A theme exhibition “With common dream, with common pain…” Yevhen
Malaniuk’s poetry in illustrations by Merited Artist of Ukraine Andriy Nadezhdin” was
opened in O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum. It was dedicated to the 120th anniversary of
our fellow-townsman, sotnik of Ukrainian People’s Republic Army Ye.F.Malaniuk and 100th
anniversary of Ukrainian People’s Republic, and organized within the framework of
celebration of centenary of Ukrainian revolution 1917-1921 events.
More than 40 illustrations and book headpieces by a famous Kropyvnytskyi
artist and by Merited Artist of Ukraine Andriy Nadezhdin are shown in the exposition. They
were created for such printed matters: L.Kutsenko “Dominus Malaniuk – background and
figure”. – Kirovohrad: Central-Ukrainian publishing house, 2001 (enlarged edition
Kyiv: Hrono, 2002) and collection of poems of Ye.Malaniuk “With common dream, with
common pain…” with translation to the Russian language by O.Arkhanhelskyi. –
Kirovohrad: Imeks-LTD, 2013.
Malaniuk Yevhen Fylymonovych (1897-1968) - Ukrainian writer,
poet, culture expert, encyclopedist, literary critic, sotnik of Ukrainian People’s
Republic Army. Was born on January 20 (February 1), 1897 in Kirovohrad region, studied at
Elisavethrad territorial real school, took an active part in liberation movement of
Ukrainian People’s Republic, since 1920 had been in emigration. The main topic of his
works was Ukraine, its art, culture, history. Ye.Malaniuk’s name had been kept silent
for many years, only after 1991, when our state became independent, literary heritage of
the artist was returned. A prominent fellow townsman is remembered and honoured–a street
was named after the artist in Kropyvnytskyi (Kirovohrad). In 1997 on the occasion of 100th
anniversary of Ye.Malaniuk a commemorative tablet was opened on the building of former
Elisabethrad territorial real school (Kirovohrad Machine Building College of KNTU) where
he studied; and at home in township Novoarkhanhelsk, Kirovohrad region a memorial was
installed. In 2002 Regional Literary Award named after YevhenMalaniuk was founded by
Kirovohrad Regional Council.The award is given to men of letters of the region for highly
artistic works of different literary genres.
Nadezhdin Andriy Mykhailovych – Merited Artist of Ukraine,
art expert. Was born on June 19, 1963 in the village of VerkhniaKhortytsia (now the city
of Zaporizhzhia).Graduated from Dnipropetrovsk State School of Arts named after
Ye.Vychetych (1986) and the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture (Kyiv), History
and Theory of Fine Art Department (2004).A member of the National Union of Artists of
Ukraine (1990). Laureate of Regional Award in Fine Arts and Study of Art named after
Olexandr Osmerkin in the nominations “modern tendencies” (2008) and “study and
history of art” (2010). In 2013 was awarded the title “MeritedArtist of Ukraine”. A
participant of numerous all-Ukrainian, international and foreignexhibitions.The painter’s
works are kept in museums and private collections in Ukraine and abroad.A.Nadezhdin works
in book illustrations sphere, actively collaborates with the publishing house “Imeks-LTD”
(Kropyvnytskyi town). |