City at Night, 1919

Alexandra Ekster or Exter (Александра Экстер) (January 6, 1882 - March 17, 1949) was a painter (Cubo-Futurist, Suprematist, Constructivist), designer, and one of the founders of Art Deco. Alexandra Exter. ... Alexandra Exter. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Cubo-Futurism was a variation of Cubism that developed in Russia in 1913. ... Black Circle (Malevich, 1913) Suprematism means, in Kasimir Malevichs own words, supremacy of forms. It is almost a study in abstract forms conceived in itself – non-objective and not related to anything except geometric shapes and colours. ... In art and architecture, constructivism was an artistic movement in Russia from 1914 onward, and a term often used in modern art today, which dismissed pure art in favour of art used as an instrument for social purposes, namedly, the construction of the socialist system). ... Asheville City Hall. ...

Exter was born in Belostok, Imperial Russia (now Poland) in the wealthy family of A. A. Grigorovich. She studied at Kiev art school, then in 1907 attended Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Montparnasse, Paris. Białystok (pronounce: [bȋa:wistɔk]) (Belarusian: Беласток, Lithuanian: Balstogė) is the largest city (pop. ... Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start of... A monument to St. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Academie de la Grande Chaumiere (academy of the large thatched cottage) is an art school located at 14 rue de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris, France. ... The Montparnasse Tower, which at 209m was the tallest building in Western Europe when it was built. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

From 1908 to 1924 she intermittently lived in Kiev, Peterburg, Odessa, Paris, Rome and Moscow. 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... The geographical situation of Odessa city and province within Ukraine Odessa (Ukrainian: Одеса, Odesa; Russian: ) is a city in southwestern Ukraine, a major port on the Black Sea, and the administrative centre of the countrys Odessa Oblast. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: (help· info)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ...

In 1908 she participated in exhibition together with members of the group Zveno (Link)) organized by David Burliuk, Wladimir Burliuk and others in Kiev. Zveno (Link) was a group of Russian avant-garde artists (mostly from Ukraine) formed in the first decade of the 20th century by brothers David Burliuk and Wladimir Burliuk. ... David Burliuk Revolution, 1917 David or Davyd Burliuk (1882–1967) was a Ukrainian Avant-garde artist (Futurist, Neo-Primitivist), book illustrator, publicist, author. ... Wladimir Burliuk, Portrait of Velemir Khlebnikov, 1913 Wladimir Burliuk (Russian: , 1886–1917) was an Avant-garde artist (Neo-Primitivist and Cubo-Futurist). ...

In 1914-1919 Ekster had a close contact with Picasso, Chagall, Wladimir Baranoff-Rossine, Apollinaire, Alexander Archipenko, Fernand Léger, Georges Braque, Ardengo Soffici and Marinetti. A young Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso, formally Pablo Ruiz Picasso, (October 25, 1881 - April 8, 1973) was one of the recognized masters of 20th century art. ... Marc Chagall as photographed in 1941 by Carl Van Vechten Marc Chagall (July 7, 1887 - March 28, 1985) was a Belarusian painter of Jewish origin. ... Wladimir Baranoff-Rossine (1888-1944) - painter, Avant-garde artist (Cubo-Futurist). ... Guillaume Apollinaire (August 26, 1880 _ November 9, 1918) was a poet, writer, and art critic. ... Alexander Porfiryevich Archipenko (1887 - 1964) was a U.S. (Russian-born) sculptor. ... Still Life with a Beer Mug, 1921. ... Violin and Candlestick, Paris, spring 1910 (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) Georges Braque (May 13, 1882 – August 31, 1963) was a French painter and sculptor, and with Pablo Picasso one of the inventors of Cubism. ... The Futurists in Paris, February 1912. ...

In 1914 Ekster together with Kazimir Malevich, Alexander Archipenko, Vadym Meller, Sonia Delaunay-Terk and others participated in Salon des Indépendants exhibitions in Paris. In the same year she participated in International Futurist Exhibition in Milan. Self-portrait, 1933 (detail) Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (Казимир Северинович Малевич, Polish Malewicz, Ukrainian transliteration Malevych, German Kasimir Malewitsch), (February 23, 1878 – May 15, 1935) was a painter and art theoretician, pioneer of geometric abstract art and one of the most important members of the Russian avant-garde. ... Alexander Porfiryevich Archipenko (1887 - 1964) was a U.S. (Russian-born) sculptor. ... Sketch of the decoration to the performance Hello, on the wave 477 1929 Vadym or Vadim Meller (1884–1962) was a painter, avant-garde artist (Cubist, Constructivist), theatrical designer and architect. ... Sonia Delaunay-Terk (Sonia Terk Stern) (1885 – 1979) Born in Ukraine as Sonia Terk, and grew up in St. ... Salon des Indépendants is an exhibition of art held annually since 1884 in Paris, France. ... MILAN Type anti-tank Nationality joint France/German Era Cold War, modern Launch platform Individual, Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder MBDA, Bharat Dynamics (under license) Date of design 70s Production period since 1972 Service duration since 1972 Operators 41 countries Variants MILAN 1, MILAN 2, MILAN 2T, MILAN 3...

In 1915 she worked with Kazimir Malevich. In the same year she joined the group of avant-garde artists Supremus. 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Self-portrait, 1933 (detail) Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (Казимир Северинович Малевич, Polish Malewicz, Ukrainian transliteration Malevych, German Kasimir Malewitsch), (February 23, 1878 – May 15, 1935) was a painter and art theoretician, pioneer of geometric abstract art and one of the most important members of the Russian avant-garde. ... Supremus (1915) - group of Avant-garde artists, such as Aleksandra Ekster, Nina Genke-Meller, Liubov Popova, Olga Rozanova, Ivan Puni, Nadezhda Udaltsova, Varvara Stepanova, Ksenia Boguslavskaya and the others,- that was led by the Father of Suprematism Kazimir Malevich. ...

In 1915-1916 she worked in the peasant craft cooperative in villages Skoptsi and Verbovka along with Kazimir Malevich, Yevgenia Pribylskaya, Nina Genke-Meller, Liubov Popova, Ivan Puni, Olga Rozanova, Nadezhda Udaltsova. Verbovka, in province of Kiev. ... Self-portrait, 1933 (detail) Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (Казимир Северинович Малевич, Polish Malewicz, Ukrainian transliteration Malevych, German Kasimir Malewitsch), (February 23, 1878 – May 15, 1935) was a painter and art theoretician, pioneer of geometric abstract art and one of the most important members of the Russian avant-garde. ... Nina Genke-Meller, or Nina Henke-Meller, (1893 - 1954) was a Ukrainian avant-garde artist, (Suprematist), designer, graphic artist and scenographer. ... Liubov Sergeyevna Popova (Любовь Сергеевна Попова) 1889-1924. ... Ivan Puni Velemir Khlebnikov reads poetry to Ksenia Boguslavskaya, 1915 Ivan Puni or Puny (Jean Pougny) (1894-1956) was a Russian avant-garde artist. ... Olga Rosanova or Rozanova (1886-1918) - Russian Avant-garde artist (Suprematist, Neo-Prmitivist, Cubo-Futurist). ... Nadezhda Udaltsova (1886-1961)- Russian Avant-garde artist( Cubist, Suprematist) ...

Ekster founded a teaching and production workshop (MDI) in Kiev (1918-1920). Meller, Petrytsky, Redko, Chelitschev, Shifrin, Nikritin worked there.

In 1919 together with other avant-garde artists Kliment Red'ko and Nina Genke-Meller for Revolution Festivities decorated streets and squares of Kiev and Odessa in abstract style. She worked as a costume designer in a Ballet Studio of the dancer Bronislava Nijinska (Vaslav Nijinsky's sister). Beat the white with the Red wedge, a 1919 lithograph by Lissitzky The Russian avant garde is an umbrella term used to define the large, influential wave of modernist art that flourished in Russia from approximately 1890 to 1930 - although some place its beginning as early as 1850 and its... Kliment Redko or Redko (1897-1956) was a painter-scientist, Avant-garde artist (Constructivist, Projectionist, Suprematist), graphic artist. ... This article is about the concept of abstraction in general. ... Bronislava Nijinska (January 8, 1891 - February 21, 1972) was a Russian dancer, choreographer, and teacher of Polish descent, also known as Bronislava Fominitshna Nizhinskaya; in Polish language: Bronisława Niżyńska. ... Leon Bakst - Nijinsky in the ballet Laprès-midi dun faune, 1912 Tombstone of Vaslav Nijinksy in Cimetiere du Montparnasse in Paris Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky (Вацлав Фомич Нижинский, |Polish language: Wacław Niżyński) (March 12, 1890 – April 8, 1950) was a Polish-born Russian ballet dancer and choreographer. ...

From 1916 to 1921, Ekster was one of the leading names of Alexander Tairov's Chamber Theatre.

From 1921-1924 she was a director of the elementary course "Colour" at the Higher Artistic-Technical Workshop (VKhUTEMAS) in Moscow. VKhUTEMAS (Russian acronym for Higher State Art and Technical Workshops) was the Russian state art and technical school founded in 1920 in Moscow, and dissolved in 1930. ...

In 1924 Ekster emigrated to France. She was a Professor at the Academie der Moderne in Paris.

From 1926 to 1930 Ekster was a professor at Leger's Academie d'Art Contemporain. In 1936 she participated in exhibition "Cubism and Abstract Art" in New York. In 1937 she had solo exhibitions in Prague and in Paris. Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... Prague (Czech: Praha, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ...

From 1936 to 1949 she worked as a book illustrator for the publishing company Flammarion in Paris.

Ekster died in Paris suburb Fontanay-aux-Roses.

References:

Oleksandra Ekster, pp.192-193, Catalog, " Avantgarde and Ukraine",an Exhibition of the Villa Stuck Munich, 1993, Germany.

• Alexandra Exter, Georgiy Kovalenko, 1993, Galart, Moscow, Russia.