Oleg Mavromatti

Oleg Mavromatti (1965, Volgograd, Russia) founded the independent film union SUPERNOVA in 1995, manifested as a fortress of Moscow radical cinema. Some films produced within the movement like "The Green Elephant" (1999) and "Bastards" (2000) became cult movies at that time and now they inspire the appearance of Internet communities which create fan memes on these films daily. Mavromatti is also a prominent representative of radical performance art scene in 1990s Moscow. He has been legally prosecuted for his critical performance art and film work (such as the famous performance "Ne ver' glazam" ("Do Not believe Your Eyes"), 2000, part of his film Holst/Maslo ("Oil on Canvas"), 2000- unfinished). His archive has been confiscated in 2000, for what reason many of his early works are completely lost or accessible only from VHS copies. Since 2000 Mavromatti lives in Bulgaria and New York. His work has been featured in numerous publications in monographs such as Rosyisky actionism 1990-2000 ("Russian Actionism 1990-2000") and art journals like "Art in America."