Feodosiy Tetianych


Feоdosiy Tetyanich was a Ukrainian artist, painter, performance artist and philosopher.

Biography

Feodosiy Tetyanich was born 17 February 1942 in Kniazhychi), Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, when it was occupied by the Nazi Germany.
His parents were Ukrainian peasants of Orthodox Christian Ukrainian, Rusyn and Cossack origin, who worked at a collective farm.
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. 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, etc.
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 of Holy City, Jerusalem of ancient Rus on the river Dnieper 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, Lord and Main Artist of Universe, God The Christ of his Orthodox forefathers from the banks of river Dnieper.
Feodosiy was married and had two children, Bohdan and Lada.
Feodosiy was brought up in Orthodox tradition. 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.