- Wladimir Burliuk
Wladimir Burliuk ( _uk. Володимир Давидович Бурлюк, Russian: Владимир Давидович Бурлюк, 1886–1917) was an
avant-garde artist (Neo-Primitivist and Cubo-Futurist), book illustrator.Biography
Burliuk was born in
Kharkov , brother ofDavid Burliuk .In 1903 he studied at
Azbe School inMunich .In 1904 he was a soldier in the
Russo-Japanese War .In 1905-1910 Burliuk attended the
Kiev Art School (KKHU).In 1907-1908 he lived in
Moscow .In 1908 he returned to
Kiev and was in close contact withAleksandra Ekster andMikhail Larionov . Together with the members of the group "The Link (Zveno)" W. Burliuk and D. Burliuk organized an avant-garde exhibition in Kiev.In 1909-1910 he lived in
St.Petersburg and in 1910-1911 he lived in Moscow.In 1910 he became the member of the group "Jack of Diamonds" together with D. Burliuk, Ekster,
Malevich (later alsoNathan Altman and Wladimir Tatlin). In the same year he became the member of the group of avant-garde artists known as the "Soyuz Molodyozhi (Union of the Youth)".In 1911 he joined the art school in
Odessa .In 1913-1915 he illustrated many
futuristic publications in Moscow, among them was the book "The Assistance of the Muses in Spring" (1915).In 1916 he was drafted into military service.
In 1917 Wladimir Burliuk killed in
World War I inSaloniki .References
* [http://www.terra-futura.com/russ/gileya/vburluk/vburluk.htm Wladimir Burliuk article ot Terra-Futura website] ru icon
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