Bykhovskii Gratsiansky

May 25, 1888 (Mogilev) - June 19, 1978 (Moscow)

schedule, sculptor, architect, stage designer.

Born in an orthodox Jewish family. From 1901 he studied the picturesque craft from local icon painter Gorbunov. For some time he worked the gang of artists engaged in the manufacture of icons, billboards, wall and ceiling murals. However team of worked on outsourcing in Orenburg, Kazan and Nizhny Novgorod.

in 1905-1907 took part in the revolutionary movement in Odessa, Mogilev, Kiev, and therefore was forced into hiding. In 1908-1910 has made repeated visits to Turkestan, was in Samara, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod.

In 1911 arrived in St. Petersburg. In 1911-1912 studied at the Drawing School of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, however, the course is not finished. In 1913, exhibited his works at the exhibition in Tashkent. Worked for private orders for the gallery Kagan-Shabsaya, painted portraits, miniatures made on glass.

In 1918 he moved to Moscow, was enlisted by the artist in extracurricular department Narcompros, acted for his cover of publications. Was responsible for the streets of revolutionary holidays. In 1919-1922 he lived in Gomel, where he headed the Section of Fine Arts in Gubnadzore and poster shop. He taught at the Art Studio which he founded them. MAVrubel. In 1922 he returned to Moscow, held a solo exhibition in a private studio Gabima ". Since 1925 participated in exhibitions of the Union "United Arts" (OBIS) and the Society of Artists of the Moscow school.

in 1926 created the design of the 1 st edition of Isaac Babel screenplay based on the novel by Sholom Aleichem, "Wandering Star". In the same year was published the first monograph on the artist - "A. Bykhovskii. Graphics ", written by Vygotsky.

In 1927 he exhibited his works at the exhibition "World Art" in Leipzig. In 1927-1930 was the artistic director of the Course Applied Arts. NK Krupskaya Moscow.

Collaborated with the magazine "Culture and Revolution" (1930). In 1932-1934 he worked on the costumes and scenery for the movie "Love and hate" A. Gendelshteyna for studio Mezhrabpomfilm ».

in 1936 completed a draft of the pavilion "Irkutsk" for VSHV (not implemented). In 1930 the design of design exhibitions for Aerohimmuzeya and the House of Aviation. Developed design exhibition "co-operative" in the House of Unions of the USSR, the Soviet pavilion "Mother and Child" at an exhibition in Tokyo and others.

In 1941, he worked in the "Windows of TASS. In the same year he was evacuated with his family in Omsk. I created designs for costumes and stage productions of Omsk puppet theater. Participated in exhibitions of the Union of Artists in Omsk and Novosibirsk. In 1947 he returned to Moscow. From 1949 to develop projects for the sculpture and the decorative section of the Art Fund of the USSR. In 1951 joined MOSSH.

In 2007 the Museum of Private Collections of the Pushkin Museum. Pushkin was a retrospective exhibition of works by the artist.

Bykhovskii belongs to the newly discovered names of domestic art, whose work was only relatively recently been included in the scientific revolution. Meanwhile, he belongs to the most important masters of decorative art of his time. In the graphic artist has developed his own style, distinctive features of which are structural forms that are linked by a master constructivists, expression, intense dynamic rhythm, conciseness color solutions, built on the combination of brightly colored planes.

Bykhovsky works are in many museum and private collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, Pushkin Museum im. Pushkin.