About
Avant-garde painter associated with Cubo-Futurism and Spectralism and known for works such as "Tram" from 1914 and "Fire in Kiev" from 1916.
Before Fame
He attended the Kiev Art school where he met Alexander Archipenko.
Trivia
He published his important essay, "The Art of Painting and the Elements," in 1914.
Family Life
He was born in the Ukraine and studied at the Kherson Institute for Agriculture and at the Kiev Art School.
Associated With
He was a friend and contemporary of painter Aleksandra Ekster.