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Oleksandra Ekster

Олександра Екстер

1882–1949 · Białystok; raised in Kyiv

Cubo-Futurism Constructivism

Leading figure of Ukrainian Cubo-Futurism and Constructivism; her Kyiv studio was the hub of the local avant-garde; celebrated theatre and film designer.

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Born: 1882, Białystok; raised in Kyiv
Died: 1949
Movements: Cubo-Futurism Constructivism

Art Movements

1908–1920s

Cubo-Futurism

A fusion of Cubist faceting with Futurist dynamism given a distinct Ukrainian inflection in Kyiv by Oleksandra Ekster and Oleksandr Bohomazov, whose 1914 treatise set out its theory.

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Geometric, materials-driven art applied to design, typography, book covers and stage sets. Kharkiv, led by Vasyl Yermylov, was the centre of Ukrainian Constructivism; Meller and Petrytskyi brought it to the avant-garde stage.

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