Tuesday, September 19, 2017

constructivism: el lissitzky, rodchenko, stenberg brothers, klutsis, stepanova

key terms:
russian revolution
vladimir mayakovsky: ROSTA window posters
vladimir tatlin
alexander rodchenko & varara stepanova
el lissitzky: PROUNS- projects for the establishment of a new art
photomontage
the stenberg brothers
  • russian revolution: 1917
vladimir lenin
vladimir lenin speaking to the crowd
bolshevik party coming together under lenin to overthrow the tsar
ROSTA (state news agency) window poster
stenciled
rudimentary efforts
printed by state telegraph agency
supported red army
silhouettes

"what you put in, you'll get out"

vladimir tatlin
was a sculptor but gave it up bc it was "selfish"
became industrial designer
rodchenko
gave up painting for graphic design & photojournalism
  • ^these leaders advanced core russian constructivism
-art was to serve a new communist society
-against art for art's sake 
el lissitzky
dissemination of ideas bc he went to school in germany
sees possibility for a new order/a new way forward
wanted to forge unity btwn art & technology
el lissitzky
pruons: new approach
1920
el lissitzky
el lissitzky
makes it 3D to try to engage more people
painting + architecture
transformed whole room into a proun
beat the whites w the red wedge- el lissitzky
1919
proun poster- communism vs. government/establishment
iconic work of russian constructivism
rejection of art for art's sake
photomontage poster for pelikan ink- el lissitzky
modern using experimental techniques
book cover for the "-isms of art"- el lissitzky
book cover for poet- el lissitzky
sans serif typography
rodchenko
photomontage
left front of the arts- rodchenko
journal covers
rodchenko
photomontage
bold typography
1928
constructivist photography:
jagged angles
contrasts
abstract uses of light

rodchenko
exploration of odd, aggressive angles
bird's' eye view
steps- rodchenko
stark contrast of black & white
rodchenko
diver- rodchenko
rodchenko
immediately readable
woman hollering about books
pacifier poster- rodchenko
klutsis
poster inciting proletariats to vote in election of soviets
dynamic angle of print
rodchenko w stepanova (wife & collaborator)
stepanova
stepanova made clothing to reach even more people
bold, impactful colors of constructivism
avant-garde
stenberg brothers created movie posters
members of avant-garde circles
founded society of like-minded young artists
would take scraps of other art to put in their posters to make it a collective work
stenberg brothers 
stenberg brothers 
stenberg brothers 
stenberg brothers 
reject fine art, embraced mass produced posters
stenberg brothers 
sporting poster- klutsis

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