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ALEXANDER ARCHIPENKO
Alexander Archipenko, a Ukrainian
sculptor and painter, was born in 1887 in
Kyiv, Ukraine. He originated a new style of the representation of the human figure.
In 1908 Archipenko moved to Paris. In Paris, Archipenko produced some of his
most important work. In 1912 he opened his own school of sculpture.
Archipenko moved to Berlin in 1921 and established another school of sculpture.
When he moved to the United States in 1923, he continued teaching and opened
schools in various cities. Archipenko is noted for his cubist and purely abstract work.
His figures often had an opening through them, and he made great use of
hollow and concave inflections. Though the outline and the interior anatomy of
Archipenko's figures might vary, he remained constant to the vertical stance of
the human image, and in spirit he kept its historic and symbolic presence alive.
He is best known and gained fame for his huge bronze statue, "To a Destroyed
City," located at the entrance of Rotterdam's harbor. He died an American citizen in 1964
shortly after casting the maquette of King Solomon.
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