User:Jxs2643/Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin
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Kuzma Sergeyevich Petrov-Vodkin (b. November 5, 1878) was a Russian icon painter who produced Russian avant-garde and Socialist Realism artwork throughout Russian and Soviet Union history in the early twentieth century. [1] Petrov-Vodkin specialized in icon painting, and his work was rooted in both his nation and personal artistic style, which included his use of symbolism, cubism, and spherical perspective.[1] Like many artists of the Russian avant-garde in the early 20th century, he was attracted to experimentation with cubism, constructivism, and perspective prior to the dawn of Socialist Realism in 1932, during which he still maintained a level of artistic integrity as he produced artistic propaganda for the glory of the state.[2] He was not an active political figure, but he did support the socialist revolution and was appointed head of the Leningrad Union of Artists in 1933. [3] Petrov-Vodkin developed an artistic technique known as spherical perspective in which the objects and landscape of the painting are depicted from a higher vantage point, which provides a unique use of three-dimensional space and a spherical view of the landscape, as well as increased room for metaphorical expression and interpretation in his paintings.[3]
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin | |
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Born | Kuzma Sergeyevich Petrov-Vodkin November 5, 1878 |
Died | February 15, 1939 |
Nationality | Russian |
Known for | Painting, literature |
Notable work | Bathing of a Red Horse (1912), Fantasy (1925) |
Movement | Russian avant-garde, Socialist Realism |
Spouse | Maria Feodorovna (1885–1960) |