painting the first purely-abstract works. Born in Moscow, Kandinsky spent his childhood in Odessa. He enrolled at the University of Moscow, studying law and economics...
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In 1922 he participated in an exhibition of the Museum of Painterly Culture (MSCHK) in Moscow, together with Kazimir Malevich
Kazimir Malevich
Kazimir Severinovich Malevich was a Russian painter and art theoretician, born of ethnic Polish parents. He was a pioneer of geometric abstract art and the originator of the Avant-garde Suprematist movement.-Early life:...
, Nikritin and Alexander Tyshler. In the same year Red'ko wrote the Manifesto of Electroorganism.
From 1923 to 1924 Red'ko, together with Nikritin, developed his theories of Electroorganism and Luminism
Luminism
Luminism can refer to*A current in North American painting, see Luminism *A neo-impressionist style in painting, see Luminism...
. Red'ko started a scientific trend in art which he named Electroorganism as a reaction to Constructivism.
In 1926 he had a solo exhibition in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
In 1928–30 he had solo exhibitions in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
In 1933 he had personal exhibition in Moscow.
In 1941 he worked on the design of posters for the news agency TASS
TASS
TASS or Tass may refer to:* Telluride Association Sophomore Seminar, a six-week educational opportunity for minority high school students* Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union, TASS is the transliteration of the Russian abbreviation for it...
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Kliment Red'ko died in Moscow.