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Vasyl Dmitrievich Yermylov (Yermilov) (Ukrainian: Василь Дмитрович Єрмилов) (1894–1968) was a Ukrainian and Soviet painter, avant-garde artist and designer.[1][2] His genres included cubism, constructivism, and neo-primitivism.

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Vasyl Yermylov
Born	Василь Дмитрович Єрмилов 22 March 1894 Kharkiv, Russian Empire
Died	6 January 1968 Kharkiv, Ukraine, USSR
Nationality	Ukrainian
Known for	painting, graphics
Movement	Avant-garde

Biography

• Vasyl Yermylov was born 22 March 1894 in the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine.
• In 1910 he studied at the School for Applied Art in Kharkiv, and had lessons in the studio of Eduard Steinberg, having an interest in fresco painting and mosaic work.
• From 1911 to 1912 he was a member of the Golubaya Liliya (Blue Lily) in Kharkiv.
• In 1912 he attended the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. In the same year he met Vladimir Mayakovsky and David Burliuk.
• In 1913 he had training in the studios of Ilya Mashkov and Pyotr Konchalovsky in Moscow.
• In 1913–1914 he was a member of the group Budiak (Weed), Kharkiv.
• In 1914 Yermylov returned to the School for Applied Art (Kharkiv) where he graduated with a Diploma in Decorative Painting.
• In 1918 he founded the group League of Seven, together with the artist Maria Sinyakova. In the same year he had an exhibition with the group League of Seven (Kharkiv).
• In 1919 he founded the Industrial Teacher Workshop (Kharkiv).
• In 1920 Yermylov became head of the Ukrainian Telegraph Agency for Propaganda Purpose (UKROSTA) project.

• In 1920 he became decorator for the agitprop movement Red Ukraine and the Club of the Red Army (Kharkiv).
• In 1922 he was a co-founder of the Technical Art Institute in Kharkiv.
• In 1925 Vasyl Yermylov became the member of the Association of the Revolutionary Art of the Ukraine (ARMU), together with Vadim Meller, Alexander Bogomazov, Victor Palmov and others.^{[citation needed]}
• In 1928 Yermylov participated in the International Press Exhibition Pressa, Cologne, together with Lissitzky, Meller and Aleksandr Tyshler.
• In 1928–1929 he was the artistic director of the magazine Avantgarde, and also made designs for book covers, illustrations for Ukrainian magazines, and designs for interiors.
• From 1944 to 1947 he was the teacher at the National Art Institute in Kharkiv.
• From 1963 to 1967 Yermylov continued to teach at the National Art Institute (Kharkiv).
• Vasyl Yermylov died 6 January 1968 in Kharkiv.[3]

Other sources have his date of death as 7 January 1968).

Influence

On March 22, 2012, the first center of modern art, named "Yermilov Center", opened in Kharkiv.[4]

In 2018, Ukrainian creative agency Banda created the Yermylov Bold typeface, which was used specifically in the Ukraine NOW brand. The author of the typeface was inspired by the works of Ukrainian constructivist artist Vasyl Yermylov.[5]

Selected works

• posters and decoration for May Day 1919–1920[1]
• design for the Red Ukraine agit-train 1921[1]
• worked on the design of the Ukrainian stand at the World Exhibition of Graphic Art (Cologne) 1928[1]
• Interior design of Pioneers Palace, Kharkiv 1933-1934[1]
• Interior design of Defence Building, Kiev 1935-1936[1]

Exhibitions

• 2012, Vasil Yermilov. 1894-1968 , Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow

See also

• Yermilov Centre

Notes and references

Bibliography

• Short biography in English
• “Єрмилов Василь Дмитрович” (Short biography in Ukrainian)

На других языках

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[de] Wassili Dmitrijewitsch Jermilow

Wassili Dmitrijewitsch Jermilow (russisch Василий Дмитриевич Ермилов; ukrainisch Василь Єрмилов, Wassyl Jermylow; wiss. Transliteration Vasilij Dmitrievič Ermilov; * 10. Märzjul. / 22. März 1894greg. in Charkiw; † 6. Januar 1968 in Charkiw – manche Quellen geben den 7. Januar 1968 als Todestag an) war ein ukrainisch-russischer Designer und Maler der Avantgarde, dessen Werke sich dem Kubismus, Konstruktivismus, Monumentalkunst bzw. Neoprimitivismus zuordnen lassen.

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- [en] Vasyl Yermylov

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[it] Vasyl' Dmytrovyč Jermylov

Vasyl' Dmytrovyč Jermylov, in ucraino: Василь Дмитрович Єрмилов? (Charkiv, 22 marzo 1894 – Charkiv, 6 gennaio 1968), è stato un pittore artista e designer d'avanguardia ucraino. I suoi generi compresero il cubismo, il costruttivismo e neo-primitivismo.

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[ru] Ермилов, Василий Дмитриевич

Ермилов Василий Дмитриевич (укр. Єрмилов Василь Дмитрович; 9 (21) марта 1894, Харьков — 6 января 1968, там же) — советский украинский художник-авангардист и дизайнер, видный участник различных художественных течений 1910-х — 1920-х годов XX столетия (кубизм, конструктивизм и др.). Ученик Ладислава Тракала(1873-1951) Автор многих проектов: сборных киосков, агитационных и книжных фургонов, трибун-реклам. Работал в промышленной графике: разрабатывал и создавал эскизы оформления упаковок, спичечных коробков, заводских и фабричных марок и проч. Занимался обработкой шрифтов, создал новый шрифт. Рисовал обложки для книг («Ладомир» В. Хлебникова. — Харьков: 1920; и др.) и журналов («Колосья» — 1918, № 17; «Нове мистецтво» — 1927; «Авангард» — 1928-30-е; «Культура и пропаганда» — 1933). Создал много станковых работ — жанр, портрет и особенно пейзаж. Работы находятся в музеях США, Германии и Франции; продаются на международных аукционах — Сотбис[1] и др..

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