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October Group (constructivism)
The October Group was a collective of constructivist artists active in the Soviet Union from 1928 to 1932. The artists involved include: * Gustav Klutsis * Alexander Rodchenko * Sergei Eisenstein * El Lissitzky * Aleksei Gan * Sergei Senkin * Solomon Telingater * Leonid Vesnin, Victor Vesnin, and Alexander Vesnin Alexander Aleksandrovich Vesnin (russian: Александр Александрович Веснин) (28 May 1883, Yuryevets – 7 September 1959, Moscow), together with his brothers Leonid and Viktor, was a leading light of Constructivist arch ... References {{reflist Constructivism (art) Russian painters Russian photographers Russian avant-garde * Soviet painters Soviet photographers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constructivism (art)
Constructivism is an early twentieth-century art movement founded in 1915 by Vladimir Tatlin and Alexander Rodchenko. Abstract and austere, constructivist art aimed to reflect modern industrial society and urban space. The movement rejected decorative stylization in favor of the industrial assemblage of materials. Constructivists were in favour of art for propaganda and social purposes, and were associated with Soviet socialism, the Bolsheviks and the Russian avant-garde. Constructivist architecture and art had a great effect on modern art movements of the 20th century, influencing major trends such as the Bauhaus and De Stijl movements. Its influence was widespread, with major effects upon architecture, sculpture, graphic design, industrial design, theatre, film, dance, fashion and, to some extent, music. Beginnings Constructivism was a post-World War I development of Russian Futurism, and particularly of the 'counter reliefs' of Vladimir Tatlin, which had been exhibited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonid Vesnin
Leonid Aleksandrovich Vesnin (Леони́д Александрович Веснин; 28 November .S. 10 December1880 – 8 October 1933), was a Russian and Soviet architect. The oldest of Vesnin brothers, who were influential in developing Constructivist architecture. Biography Leonid Aleksandrovich was born on 28 November .S. 10 December1880 in a merchant family in Nizhny Novgorod. He went to Moscow Practical Academy of Commercial Sciences from 1890 to 1899. In 1900 he got into Imperial Academy of Arts and was a student of Leon Benois until he graduated in 1909. Selected work *1934 People's Commissariat of Heavy Industry Project *1930 Palace of Culture of the Proletarskie district, Moscow *1928 House of Film Actors, Moscow *1926 Mostorg Department store, Moscow *1924 Leningradskaya Pravda project *1922-23 Palace of Labor project [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Graphic Designers
This is a list of Russians artists. In this context, the term "Russian" covers the Russian Federation, Soviet Union, Russian Empire, Tsardom of Russia and Grand Duchy of Moscow, including ethnic Russians and people of other ethnicities living in Russia. This list also includes those who were born in Russia but later emigrated, and those who were born elsewhere but immigrated to the country and/or worked there for a significant period of time. Alphabetical list __NOTOC__ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z See also * Russian Academy of Arts * List of 19th-century Russian painters * List of 20th-century Russian painters * List of Russian landscape painters * List of painters of Saint Petersburg Union of Artists * :Russian artists * List of Russian architects * List of Russian inventors * List of Russian explorers * List of Russian language writers * Russian culture {{Asian artists Lists of R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
