LOZOVOI Nicholas G.

October 4, 1901 (Alexandrov Ekaterinoslav Province) - November 23, 1992 (Sukhumi)

painter and graphic artist.

born in the family insurance agent. To Lozovoj Nicholas and his older brother could get an education, the family moved to Lugansk, and then, in 1913, in Novorossiysk. He studied at the gymnasium of Novorossiysk.

in late 1919 called the White Army, deserted in early 1920, for a short time in hiding until he was released from military service as the sole breadwinner (my brother went missing during the civil war). In 1920 he graduated from high school, met with Vsevolod Meyerhold, who was at that time in Novorossiysk. In June 1920 called the Red Army. In Ekaterinodar involved in theater and drama studio "Krasnaya Zvezda", where he taught EI Dmitrieva (Cherubina de Gabriak) and S. Marshak. In August 1921 was discharged in connection with the receipt in Yekaterinodar Pedagogical Institute of the literary department. In September 1922 he moved to Petrograd, he entered the higher educational courses of normal and handicapped child in neuropsychiatric Academy.

In 1924, became acquainted with the artist V. D Zamirailo, on his advice, began to study painting in a private studio of Professor AI Savinov and under his leadership. He did posters for the Society of proletarian tourism and excursions and society "Friend of Children».

In 1926 entered into VHUTEIN in Petrograd on the graphic arts department, studied at the DI Mitrokhin, ES Kruglikova, PA Shillingovsky , Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, AE Karev, Zamirailo, PA Mansurova.

In 1927 he became acquainted with Malevich, for several months he worked in his experimental workshop at the Institute of History of Art. In the same year joined the staff of Masters of Analytical Art (MAI), directed by P. Filonov. This has resulted in dismissal from VHUTEINa. The autumn of 1928 left the MAI, with the end of 1928 once worked in the studio Malevich.

In 1930 Lozovoj was "struck in rights" (disenfranchisement), as "a member of the court of kulak farming", and sent into exile in the Kalmyk steppes, in the village Derbentovka. Worked "uplifters", created a traveling theater. Entered in absentia in Stavropol Pedagogical Institute of the Faculty, after graduation worked as a teacher in the village Derbentovka.

In 1942, drafted into the army, he served on the Southern Front. In 1943, discharged, stayed in Sukhumi. He worked as a teacher of Russian language in college. In 1948 he married, in 1949, a son Alexander (later - the artist), in 1956 - daughter Tatiana.

After links do not participate in the artistic life and exhibition activities, but continued to paint and graphics. Since the early 1960's maintained a close friendship and creative relationship with VD Bubnov, also lived in Sukhumi after returning from exile.

In 1992, tragically killed in Sukhumi during a military action between Georgia and Abkhazia.

Lozovoi left memories of Filonov (published in the journals "Experiment" in Los Angeles in 1995 and 2005) and Malevich (published in the book "Malevich about yourself. Contemporaries of Malevich in Moscow in 2004).

In 2006, the Moscow Museum of Modern Art hosted the exhibition "Traditions of St. Petersburg avant-garde", dedicated to works of three masters: VD Bubnov, N. Lozova and A. N. Lozova. In 2007 Lozovoj works exhibited at "Filonovtsy: from Mai to postavangarda" in gallery "Art-Divazh" in Moscow, the same place in 2007 and his solo exhibition.

huge influence on creativity Lozovoj had a teacher - Philo and Malevich. Very much in this sense, the influence of Malevich's late work, figurative, period. Therefore, in the artistic heritage of the very few masters of abstract paintings, art was mainly subject, expressive nature and close to the traditions of neo-primitivism.

Lozovoj works are in major museum collections in Russia - the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum, Pushkin Museum im. Pushkin.