Oleksandr Rojtburd

Oleksandr Rojtburd

Oleksandr Anatolijowytsch Rojtburd ( Ukrainian Олександр Анатолійович Ройтбурд ; * 1961 in Odessa , Ukrainian SSR ) is a Ukrainian artist of the Ukrainian New Wave and co-founder of the theory of the Ukrainian Transavantgard. He works as a painter and installation artist , among other things with video and photo projects . At the Kiev Book Arsenal 2016, a room with large-format provocative works was dedicated to his work. From March 2018 to September 4, 2019 he was director of the Odessa Art Museum.

education

Graduated from the Odessa Pedagogical Institute, Painting Department in 1983.

plant

Oleksandr Rojtburd is considered to be one of the most important phenomena of the Ukrainian New Wave movement. At first sight, his works are mostly mythologically determined and criss-crossed with 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 most recent works are characterized by the rejection of sarcasm and drama. The conflict disappears from the scene in favor of subtle irony and intimacy.

Exhibitions

• 2003: The Retrospective , Bereznitsky Gallery (L-art Gallery), Ludmila Beresnitsky, Kiev, Ukraine
• 2001: One-Man-Show , Museum of Cultural Heritage, Kiev, Ukraine
• 1997: The Every Day Life in Pompeij , Atelier Karas Gallery, Kiev, 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, Kiev 2016
• From RED to yellow and blue , Ludmila Beresnitsky, Kiev 2004
• Perscha Konnektija , Kiev 2003