Vladimir Nemukhin
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Vladimir Nemukhin is a Russian artist
. Nemukhin studied under the direction of Petr E. Sokolov (assistant to Kazimir Malevich
) and later Pavel Kuznezov). Nemukhin was associated with Lianozovo Circle along with Oscar Rabine, Valentina Kropivnitskaia, Lidiya Masterkova
, a diverse group of artists and poets who fought steadfastly and uncompromisingly for creative freedom. Nemukhin was one of the significant personalities in the Moscow art world of the 1960s and 1970s. He paints abstract works that usually include images of playing cards. Since 1959, Nemukhin participated in over a hundred group exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world, including the first shows of nonconformist art, the 1st autumnal review "in the open air" ("Bulldozer Exhibition
"). His works are in major public collections in Russia, Europe, and United States. In 2008 Nemukhin became an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts
. He lives and works in Moscow.
Soviet Nonconformist Art
The term Soviet Nonconformist Art refers to art produced in the former Soviet Union from 1953-1986 outside of the rubric of Socialist Realism...
. Nemukhin studied under the direction of Petr E. Sokolov (assistant to 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:...
) and later Pavel Kuznezov). Nemukhin was associated with Lianozovo Circle along with Oscar Rabine, Valentina Kropivnitskaia, Lidiya Masterkova
Lidiya Masterkova
Lidia Masterkova - was a Russian-born French painter, non-conformist artist in USSR.Masterkova graduated from the Surikov Art Academy in 1950. A dedicated abstractionist, Masterkova was associated with the Lianozovo Circle along with Oscar Rabin, Vladimir Nemukhin, a diverse group of artists and...
, a diverse group of artists and poets who fought steadfastly and uncompromisingly for creative freedom. Nemukhin was one of the significant personalities in the Moscow art world of the 1960s and 1970s. He paints abstract works that usually include images of playing cards. Since 1959, Nemukhin participated in over a hundred group exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world, including the first shows of nonconformist art, the 1st autumnal review "in the open air" ("Bulldozer Exhibition
Bulldozer Exhibition
Bulldozer Exhibition was an unofficial art exhibition on a vacant lot in the Belyayevo urban forest by Moscow avant-garde artists on September 15, 1974...
"). His works are in major public collections in Russia, Europe, and United States. In 2008 Nemukhin became an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts
Imperial Academy of Arts
The Russian Academy of Arts, informally known as the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, was founded in 1757 by Ivan Shuvalov under the name Academy of the Three Noblest Arts. Catherine the Great renamed it the Imperial Academy of Arts and commissioned a new building, completed 25 years later in 1789...
. He lives and works in Moscow.
External links
- Kolodzei Collection of Russian and Eastern European Art, Kolodzei Art Foundation http://www.kolodzeiart.org/Vladimir_Nemukhin.html
- Art4.ru Contemporary Art Museum http://www.art4.ru/en/artists/detail.php?ID=1548
- Nemukhin on ArtNet http://www.artnet.com/artist/12469/vladimir-nemukhin.html