Alexander Bogomazov

Painter

Birthday April 7, 1880

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Ukraine

DEATH DATE Jun 3, 1930 (50)

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About

Avant-garde painter associated with Cubo-Futurism and Spectralism and known for works such as "Tram" from 1914 and "Fire in Kiev" from 1916.

Before Fame

He attended the Kiev Art school where he met Alexander Archipenko.

Trivia

He published his important essay, "The Art of Painting and the Elements," in 1914.

Family Life

He was born in the Ukraine and studied at the Kherson Institute for Agriculture and at the Kiev Art School.

Associated With

He was a friend and contemporary of painter Aleksandra Ekster.