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1887 Kiev, Russia - 1964 New York City. Known for: Pioneering Cubist sculpture.
An energetic teacher and pioneering modernist sculptor of abstract human forms, Alexander Archipenko created one of the first multi-media sculptures, composing it of wood, glass and wire. He... Read full biography
An energetic teacher and pioneering modernist sculptor of abstract human forms, Alexander Archipenko created one of the first multi-media sculptures, composing it of wood, glass and wire. He experimented continuously with the effects of negative and positive space. He began his career with a Cubist... Read full biography
An energetic teacher and pioneering modernist sculptor of abstract human forms, Alexander Archipenko created one of the first multi-media sculptures, composing it of wood, glass and wire. He experimented continuously with the effects of negative and positive space. He began his career with a Cubist style and then turned to simplified, abstract shapes with hollowed out parts of the bodies, especially where one might expect curves. His American works include Archipentura, a machine he invented in... Read full biography
An energetic teacher and pioneering modernist sculptor of abstract human forms, Alexander Archipenko created one of the first multi-media sculptures, composing it of wood, glass and wire. He experimented continuously with the effects of negative and positive space. He began his career with a Cubist style and then turned to simplified, abstract shapes with hollowed out parts of the bodies, especially where one might expect curves. His American works include Archipentura, a machine he invented in 1924 that showed paintings in motion. He was born in Kiev, Russia and studied at the art school in his native Kiev from 1902 to 1905, when he was expelled for criticizing the academic attitudes of his teachers. In 1906 he moved to Moscow and in 1908... Read full biography
An energetic teacher and pioneering modernist sculptor of abstract human forms, Alexander Archipenko created one of the first multi-media sculptures, composing it of wood, glass and wire. He experimented continuously with the effects of negative and positive space. He began his career with a Cubist style and then turned to simplified, abstract shapes with hollowed out parts of the bodies, especially where one might expect curves. His American works include Archipentura, a machine he invented in 1924 that showed paintings in motion. He was born in Kiev, Russia and studied at the art school in his native Kiev from 1902 to 1905, when he was expelled for criticizing the academic attitudes of his teachers. In 1906 he moved to Moscow and in 1908 to Paris, where he left the Ecole des Beaux-Arts after two weeks' study, again showin... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Direct Carver, Hand Carving
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Aluminum/Aluminium
- •Art Pottery
- •Bronze
- •Ceramics
- •Chalk
- •Charcoal
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
- •Colored Pencil
- •Copper, Coppersmithing
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Marble
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Plaster
- •Stone and/or Limestone
- •Terracotta, Terra Cotta
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Statue Sculpture
- •Torsos
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Europe
- •Russia
- •Woodstock, New York
Art Association
- •Society of Independent Artists-
- •Woodstock Art Association, New York
Art Teacher
- •Robert Henri
Art School
- •Chouinard Art Institute, CalArts, Teacher
- •Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Nude Figure Specialty
Artist Colony
- •Woodstock Art Colony
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Independent Artists--
- •Woodstock NY Art Association
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition of Special Venue, Art Parks
- •Armory Show 1913, New York
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
- •Salon d'Automne
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts