Oleksandr Murashko
was born on August 26, 1875 in Kyiv.
1875 - 1919
Oleksandr Murashko
description
Olexander Murashko was an outstanding Ukrainian artist, a student and nephew of N. I. Murashko, the founder of the Kiev drawing school, a student of I. Repin and A. Azhbe.
Born into the family of a talented woodcarver A. Murashko and Maria Krachkovskaya.
Master of portrait and to a lesser extent landscape painting, who was at the forefront of the organization and the beginning of the functioning of the Art Academy of Ukraine. At the beginning of his career, he worked in a realistic style, close to the principles of the Wanderers, then – in the style of Impressionism. Synthesizing the basic attitudes of Impressionism in addressing the real and the search for modernists in Munich in the field of folk culture, Murashko created a unique style that did not look like any other in artistic Europe of the early 20th century.
Key ideas:
– For A. Murashko it was obvious that no matter how much contemporary an artist is, without the traditions of the old school, he would never really learn to work. Therefore, he relied on a strong academic school with attention to detail in his work. However, in his paintings, the artist soon abandoned excessive details, believing that “little things are not important. The main thing is to see the soul. ”
– Considering that French Impressionism lacks rigor, A. Murashko developed a technique in which strokes were not too chaotic so that the main object was not lost behind the screen of emotions. At the same time, bright vital colors gradually become the author’s technique.
– Studying in Munich, where Art Nouveau dominated at that time, Murashko learned and made the use of wave lines, which are assembled into a single whole, spelled out in details, a part of his own concept. Another key idea perceived from the aesthetic basis of modernism is an appeal to the folk tradition and myths, which was expressed, for example, in the use of motifs of national ornament, national life and history.
1875
1890
1894 - 1900
1901 - 1904
1904 - 1905
1906 - 1909
1907
1909 - 1916
1917 - 1918
1919
The genius was born
Began to study at the Kiev drawing school
Began to study at the Kiev drawing school; was a student of N. I. Murashko. Got acquainted with the Prakhov family, with which the artist’s whole creative and personal life was connected.
Entered the Petersburg Academy of Arts
Olexander lived in a village near Kiev, drew a lot from nature. Entered the Petersburg Academy of Arts, the workshop of I. Ye. Repin, from which he graduated, having received a scholarship for a trip abroad for the historic Repin-style canvas «The funeral of a koshovyi”.
Stayed abroad in Paris and in Munich
Stayed abroad in Paris and in Munich (training at the workshops of A. Azhbe).
Participated in the organization of the “New Society of Artists”
Participated in the organization of the “New Society of Artists”, which included B. Kustodiyev and other comrades of the Repin’s workshop. He presented his canvases at exhibitions of the named Union, later entered the Society of Wanderers and organized the Society of Kiev Artists. His works were exhibited in Munich, Venice, Vienna, Paris and other cities.
"Carousel"
Murashko made his debut at the tenth International Exhibition in Munich, presenting there the painting “Carousel”, which was awarded the Gold Medal. The name of the artist has become popular in the West. The committee of the Berlin exhibition invited him to participate in the Berlin exhibition; the company of Edward Schulte offered solo exhibitions in Munich, Cologne, Dusseldorf. Alexander later agreed, preparing 25 works for the exhibition. The most honorable was the invitation to the 9th International Exhibition in Venice (1910).
Returned to Kiev
Returned to Kiev.
He taught at the Kiev Art School
Marrying the daughter of a Kiev notary, Margarita Avgustovna Kruger, he intermarried with the Prakhov family. He taught at the Kiev Art School, founded on the basis of the school of N. Murashko. Then he opened his own art studio.
In Kiev, an educational institution opened - the brainchild of Alexander Murashko
In Kiev, an educational institution opened – the brainchild of Alexander Murashko – Academy of Arts. Murashko began working together with architect and prominent Ukrainian art historian G. Lukomsky.
Tragically died
He tragically died on June 14, 1919 in Kyiv.
Oleksandr Murashko
On Artist
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Impressionism
Modern
friends
Apollinaria Vasnetsov
Boris Kustodiev
Jan Stanislavsky
Adrian Prakhov
Dmitry Kardovsky
Michael Latry
artists
Claude Monet
Nikolay Murashko
Victor Vasnetsov
Mikhail Nesterov
Ilya Repin
Diego Velazquez
Anton Azhbe
Mikhail Vrubel
By Artist
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Modenism
friends
Anatoly Petritsky
Philip Malyavin
Nikolay Pimonenko
artists
Abram Manevich
Mikhail Boychuk
George Narbut
Fedor Krichevsky
Alexander Bogomazov
Alexandra Exter
Nisson Shifrin
Boris Aronson
Alexander Tyshler
Solomon Nikritin
Mark Epstein
Baruch Goldfine
Issahar-Ber Fisherman