A new issue of the documentary cycle " U.A. Group. The mini-film is dedicated to the Ukrainian painter Oleksandr Murashko. He was the founder of the Society of Kyiv Artists, participated in the creation of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts in Kyiv. He once said:.

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The formation of the artist and the sources of influence on his work.

The fate of the future artist was largely determined by the fact that he spent his childhood, often accompanying his stepfather, an icon painter, in the work. Also, the grandmother had a great influence on the young talent, who aroused love for Ukraine with her stories about the Cossacks..

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Despite the international recognition received after the Academy, the involvement of his work in the context of the global artistic process, having gained fame in Europe, Murashko returns to Kyiv.

Staying in France, he begins to use Art Nouveau techniques in his works.. Continuing his European period in Germany, he gets acquainted with the works of representatives of the Munich Secession, who also had some influence on him..

Founding of the Ukrainian School of Art, murder, legacy.

With the arrival in Kyiv, the artist managed to fulfill his old dream. His plan for the Ukrainian School of Arts remains in place, the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture is still functioning.

It was not destined to work in the Ukrainian capital for long, in the stormy 1919 the artist was killed on the streets of Kyiv, according to one version, the Chekists.

New release of the documentary series " UA Group is dedicated to the activities of Murashko, whose achievements were #Stolen by the Russian authorities:.

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“The Russian authorities for centuries presented their culture as " However, the " Therefore, thousands of Ukrainian figures of culture, art and science are still identified as Russians, ”the video description says..

Executive producer - Tatyana Nosenko, producers - Yulia Mordas, Elena Malkova, screenwriters - Maria Kvitka, Leonora Pashchenko, graphics - Evgeny Sannikov.

" His paintings, portraits, sketches conquered the world, they were ordered by noble persons, patrons, connoisseurs of talent. A true Kyivian, he created the Ukrainian Academy of Arts in his beloved city and was its first rector. Painting masterpieces by Alexander Murashko are scattered all over the world, many famous canvases have been lost.. The Master is given a worthy place in the National Art Museum. His tragic murder remains unsolved to this day.. I think it's a matter of time" Longtime art historian Eleonora Blazhko in an article for ZN. UA " Alexander Murashko - an artist of color "