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Sonia Delaunay
Oil on canvas
Born Sara Stern in Odesa, Sonia Delaunay grew up in St Petersburg before relocating to Germany to study at the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe. Moving to Paris in 1905, she met her future husband, Robert Delaunay, with whom she would develop a style of abstract painting known as Simultanism. Using the multiple vantage points of Cubism and Futurism, Simultanism explores compositional rhythm and movement through contrasting and complementary colours.
Delaunay’s childhood in Ukraine and exposure to local folk traditions imbued her palette with bright and dynamic colours.*
From the exhibition
In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900–1930s
(June - October 2024)
‘In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900–1930s’ recreates the multiplicity of artistic approaches and identities that existed in Ukraine in the early twentieth century. The exhibition tells the story of modernist artists and the visual experiments through which they sought to renew Ukraine’s culture and autonomy.
The territory of Ukraine had been divided between various empires for centuries, but periods of sovereignty in the country’s history contributed to the development of a distinct identity which, in the nineteenth century, became consolidated into a national consciousness advocated by artists and thinkers.
Such a complex history produced a particular cultural profile, born from the fusion of Ukrainian, Polish, Russian and Jewish communities.
Modernism in Ukraine unfolded against a complicated sociopolitical backdrop: the First World War, the collapse of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires, the revolutions of 1917, the independence of the Ukrainian People’s Republic (1918–21) and the subsequent absorption of the Ukrainian lands by the Soviet Union. Yet despite such political turmoil, this became a period of true flourishing in the Ukrainian arts.
This exhibition brings together 65 artworks, primarily from the collections of the National Art Museum of Ukraine and the Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema of Ukraine.
While recognising the complex identities of artists from the period and area, this exhibition discusses these figures within the context of Ukrainian art history. We have therefore favoured the Ukrainian spellings of artists’ names.
Marvel at the groundbreaking modernist art made in Ukraine between 1900 and the 1930s.
The modernist movement in Ukraine unfolded against a backdrop of collapsing empires, the First World War, the fight for independence, and the eventual establishment of Soviet Ukraine. Despite such profound upheaval, this became a period of bold artistic experimentation, and true flourishing of art, literature and theatre in Ukraine.
Highlighting the range of artistic styles and cultural identities that existed in Ukraine during this period, this is the most comprehensive UK exhibition to date about modern art in Ukraine. Explore 65 works, from oil paintings and sketches to collage and theatre design. Many are on loan from the National Art Museum of Ukraine and the Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema of Ukraine in Kyiv.
In the Eye of the Storm brings together the work of such artists as Kazymyr Malevych, Sonia Delaunay, Alexandra Exter and El Lissitzky, as well as lesser-known figures like Oleksandr Bohomazov and Mykhailo Boichuk, each of whom left an indelible mark on the country’s art and culture.
[*Royal Academy]
Taken in the Royal Academy
The dried flower heads of a cinquefoil bush glow in the light of the setting sun at Bowmont Park, Calgary, Alberta.
Exploring morning light on the buildings among the sides streets in the old town of Olsztyn, Poland.
I do think where I live is blessed with a relatively nice view and good light.
My kitchen faces the east and my living room, the west. =)
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Sonia Delaunay
Oil on canvas
Born Sara Stern in Odesa, Sonia Delaunay grew up in St Petersburg before relocating to Germany to study at the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe. Moving to Paris in 1905, she met her future husband, Robert Delaunay, with whom she would develop a style of abstract painting known as Simultanism. Using the multiple vantage points of Cubism and Futurism, Simultanism explores compositional rhythm and movement through contrasting and complementary colours.
Delaunay’s childhood in Ukraine and exposure to local folk traditions imbued her palette with bright and dynamic colours.*
From the exhibition
In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900–1930s
(June - October 2024)
‘In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900–1930s’ recreates the multiplicity of artistic approaches and identities that existed in Ukraine in the early twentieth century. The exhibition tells the story of modernist artists and the visual experiments through which they sought to renew Ukraine’s culture and autonomy.
The territory of Ukraine had been divided between various empires for centuries, but periods of sovereignty in the country’s history contributed to the development of a distinct identity which, in the nineteenth century, became consolidated into a national consciousness advocated by artists and thinkers.
Such a complex history produced a particular cultural profile, born from the fusion of Ukrainian, Polish, Russian and Jewish communities.
Modernism in Ukraine unfolded against a complicated sociopolitical backdrop: the First World War, the collapse of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires, the revolutions of 1917, the independence of the Ukrainian People’s Republic (1918–21) and the subsequent absorption of the Ukrainian lands by the Soviet Union. Yet despite such political turmoil, this became a period of true flourishing in the Ukrainian arts.
This exhibition brings together 65 artworks, primarily from the collections of the National Art Museum of Ukraine and the Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema of Ukraine.
While recognising the complex identities of artists from the period and area, this exhibition discusses these figures within the context of Ukrainian art history. We have therefore favoured the Ukrainian spellings of artists’ names.
Marvel at the groundbreaking modernist art made in Ukraine between 1900 and the 1930s.
The modernist movement in Ukraine unfolded against a backdrop of collapsing empires, the First World War, the fight for independence, and the eventual establishment of Soviet Ukraine. Despite such profound upheaval, this became a period of bold artistic experimentation, and true flourishing of art, literature and theatre in Ukraine.
Highlighting the range of artistic styles and cultural identities that existed in Ukraine during this period, this is the most comprehensive UK exhibition to date about modern art in Ukraine. Explore 65 works, from oil paintings and sketches to collage and theatre design. Many are on loan from the National Art Museum of Ukraine and the Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema of Ukraine in Kyiv.
In the Eye of the Storm brings together the work of such artists as Kazymyr Malevych, Sonia Delaunay, Alexandra Exter and El Lissitzky, as well as lesser-known figures like Oleksandr Bohomazov and Mykhailo Boichuk, each of whom left an indelible mark on the country’s art and culture.
[*Royal Academy]
Taken in the Royal Academy
Sonia Delaunay
Oil on canvas
Born Sara Stern in Odesa, Sonia Delaunay grew up in St Petersburg before relocating to Germany to study at the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe. Moving to Paris in 1905, she met her future husband, Robert Delaunay, with whom she would develop a style of abstract painting known as Simultanism. Using the multiple vantage points of Cubism and Futurism, Simultanism explores compositional rhythm and movement through contrasting and complementary colours.
Delaunay’s childhood in Ukraine and exposure to local folk traditions imbued her palette with bright and dynamic colours.*
From the exhibition
In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900–1930s
(June - October 2024)
‘In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900–1930s’ recreates the multiplicity of artistic approaches and identities that existed in Ukraine in the early twentieth century. The exhibition tells the story of modernist artists and the visual experiments through which they sought to renew Ukraine’s culture and autonomy.
The territory of Ukraine had been divided between various empires for centuries, but periods of sovereignty in the country’s history contributed to the development of a distinct identity which, in the nineteenth century, became consolidated into a national consciousness advocated by artists and thinkers.
Such a complex history produced a particular cultural profile, born from the fusion of Ukrainian, Polish, Russian and Jewish communities.
Modernism in Ukraine unfolded against a complicated sociopolitical backdrop: the First World War, the collapse of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires, the revolutions of 1917, the independence of the Ukrainian People’s Republic (1918–21) and the subsequent absorption of the Ukrainian lands by the Soviet Union. Yet despite such political turmoil, this became a period of true flourishing in the Ukrainian arts.
This exhibition brings together 65 artworks, primarily from the collections of the National Art Museum of Ukraine and the Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema of Ukraine.
While recognising the complex identities of artists from the period and area, this exhibition discusses these figures within the context of Ukrainian art history. We have therefore favoured the Ukrainian spellings of artists’ names.
Marvel at the groundbreaking modernist art made in Ukraine between 1900 and the 1930s.
The modernist movement in Ukraine unfolded against a backdrop of collapsing empires, the First World War, the fight for independence, and the eventual establishment of Soviet Ukraine. Despite such profound upheaval, this became a period of bold artistic experimentation, and true flourishing of art, literature and theatre in Ukraine.
Highlighting the range of artistic styles and cultural identities that existed in Ukraine during this period, this is the most comprehensive UK exhibition to date about modern art in Ukraine. Explore 65 works, from oil paintings and sketches to collage and theatre design. Many are on loan from the National Art Museum of Ukraine and the Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema of Ukraine in Kyiv.
In the Eye of the Storm brings together the work of such artists as Kazymyr Malevych, Sonia Delaunay, Alexandra Exter and El Lissitzky, as well as lesser-known figures like Oleksandr Bohomazov and Mykhailo Boichuk, each of whom left an indelible mark on the country’s art and culture.
[*Royal Academy]
Taken in the Royal Academy