One of the most significant figures in the advent of Cubo-Futurism was the Ukrainian Avant-Garde painter Alexander Bogomazov. Bogomazov's Cubo-futurist artworks were first presented to the public in the artist’s native Kiev at the Kol'tso [Ring] exhibition organized in early 1914 by himself and Alexandra Exter (1882-1949).

By displaying his work alongside that of Exter, Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964) and David Burliuk (1882-1967), Bogomazov confirmed his position as an important figure in Kievan art circles. Here the painter demonstrated that he was already aware of the Futurist idea of motion and Cubist principle of deformation, and managed to create his own formula of Cubo-futurism. Earlier experiences in Mosc...