๐จ Oleksandra Exter (nรฉe Oleksandra Hryhorovych) (1882โ1949) was a Ukrainian artist ๐บ๐ฆ, a reformer of European stagecraft ๐ญ, and a sophisticated intellectual ๐ง .
She was christened โthe avant-garde Amazonโ โก for her active participation in European artistic life in the early 20th century. Exter lived and worked in Kyiv ๐บ๐ฆ, Odesa โ, Paris ๐ซ๐ท, and Venice ๐ฎ๐น.
Her range of activities was staggering:
๐๏ธ Painting | ๐๏ธ Graphic Arts | ๐ Book Design | ๐ Clothing & Accessories | ๐ญ Theatre & Cinema | ๐ Teaching | ๐๏ธ Exhibition Organization
In her artistic journey, Exter explored multiple styles, transitioning from one to the next:
โ๏ธ (Neo)impressionism โ ๐ณ Cubism โ ๐ Cubofuturism โ ๐ Non-objectivity โ ๐๏ธ Constructivism โ ๐ Art Deco