Alexander rodchenko was indisputably one of the main generators of creative ideas and the general spiritual aura of the age. How alexander rodchenko revolutionised design russian. Rodchenko attended a lecture by russian futurists wassily kamensky, david burliuk, and vladimir mayakovsky, in kazan in 1912, and was immediately converted. Aleksandr mikhailovich rodchenko, russian painter, sculptor, designer, and photographer who was a dedicated leader of the constructivist movement. Published on oct 9, 2017 before designers like shepard fairey started his ubiquitous andre the giant has a posse and the obey phenomenon, russian artist and graphic designer alexander rodchenko. Rodchenko and the constructivists produced radically abstract paintings, concerned with the placement and movement of. His design style was rooted in strong, static horizontal and vertical forms. Overprinting, kiss registration, and photomontage were used regularly.
The composition is typical of his use of photomontage in the period the combination of photography and text. It seems a overview of his work, especially directed to design, such as posters, photomontage and spacial constructions. Jan 02, 2008 culture art features rodchenkos revolution. This book shows the origin of alexander rodchenko, since by their academic, artistic influences, even his idea of what art is.
In it, alexander lavrentiev, grandson of the photographer, includes more than 400 pictures reproduced under a broad categorical structure that allows the reader to gain insight. The soviet union was formed in 1922, the same year in which russian artist aleksei gan wrote a manifesto that began with the following words. During 1927 and 1928 rodchenko designed all 24 covers for the avantgarde art and leftist political publication novy lef new lef. Rodchenko delighted in contrasting bold, blocky type and.
His design work for other clients ranged from book covers to bookmarks, photomontage and illustration, and even set and costume design for various russian theaters. Alexander rodchenko, books, alexander rodchenko and varvara stepanovas famous books. Alexander rodchenko design illustrated portfolio of his work. Heavily influenced by the upheaval surrounding the russian revolution of 1917, he was one of the most prolific constructivist artists of the period. Rodchenko and the arts of revolutionary russia by alexander rodchenko and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. May 28, 2014 this is a new title in the design series and an excellent introduction to the life and work of this versatile russian artist. Jan 31, 2018 aleksandr mikhailovich rodchenko alexander rodchenko was born on december 5, 1891, in st. Much of rodchenkos design work was devoted to promoting the revolutionary cause, including a kiosk in 1919 for the. This is the most complete volume published outside of russia to capture the photographic work of alexander rodchenko, one of the former soviet unions greatest artists.
Alexander rodchenko and russian constructivism really like that color split in the text lef the left front of the arts alexander rodchenko, 1923 as previously mentioned in my research within the russian graphic design image self initiated brief research, alexander rodchenko, wa. Nov 02, 2004 this book contains all of the diaries, programs, essays, and major articles written by alexander rodchenko between 1911 and 1956. Soviet photomontage 1920s1930s features unique collages and photomontages by the leading figures of the postrevolutionary soviet avantgarde, including petr galadzhev, gustav klutsis, alexander rodchenko, varvara stepanova, solomon telingater, alexei ushin, konstantin vialov, and alexander zhitomirsky. In 1921 he declared the end of painting when he exhibited three solid monochromatic canvases, one each, in hues of red, yellow and blue. Alexander rodchenko biography alexander rodchenko was a russian sculptor, graphic designer, artist and photographer, who lived from 1891 until he was the cofounder of design in russian artist aleksandr rodchenko also spelled as alexander rodchenko was a leader in many avantgarde movements during a time of great change for his.
The priority she gave to them changed with time, but their content and her love for them always remained the same. Find the latest shows, biography, and artworks for sale by alexander rodchenko. Book of poetry, russian constructivist graphic design. Rodchenko wins silver medals in each of the four categories he has entered. Fashion graphic design graphic design trends graphic design inspiration graphisches design book design layout design poster. This comprehensive book, rich in illustrations and relying extensively on new research from russia, accompanied the first major retrospective exhibition in the united states of rodchenko. In this regard, his career is a model of the clash between modern art and radical politics. This comprehensive book, rich in illustrations and relying extensively on new research from russia, accompanied the first major retrospective exhibition in the united. Alexander rodchenko biography alexander rodchenko was a russian sculptor, graphic designer, artist and photographer, who lived from 1891 until he was the cofounder of design in posts about alexander rodchenko young gliders written by dr marcus bunyan constructivism. Alexander rodchenko is perhaps the most important avantgarde artist to have put his art in the service of political revolution. Shooting from both above and below, makes the building on miasnitskaia street dom na miasnitskoi, a series of photographs of his apartment building. Alexander rodchenko poster for the movie chelovek ognya the fires man, 1929 the fires man aleksandr mikhailovich rodchenko russian was a r. How alexander rodchenko revolutionised design by xerxes cook a s the most important work by alexander rodchenko to appear at auction for nearly three decades, 1919 masterpiece construction no.
Constructivism was a groundbreaking movement in art, design, and architecture that began in russia in 19, but really rose to prominence after the russian revolution of 1917. Amongst rodchenkos first product designs were a series of metal lamps designed for the cafe pittoresk in moscow in 1917, working alongside tatlin and others who were also involved in other aspects of the cafes interior design. On a trip to paris in 1925 he bought a handheld camera, which allowed him to easily experiment with the composition of images. Rodchenko stepanova archives and schickler lafaille, 1994. Novyi lef book cover design by alexander rodchenko. Alexander rodchenko poster for the movie chelovek ognya the fires man, 1929 the fires man aleksandr mikhailovich rodchenko russian was a russian artist, sculptor, photographer and graphic designer. In the mid1920s rodchenko turned to other mediums, including graphic design, book illustrations, and, most notably, photography. Alexanader rodchenko was one of the main generators of creative ideas during the extraordinary time of the russian avantgarde movements, and.
Alexander rodchenko 18911956 was one of the most influential artists to emerge from the explosion of russian modernism which took place between 1915 and 1923. Rodchenkos work in book design had begun with handmade carboncopied books in the late teens that continued an earlier futurist aesthetic and were made in very small editions. From 19081910 rodchenko was a dental technician at dental school of dr. Tretyakov zhongguo 1927, ink, gouache, collage on paper. Alexander rodchenko book cover designs rodchenko was one of the most versatile constructivist and productivist artists to emerge after the russian revolution. From frye art museum, alexander rodchenko, books please.
Alexander rodchenko balconies 1925 available for sale. History photography and graphic design book design. Find more works of this artist at best visual art database. Alexander rodchenko designed this magazine for all fields of the creative arts. Alexander rodchenko buch kniga art, edition and poster shop. The event punctuating 1925 for alexander rodchenko was his fourmonth trip to paris. Theres some about his involvement with photography as well. In 1924, however when he was completely unable to find relevant existing. The term construction art was first used as a derisive term by kazimir malevich to describe the work of alexander rodchenko in 1917. Available for sale from annely juda fine art, alexander rodchenko, cover design for the book s.
Rodchenko studied art at the kazan school of art in odessa from 1910 to 1914 and then went to moscow to continue on at the imperial central stroganov. Preserve the memory of her parents, russian avantgarde artists alexander rodchenko and varvara stepanova. He abandoned the art nouveau styling of some of his earlier work and began to fragment his forms to create dynamic compositions. Kazan school of art pioneered photomontage worked among diverse media, including design, painting, and photography embraced dramatic angles selection from graphic icons. He started his career as a painter but developed later into a graphic designer and this helped him to later experiment with photography together with photo montage. Painting, design, theatre, cinema, typography and photography, all areas invaded by the powerful talent of this strong, handsome man, were transformed, opening up radically new paths of development. Since creating his studio, sergio has been winning many awards and been published in many design related books for his excellent graphic design work. Portrait of lilya brik many have seen her face calling out the word books, but who is the woman in the poster. Stepanova building design for mosselprom yeast, cigarettes, fresh water and beer thats mosselprom. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. Thirty gelatin silver prints, printed later by alexander lavrentiev and yuri plaksin. Soviet photomontage 1920s1930s nailya alexander gallery. Aleksandr rodchenko russian photography nailya alexander.
A central figure in russian constructivism, alexander rodchenko rejected the alexander rodchenkos design for the cover of about that by vladimir mayakovsky. A central figure in russian constructivism, alexander rodchenko rejected the established artistic conventions of selfexpression and aesthetics, dedicating himself with revolutionary fervour to bringing art to the masses. Alexander rodchenko was the most important and versatile member of the constructivist movement, the progressive artists who created a new art after the russian revolution of 1917. Alexander rodchenko art monographs and museum exhibition catalogs. This revolution was a time of great dissent and change, leading to the dismantling of the tsarist regime in favor of the bolsheviks. His mother, named olga evdokimovna, was a laundress. Aleksandr rodchenko was a russian designer, sculptor, graphic. Used to show utopian idealogies, with the simplicity of the design being used as the tool to promote it. Alexander mikhailovich rodchenko 18911953 was a central figure in the. View alexander rodchenkos 1,174 artworks on artnet.
Alexander rodchenko was born in saint petersburg, russia, to a working class family. Rodchenko and the constructivists produced radically abstract paintings, concerned with the placement and movement of objects in space and emphasizing. Sep 27, 2017 although originally intended for political messages, the constructivist style seeped into product advertisements and posters of all kinds, as well as book covers and their interiors. Alexander lavrentiev, rendition of alexander rodchenkos, teaching methodology notes on five graphic constructions with three shapes following vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines, originally developed in 1921 image. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Liubov popova and alexander rodchenko were two of the key artists of the new russia, as well as colleagues and collaborators. Aleksandr mikhailovich rodchenko russian artist britannica. Born in russia in 1891 rodchenko became an artist and designer of many mediums including painting, photography, sculpture, advertising and packaging. Aleksei gan used the word as the title of his book constructivism, printed in 1922. Aleksei gan, vladimir tatlin and alexander rodchenko are considered the founding members of constructivism. Experiments for the future, diaries, essays, letters, and other writings.
Rodchenko and the constructivists produced radically abstract paintings, concerned with the placement and movement of objects in space and emphasizing dynamic diagonal compositions. Learn about constructivism and constructivist artists. This guy needs your help, just go to his site to know more. Often referred to as the soviet bauhaus, the lesserknown vkhutemas was to become a center for creative experimentation and debateand the site of a groundbreaking approach to graphic design pedagogy led by none other than the artist alexander rodchenko. Propaganda poster with airplane by alexander rodchenko. Alexander rodchenko self portrait he introduced art into the everyday life, an idea that describes modern day graphic design.
Translated by jamey gambrell this book contains all of the diaries, programs, essays, and major articles written by alexander rodchenko between 1911 and 1956. Knigi lend itself to the urgent, new availability of free books for the masses. For his montages, he used already existing materials and images. A central figure in russian constructivism, alexander rodchenko rejected the.
He was one of the founders of constructivism and russian design. The word experiment was a key word for the artist, who conceived of his multimedia oeuvre as one huge experiment. She would sometimes say that she had three vocations in life. Alexander rodchenko was a founding member of russian constructivismthe avantgarde movement characterized by unembellished abstraction along with vladimir tatlin.
He is popular for his montage of pro eto, poem by vladimir mayakovski. Russian avantgardist alexander rodchenko gained an international reputation as a pioneering photographer, painter, sculptor and graphic artist in the years after the russian revolution. For two years since 1922, rodchenko became increasingly involved with photomontages, which he used for designing books and making art for posters. Um dos fundadores do construtivismo e design moderno russo. Thats what, for which rodchenko did the book design and created accompanying photomontages. Poster for the russian state airline dobrolet, alexander. Jul 02, 2002 alexander rodchenko was the most important and versatile member of the constructivist movement, the progressive artists who created a new art after the russian revolution of 1917. The familys social status did not provide much opportunity for the artistic education of talented alexander. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Books the advertisement poster for the lengiz publishing house this poster arguably brought rodchenko the most fame and appreciation from his patrons in the soviet government. Alexander rodchenko by coke, van deren and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This design in the earily soviet avantgarde style was produced by the revolutionary designer and photographer alexander rodchenko. More about rodchenko on the russian constructivist page. As the meticulous instructions of such tasks suggest, rodchenko conceived of graphic design more as a 3d process of building than a 2d one of drawing.
Alexander rodchenko avertising poster for pacifiers. Today she is principally remembered as the woman shouting books. His father, mikhail rodchenko, was a theater props manager and his mother, olga, a washerwoman. After studying at the school of fine arts in kazan from 1911 to 1914, rodchenko moved to moscow, where he studied graphic design.
Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 first edition with your subscription. Rodchenkos work in book design had begun with handmade carboncopied books in the late teens that continued an earlier futurist aesthetic and were made in. Wellknown constructivist book covers russian constructivists, a book cover design in the style of russian constructivism, by one of the styles pioneers alexander rodchenko. This comprehensive book, rich in illustrations and relying extensively on new research from russia, accompanied the first major retrospective exhibition in the. Alexander mikhailovich rodchenko 18911953 was a central figure in the russian constructivist art movement. While primarily preoccupied with photography, rodchenko continued to innovate the field of graphic design, most notably through such artworks as the 1924 film poster for kino glaz and the 1925 poster for battleship potemkin.
In all branches of knowledge, alexander rodchenko, 1924. Alexander rodchenko is perhaps the most important avantgarde artist to. Aleksandr rodchenko experiments for the future artbook. A new title in the design series and an excellent introduction to the life and work of this versatile russian artist. Jf ptak science books quick post the initial reaction to this fantastic set of book cover designs by aleksandr rodochenko found at the flyergoodness blog. Alexander rodchenko biography alexander rodchenko was a russian sculptor, graphic designer, artist and photographer, who lived from 1891 until he was the cofounder of design in alexander rodchenko use of shallow depth of field to focus on mirror and leave background blurry. Dec 29, 2019 alexander rodchenko vintage russian soviet union.
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