Solomon Nikritin
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Solomon Nikritin was a Ukrainian
painter
, avant-garde
artist
( Neo-Primitivist, Constructivist
), graphic artist, designer
, and author
.
, Ukraine
.
In 1909–1914 he attended Kiev
Art School (KKHU).
In 1914–1917 he studied under the painters Leonid Pasternak
and Alexander Jakovlev in Moscow and in St. Petersburg.
In 1916 he participated in an exhibition of contemporary art in Moscow
.
In 1917 Nikritin returned to Kiev and studied in the studio of Aleksandra Ekster
.
In 1920-1922 he studied at the Moscow Higher Artistic-Technical Workshops (VKhUTEMAS
).
In 1922 Nikritin participated in the First Russian Art Exhibition in the Gallery van Diemen in Berlin
together with Kazimir Malevich
, Alexander Archipenko
, Aleksandra Ekster
, El Lissitzky
, Nathan Altman
and others.
In 1922 he participated in the founding of the group, the Projectionists, together with Kliment Red'ko
and Tishler among others.
From 1923 to 1924 he together with Red'ko developed theories of Electroorganism and Luminism.
In 1923 Nikritin was co-founder of the experimental stage
, Theatre of Projectionism in Moscow
.
From 1929 to 1930 he taught at the high school for art education in Riazan.
He was a head of the Poly-Technical Museum in Moscow.
From 1931 he was a member of the association Isobrigade.
Nikritin died in Moscow.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
( Neo-Primitivist, Constructivist
Constructivism (art)
Constructivism was an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1919, which was a rejection of the idea of autonomous art. The movement was in favour of art as a practice for social purposes. Constructivism had a great effect on modern art movements of the 20th...
), graphic artist, designer
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
, and author
Author
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.
Biography
Solomon Nikritin was born in ChernihivChernihiv
Chernihiv or Chernigov is a historic city in northern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Chernihiv Oblast , as well as of the surrounding Chernihivskyi Raion within the oblast...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
In 1909–1914 he attended Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
Art School (KKHU).
In 1914–1917 he studied under the painters Leonid Pasternak
Leonid Pasternak
Leonid Osipovich Pasternak was a Russian post-impressionist painter. He was the father of the poet and novelist Boris Pasternak.-Biography:...
and Alexander Jakovlev in Moscow and in St. Petersburg.
In 1916 he participated in an exhibition of contemporary art in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
In 1917 Nikritin returned to Kiev and studied in the studio of Aleksandra Ekster
Aleksandra Ekster
Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster was a Russian-French painter and designer.-Biography:-Childhood:...
.
In 1920-1922 he studied at the Moscow Higher Artistic-Technical Workshops (VKhUTEMAS
VKhUTEMAS
Vkhutemas ) was the Russian state art and technical school founded in 1920 in Moscow, replacing the Moscow Svomas. The workshops were established by a decree from Vladimir Lenin with the intentions, in the words of the Soviet government, "to prepare master artists of the highest qualifications for...
).
In 1922 Nikritin participated in the First Russian Art Exhibition in the Gallery van Diemen in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
together with 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:...
, Alexander Archipenko
Alexander Archipenko
Alexander Porfyrovych Archipenko was a Ukrainian avant-garde artist, sculptor, and graphic artist.-Biography:...
, Aleksandra Ekster
Aleksandra Ekster
Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster was a Russian-French painter and designer.-Biography:-Childhood:...
, El Lissitzky
El Lissitzky
, better known as El Lissitzky , was a Russian artist, designer, photographer, typographer, polemicist and architect. He was an important figure of the Russian avant garde, helping develop suprematism with his mentor, Kazimir Malevich, and designing numerous exhibition displays and propaganda works...
, Nathan Altman
Nathan Altman
Nathan Isaevich Altman was a Jewish, Russian and Soviet avant-garde artist, Cubist painter, stage designer and book illustrator who was born, grew up and began his art studies in Ukraine, Russian Empire.-Early life:He was born in Vinnytsia, Russian Empire to a family of Russian...
and others.
In 1922 he participated in the founding of the group, the Projectionists, together with Kliment Red'ko
Kliment Red'ko
Kliment Red'ko or Redko , 15 October 1897 - 18 February 1956) was a Ukrainian-Russian painter-scientist, avant-garde artist , graphic artist.-Biography:Kliment Red'ko was born in Cholm, Russian Empire....
and Tishler among others.
From 1923 to 1924 he together with Red'ko developed theories of Electroorganism and Luminism.
In 1923 Nikritin was co-founder of the experimental stage
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
, Theatre of Projectionism in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
From 1929 to 1930 he taught at the high school for art education in Riazan.
He was a head of the Poly-Technical Museum in Moscow.
From 1931 he was a member of the association Isobrigade.
Nikritin died in Moscow.