| Olexander Porfiryevich Archipenko | |
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| Birth name | Olexandr Porfiryovich Archypenko |
| Born | May 30, 1887 Kiev, Ukraine, Russian Empire |
| Died | February 25, 1964 New York, USA |
| Field | Sculpture |
| Training | Kiev Art School |
| Movement | Cubist |
| Works | Black Square, 1915 |
Alexander Porfiryevich Archipenko (also referred to as Olexandr, Oleksandr, or Aleksandr) (May 30, 1887 - February 25, 1964) was a Ukrainian avant-garde artist, sculptor and graphic artist. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Cubism was a 20th century Avant-garde Art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating A graphic designer (also known as a graphic artist and communication designer) is a professional within the Graphic design and Graphic arts industry
Biography
Alexander Archipenko was born in Kiev, in present-day Ukraine (at the time a part of the Russian Empire) to Porfiry Antonowitsch Archipenko and Poroskowia Wassiliewna Machowa Archipenko; he was the younger brother of Eugene Archipenko. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya
From 1902-1905, he attended the Kiev Art School (KKHU), after which he continued his education in the arts as the student of S. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Svyatoslavsky in 1906 (also in Kiev). Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting In the same year he had an exhibition in Kiev, together with Bogomazov. That same year, Archipenko moved to Moscow, where he had a chance to exhibit his work in some group shows. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of
By 1909, however, he had moved on to Paris. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
In 1909 he was a resident in the artist's Colony La Ruche, among emigre Russian artists: Wladimir Baranoff-Rossine, Sonia Delaunay-Terk and Nathan Altman. Wladimir Baranoff-Rossine (1888-1944 was a Russian Ukrainian painter Avant-garde artist ( Cubo - Futurist) and inventor of Jewish Sonia Delaunay (née Terk (1885 &ndash 1979 was a Jewish - French artist who with her husband Robert Delaunay and others cofounded the Orphism Nathan Isaevich Altman ( Russian ru Натан Исаевич Альтман – December 12, 1970) was a Russian avant-garde Artist
After 1910 Alexander Archipenko had exhibitions at Salon des Independants, Salon D'Automne 'a' together with Aleksandra Ekster, Kazimir Malevich, Vadym Meller, Sonia Delaunay-Terk alongside Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Andre Derain. The Société des Artistes Indépendants ( Society of Independent Artists) formed in Paris in summer 1884 choosing the device "No jury nor awards" ( Sans Alexandra Ekster or Exter ( Александра Александровна Экстер January 6, 1882 - March 17, 1949) was a Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (Казимир Северинович Малевич Kazimierz Malewicz Ukrainian Казимир Северинович Малевич sɛʋɛˈrɪnoʋɪtʃ Vadym Meller or Vadim Meller, ( Russian: Вадим Георгиевич Меллер, 1884–1962 was a Ukrainian - Russian Soviet Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso (October 25 1881 &ndash April 8 1973 Georges Braque ( May 13, 1882 &ndash August 31, 1963) was a major 20th century French painter and sculptor André Derain ( June 10, 1880 – September 8, 1954) was a French painter and co-founder of Fauvism with Henri Matisse
In 1912 Archipenko had his first personal exhibition at the Museum Folkwang in Hagen. Hagen is the 37th-largest City in Germany, located in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
From 1912 to 1914 Archipenko was teaching at his own Art School in Paris.
In 1913 Archipenko's works appeared at the Armory Show in New York. Many exhibitions have been held in the vast spaces of US National Guard armories, but the Armory Show refers to the International Exhibition New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
In 1914 he moved to Nice. Nice (nis Niçard Occitan: Niça norm or Nissa, Italian: Nizza or Nizza Marittima, Greek
In 1920 he participated in Twelfth Biennale Internazionale dell'Arte di Venezia in Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
In 1921 he started his own Art school in Berlin. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.
In 1922 Archipenko participated in the First Russian Art Exhibition in the Gallery van Diemen in Berlin together with Aleksandra Ekster, Kazimir Malevich, Solomon Nikritin, El Lissitzky and others. Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (Казимир Северинович Малевич Kazimierz Malewicz Ukrainian Казимир Северинович Малевич sɛʋɛˈrɪnoʋɪtʃ Solomon Nikritin ( Russia: Соломон Борисович Никритин 1898-1965 was a Ukrainian - Russian painter, Avant-garde (Лазарь Маркович Лисицкий על ליסיצקי November 23 1890 – December 30 1941 better known as El Lissitzky (Эль Лисицкий was a
In 1923 he emigrated to USA. In 1929 he took American citizenship.
In 1923 Archipenko participated in an exhibition of Russian Paintings and Sculpture.
In 1934 he designed the Ukrainian pavilion in Chicago. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
In 1936 Archipenko participated in an exhibition Cubism and Abstract Art in New York, numerous exhibitions in Europe and US.
Alexander Archipenko died on Feb. 25, 1964 in New York. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
Associated with the cubist movement, Archipenko departed from the neo-classical sculpture of his time and used negative space to create a new way of looking at the human figure, showing a number of views of the subject simultaneously. Cubism was a 20th century Avant-garde Art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European Negative space, in Art, is the space around and between the subject(s of an image He is known for introducing sculptural voids, and for his inventive mixing of genres throughout his career: devising 'sculpto-paintings', and later experimenting with materials such as clear acrylic and terra cotta. Poly(methyl methacrylate ( PMMA) or poly(methyl 2-methylpropenoate is a Thermoplastic and transparent Plastic. Terra cotta ( Italian: "baked earth" is a Ceramic. Its uses include vessels water & waste water pipes and surface embellishment in Building construction
Among the public collections holding works by Alexander Archipenko are: The Addison Gallery of American Art (Andover, Massachusetts), the Art Institute of Chicago, the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art (Northwestern University, Illinois), Brigham Young University Museum of Art (Utah), Chi-Mei Museum (Taiwan), the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Guggenheim Museum (New York City), the Hermitage Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Washington D. The Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's premier Fine art museums The Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art is an Art museum located on the campus of the Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, comprising the M H de Young Memorial Museum in Golden Gate Park and the California Palace of the Legion of Honor This article refers to the Guggenheim's landmark New York museum The State Hermitage Museum (Государственный Эрмитаж Gosudarstvennyj Èrmitaž) in Saint Petersburg, Russia is one of the largest The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is an Art museum located in Washington D C. ), the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Indiana University Art Museum (Bloomington), the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Maier Museum of Art (Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Virginia), the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (Alabama), the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Museum of Modern Art (New York City), the Nasher Sculpture Center (Dallas, Texas), the National Gallery of Art (Washington D. The Honolulu Academy of Arts was chartered in 1922 by Anna Rice Cooke (Mrs History Established in 1941 the Indiana University Art Museum has become known as "one of the foremost university art museums in the country" The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, also known as LACMA, is an Art museum in Los Angeles County California. The Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM is located on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is a Museum located in Montgomery, Alabama, USA featuring several art collections The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the largest museums in the United States attracting over one million visitors a year The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, USA, on 53rd Street between Fifth The Nasher Sculpture Center is a Museum in Dallas, Texas specializing in modern and contemporary sculpture This article is about the National Gallery of the United States for other National Galleries see National Gallery. C. ), the National Museums and Galleries of Wales, the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena, California), the Peggy Guggenheim Collection (Venice), the Phillips Collection (Washington D. Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales (Amgueddfa Cymru formerly the National Museums and Galleries of Wales, comprises the following museums in Wales: The North Carolina Museum of Art is an Art museum that houses the art collections of North Carolina. The Norton Simon Museum is a premier art museum located in Pasadena California. The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is a small Museum on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. The Phillips Collection is an Art museum founded by Duncan Phillips in 1921 as the Phillips Memorial Gallery located in the Dupont Circle C. ), the Portland Museum of Art (Maine), the San Antonio Art League Museum (Texas), the San Diego Museum of Art (California), the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery (Lincoln, Nebraska), the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington D. The Portland Museum of Art in Portland Maine was founded as the "Portland Society of Art" in 1882 The San Diego Museum of Art opened as the Museum of Fine Arts on February 28, 1926. The Sheldon Museum of Art is located at 12 & R Streets in Lincoln Nebraska, on the city campus of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The Smithsonian American Art Museum is a Museum in Washington D C. ), Städel Museum (Frankfurt), the Tate Gallery, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Von der Heydt-Museum (Wuppertal, Germany) and the Walker Art Center (Minnesota). Tate is the United Kingdom 's national museum of British and Modern Art and is a network of four art galleries in England: Tate Britain (opened in The Tel Aviv Museum of Art was established in 1932 in Tel Aviv, Israel, in the home of Tel Aviv's first mayor Meir Dizengoff. This page is about the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
External links
- The Archipenko Foundation
- Artcyclopedia page with links to images
- Find-A-Grave profile for Alexander Archipenko
- Alexander Archipenko papers at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art
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