Vasiliy Yermilov
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Vasyl Yermylov (1894–1968) was a Ukrainian
painter
, avant-garde
artist and designer
. His genre
s included cubism
, constructivism
, and neo-primitivism
.
Other sources have his date of death as 7 January 1968).
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
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 and 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...
. His genre
Genre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
s included cubism
Cubism
Cubism was a 20th century avant-garde art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture...
, constructivism
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...
, and neo-primitivism
Neo-primitivism
Neo-primitivism was a Russian art movement which took its name from the book Neo-primitivizm , by Aleksandr Shevchenko. In the book Shevchenko proposes a new style of modern painting which fuses elements of Cézanne, Cubism and Futurism with traditional Russian 'folk art' conventions and motifs,...
.
Biography
- Vasyl Yermylov was born 22 March 1894 in the city of KharkivKharkivKharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...
, UkraineUkraineUkraine 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 1910 he studied at the School for Applied Art in Kharkiv, and had lessons in the studio of Eduard SteinbergEduard SteinbergEduard Arkadevich Steinberg , born in Moscow 3 March 1937, is a Russian painter, philosopher and dissident.-Personal life:Steinberg is the son of poet and author Arkady Steinberg....
, having an interest in fresco painting and mosaic work. - From 1911 to 1912 he was a member of the Golubaya Liliya (Blue Lily) in Kharkiv.
- In 1912 he attended the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and ArchitectureMoscow School of Painting, Sculpture and ArchitectureThe Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture was one of the largest educational institutions in Russia. The school was formed by the 1865 merger of a private art college, established in Moscow in 1832, and the Palace School of Architecture, established in 1749 by Dmitry Ukhtomsky. By...
. In the same year he met Vladimir MayakovskyVladimir MayakovskyVladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky was a Russian and Soviet poet and playwright, among the foremost representatives of early-20th century Russian Futurism.- Early life :...
and David BurliukDavid BurliukDavid Davidovich Burliuk was a Russian avant-garde artist of Ukrainian origin , book illustrator, publicist, and author associated with Russian Futurism...
. - In 1913 he had training in the studios of Ilya MashkovIlya MashkovIlya Ivanovich Mashkov was a Russian artist, one of the most significant and at the same time most characteristic painters of the circle of "Jack of Diamonds" .He was born in the cossack village Mikhailovskaya-on-Don in a peasant family...
and Pyotr KonchalovskyPyotr KonchalovskyPyotr Konchalovsky , was a Russian painter, a member of Jack of Diamonds group.-Life and career:...
in Moscow. - In 1913–1914 he was a member of the group Budiak (Weed), Kharkiv.
- In 1914 Yermylov returned to the School for Applied Art (Kharkiv) where he graduated with a Diploma in Decorative Painting.
- In 1918 he founded the group League of Seven, together with the artist Maria Sinyakova. In the same year he had an exhibition with the group League of Seven (Kharkiv).
- In 1919 he founded the Industrial Teacher Workshop (Kharkiv).
- In 1920 Yermylov became head of the Ukrainian Telegraph Agency for Propaganda Purpose (UKROSTA) project.
- In 1920 he became decorator for the agitpropAgitpropAgitprop is derived from agitation and propaganda, and describes stage plays, pamphlets, motion pictures and other art forms with an explicitly political message....
movement Red Ukraine and the Club of the Red Army (Kharkiv). - In 1922 he was a co-founder of the Technical Art Institute in Kharkiv.
- In 1925 Vasyl Yermylov became the member of the Association of the Revolutionary Art of the Ukraine (ARMU), together with David BurliukDavid BurliukDavid Davidovich Burliuk was a Russian avant-garde artist of Ukrainian origin , book illustrator, publicist, and author associated with Russian Futurism...
, Vadim MellerVadym MellerVadym Meller or Vadim Meller, was a Ukrainian-Russian Soviet painter, avant-garde Cubist and Constructivist artist, theatrical designer, book illustrator, and architect...
, Alexander BogomazovAlexander BogomazovAlexander or Oleksandr Bogomazov was Ukrainian painter, known artist and modern art theoretician of Russian Avant-garde . In 1914 Alexander wrote his treatise The Art of Painting and the Elements...
, Victor PalmovVictor PalmovVictor Palmov was a Russian-Ukrainian painter and avant-garde artist from the David Burliuk circle.- Biographical dates :...
and others. - In 1928 Yermylov participated in the International Press Exhibition Pressa, CologneCologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, together with Lissitzky, Meller and Aleksandr Tyshler. - In 1928–1929 he was the artistic director of the magazine Avantgarde, and also made designs for book covers, illustrations for Ukrainian magazines, and designs for interiors.
- From 1944 to 1947 he was the teacher at the National Art Institute in Kharkiv.
- From 1963 to 1967 Yermylov continued to teach at the National Art Institute (Kharkiv).
- Vasyl Yermylov died 6 January 1968 in Kharkiv.
Other sources have his date of death as 7 January 1968).
Selected works
- posters and decoration for May DayMay DayMay Day on May 1 is an ancient northern hemisphere spring festival and usually a public holiday; it is also a traditional spring holiday in many cultures....
1919–1920 - design for the Red Ukraine agit-train 1921
- worked on the design of the Ukrainian stand at the World Exhibition of Graphic Art (CologneCologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
) 1928 - Interior design of Pioneers Palace, Kharkiv 1933-1934
- Interior design of Defence Building, Kiev 1935-1936