Alexander Bogomazov 1880 – 1930, The Lost Futurists of Ukraine

Having never left the Russian nor Soviet empires in his lifetime, this Kiev-based artist can only have heard about the new tendencies in Western Art through magazines and publications. Nonetheless, Bogomazov managed to create masterpieces no less exceptional or ground-breaking than those of his European contemporaries.

A difficult, at times tragic life, shaped by a passionate love story on a background of major historical upheaval – Alexander Bogomazov is an artist of revolutionary ideas and unique style.  James Butterwick examines the legacy of the genius who many consider the national artist of the Ukraine and how his work is finally moving into the light.