Fedir Tetianych
1942–2007 · Ukrainian painter, performance artist and philosopher, associated with the Ukrainian underground and the Ukrainian New Wave
Fedir Tetyanych (Ukrainian: Федір Костянтинович Тетянич; born 17 February 1942 in Kniazhychi, Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR; died 18 February 2007 in Kyiv) was a Ukrainian artist, painter, performance artist and philosopher. He belonged to the Ukrainian underground and took part in the Ukrainian New Wave. Some of his works are held in the National Art Museum of Ukraine and in private collections.
The central theme of his performances was freedom, to the point that he gave himself the nickname "Freepulia". He is regarded as one of the first performance artists in post-Soviet Ukraine. He was married to Ganna and had two children, Bohdan and Lada. He died in Kyiv on 18 February 2007.