Oleksandr Rojtburd
Oleksandr Rojtburd (Ukrainian Олександр Анатолійович Ройтбурд; b 1961 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian artist of the Ukrainian New Wave and co-founder of the theory of the Ukrainian Transavantgard.[1] He works as a painter and installation artist, among other things with video and photo projects. At the Kyiv Book Arsenal 2016, a room with large-format provocative works was dedicated to his work. From March 2018 to September 4, 2019 he was the director of the Odessa Art Museum.[2]
Oleksandr Rojtburd | |
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| Born | Олександр Анатолійович Ройтбурд October 14, 1961 |
| Nationality | Ukraine |
Biography
Alexander Roitburd was born in Odessa in 1961. He graduated from the art and graphic faculty of the Odessa Pedagogical Institute in 1983. He co-founded the New Art Association in Odessa in 1993. From 1993 he worked as its art director and from 1999 to 2001 as president. He worked as the director of the Marat Gelman Gallery in Kyiv. Oleksandr Rojtburd lives and works in Kyiv and Odessa.[3]
Rojtburd had personal exhibitions in Ukraine, the USA, the Russian Federation.[4]
Oleksandr Rojtburd is the member of the Council for the Development of the National Cultural, Artistic and Museum Complex "Art Arsenal" in Ukraine.[5]
Work
Oleksandr Rojtburd is considered to be one of the important phenomena of the Ukrainian New Wave movement.[6] At first sight, his works are mostly mythologically determined and pervaded by archetypal representations. Yet the elements of the surreal remain within the organic limits of a subtle evolution. As a painter, he never compromised on developing and defining his personal style through a transformation in search of the Greek model. His latest works are characterized by the rejection of sarcasm and drama. The conflict disappears from the scene in favor of subtle irony and intimacy.[7]
Exhibitions
Solo
- 2003: The Retrospective , Bereznitsky Gallery (L-art Gallery), Ludmila Beresnitsky, Kyiv, Ukraine
- 2001: One-Man-Show , Museum of Cultural Heritage, Kyiv, Ukraine
- 1997: The Every Day Life in Pompeii , Atelier Karas Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
Group exhibitions
- 2002: Arts and Drugs, Rebellminds Gallery, Berlin
- 2001: Plateau of Mankind, 49th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
- 2000: Video Time, MOMA, New York, USA
Literature
- Roitburd , Osnovy, Kyiv 2016
- From RED to yellow and blue , Ludmila Beresnitsky, Kyiv 2004
- Perscha Konnektija , Kyiv 2003
References
- ^ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/culture-wars-odesa-style/
- ^ https://suspilne.media/107570-pen-ukraine-zaprosue-dolucitis-do-flesmobu-do-150-ricca-lesi-ukrainki/
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/30/arts/design/ukrainians-turn-to-the-arts-in-a-time-of-upheaval.html
- ^ https://www.uaportal.com/ukr/news/hto-takij-oleksandr-rojtburd-i-yak-jogo-zvilnennya-pidnyalo-na-vuha-odesu.htm
- ^ https://www.prostranstvo.media/hudozhnik-kerivnik-oleksandr-rojtburd-pro-dikuvatij-rinok-mistectva-j-odesu-jak-startap/
- ^ https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-culture/2774787-oleksandr-rojtburd-hudoznik-direktor-odeskogo-hudoznogo-muzeu.html
- ^ https://ukraine-nachrichten.de/rojtburd-nach-dem-majdan-wurde-teil-odessas-st%C3%A4rker-ukrainisch-anderer-st%C3%A4rker-russisch_4819