Constructivism, Bauhaus and Dada - Blog Task 5.

Constructivism, Bauhaus and Dada - (1919 - 1933).

Constructivism - An artistic and architectural movement that emphasizes art as a practice for social purposes. This movement is reflected in Architecture, Graphic and Industrial design, Theatre, Film, Dance, Fashion and to some extent Music.

Alexander Rodchenko (1891 - 1956) - Artist, Painter, Sculptor, Photographer, Graphic Designer, Teacher. In 1921 he exhibits 3 'monochrome' paintings and declares 'the end of painting'. He is one of the most famous and successful pioneers of Constructivism.

- In his paintings, the experimental spirit is dominant and noticeable. It began simple, with simple shapes and primary colours, then the paintings started to get complicated with the use of different shapes and a lot of colour combinations, and it was surely constructive. Left and right, images below:

 

.   Above Left:Non-Objective Composition 1917-1918.  Above Right: Dance, an Objectless Composition 1915.

Since the beginning of the 1920s, Rodchenko began to take a huge interest in photography. He believed that things will get more interesting if one looked at it from many points of view and with different perspectives  like we can see in On the Fire-escape 1927. He took this photograph from a very unexpected angel of the stairs so we could see the amusing perspective.

-  The photomontage of the Constructivists was very different from the Dadaists’ who created this technique. The Constructivists applied their style of the vertical, horizontal and diagonal arrangements in the photomontage technique.

Below: On The Fire Escape, 1927.                                                                

    

- Rodechenko also designed Film Posters, magazine and book  covers. He worked on Commercial and Propaganda posters as a 'social agent' in order to support the soviet state. He also designed advertising posters and bookmarks.