Kliment Red'ko was born in Kholm,
Russian Empire (now
Chełm,
Poland). In 1910–14 he studied at the
Icon Painting School of the
Kiev Pechersk Lavra. In 1918–19 he studied at Kiev Art Academy (KKHI). In 1919–20 Red'ko studied in the studio of
Aleksandra Ekster along with students
Solomon Nikritin and
Nina Genke-Meller. During that time he participated in decorating the streets of
Kiev and
Odessa for Revolution festivities, in the
abstract style together with Ekster and Genke-Meller. In 1920–22 he studied painting at the
Moscow Higher Artistic-Technical Workshops (
VKhUTEMAS) in the class of
Wassily Kandinsky. In 1922 he participated in an exhibition of the Museum of Painterly Culture (MSCHK) in Moscow, together with
Kazimir Malevich, Nikritin and
Alexander Tyshler. In the same year Red'ko wrote the
Manifesto of Electroorganism. From 1923 to 1924 Red'ko, together with Nikritin, developed his theories of
Electroorganism and
Luminism. Red'ko started a scientific trend in art which he named Electroorganism as a reaction to Constructivism. In 1926 he had a solo exhibition in
Moscow. In 1928–30 he had solo exhibitions in
Paris. In 1933 he had personal exhibition in Moscow. In 1941 he worked on the design of posters for the news agency
TASS. Red'ko died in Moscow. ==References==