Vladislav
Maximilianovich STRZHEMINSKY
Born 1905, Minsk - 1952 Lodz.
Painter, graphic artist, theatre designer, theoretician of art, pedagogue.
Top of Page
The Tool and Fruit of Production. 1920.
Oil on canvas mounted on wood, metal details, gypsum
powder and cork. 44.5x33 cm. The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Meter. About 1929.
Oil on wood, metal, cord, ceramic. 81x58 cm. The
Samara Art Museum.
Top of Page
Strzheminsky has studied at the Military Engineering School in St. Petersburg (1911-1914). He took part in World War I, was seriously wounded, and lost a hand and a leg.
The artist has studied at the SVOMAS (the State Free Art Workshop) in Moscow (1918-1919).
In 1919-1920 he was a member of the Collegue of Art near NarComPros RSFSR (People Commissariat of Education of Rissian Federation).
In 1919 he worked in Vitebsk, was influenced by the suprematism of Kazimir Malevich.
The artist was a member of UNOVIS from 1919.
He has married Katarzhina Kobro, the artist, who studied at SVOMAS.
The artist has taught at SVOMAS in Smolensk, was a member of the Smolensk branch of UNOVIS.
In 1922 he has moved to Poland. He has organized the exhibition of new art in Vilno, which has marked a birth of Polish constructivism.
Strzheminsky has created his wn version of abstract painting “UNISM”, going from Malevich’s suprematism and Tatlin’s attention to material. He worked towards unism – the organic unity of painting form and the material. His theoretical program Strzheminsky related in the book “Unism in painting” (1928).
Together with K.Kobro and other Polish artists in 1930 he has organized the “A.R.” group (Artists Revolutionaries). The members of this group have established one of first collection of abstract art in the world, presenteded in a constant exposition at the Museum of Art in Lodz.
Strzheminsky has put together the album “Kazimir Malevich” (1935-1936).
In 1945 Strzheminsky has organized the Art School in Lodz and taught theatre until 1950.
Top of Page