Feodosiy Tetianych

Feоdosiy Tetyanich (17 February 1942, village Kniazhychi, Kyiv's region, Soviet Ukraine - 18 February 2007, Kyiv, Ukraine) was a Ukrainian artist, painter, performance artist and philosopher, representative Ukrainian underground. Some of his art works are in the National Art Museum of Ukraine and privat collectioins.

Feodosiy Tetianych
Artist Feodosiy Tetianych 2005
Born
Feodosiy Tetyanich

(1942-02-17)17 February 1942
village Kniazhychi, Kiev's region, Soviet Ukraine
Died18 February 2007(2007-02-18) (aged 65)
Kiev, Ukraine
Known forperformance - Tetianych biography
Notable work
painting, installations, poems
Movementcontemporary art

Biography
"Man and infinity", object by Ukrainian artist F.Tetianych,1980

Feodosiy Tetyanich was born 17 February 1942 in Kniazhychi, Kyiv's region, Soviet Ukraine.[1]

His parents were Ukrainian peasants of Orthodox Christian Ukrainian, Rusyn and Cossack origin, who worked at a collective farm.[2]

He studied at village school than moved to Kyiv to study in Academy of Arts. After finishing the Academy he begin to work in the field of art at the same time providing further education for himself with the help of God (self-education). At that time he interested himself in the whole Universe around - religion, philosophy, art, history, culture, travelling, people, mathematics, physics, politics, communism and nationalism etc. etc. He made a lot of works of art in different styles and techniques among them social realism, historical paintings, modern art (avant-garde), etc.[3]

From the middle of 1980-ies he moved to streets of Kyiv and begin share his philosophy, experience, opinion and worldview with all people around, all who wanted to engage in dialogue with him. Many Kyiv citizens and guests were impressed by him, his worldview, his style of life and artistic activity, his preaching about the beauty and bounty of Infinity and its Creator, Freepulia, Artist of Universe, from the banks of river Dnieper.[4]

The main theme of Feodosiy's performances was freedom (he nicknamed himself "Freepulia"), and was one of the first performance artist in post-Soviet Ukraine.[5]

Feodosiy was married to Ganna, had two children, Bohdan and Lada.[6]

References
  1. Tetianych biography
  2. Tetianych biography
  3. in Ukr.: D.Desiateryk. Fripulia Univerіe //The Day (Kiev) — 2004.
  4. in ukr: К. Liebedeva. Make fripulia youself.
  5. Artist Freepulia
  6. Tetianych biography, p. 3,5

Sources
  • Film by O.Dirdovsky about Tetianych
  • "Feodosiy Tetyanich". Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  • "Всесвіт Фріпулья". Retrieved 2013-11-05.
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