Event Title
Constructivism: The Question of Individuality in Early Soviet Art
Location
Lovejoy 215
Start Date
1-5-2014 6:00 PM
End Date
1-5-2014 8:00 PM
Project Type
Presentation
Description
At the beginning of the Soviet Union, a group of artists abandoned the studio and conventional means of art production in order to pursue a form of creative work that better served the countrys new and growing socialist agenda. In this process, this group of artists deemed themselves Constructivists and attempted to distance themselves as far as possible from previous art movements. However, when examining their work closely, the influence of previous movements, especially suprematism led by Kazimir Malevich, becomes evident.
Faculty Sponsor
Julie de Sherbinin
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. German and Russian Dept.
CLAS Field of Study
Humanities
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
585
Constructivism: The Question of Individuality in Early Soviet Art
Lovejoy 215
At the beginning of the Soviet Union, a group of artists abandoned the studio and conventional means of art production in order to pursue a form of creative work that better served the countrys new and growing socialist agenda. In this process, this group of artists deemed themselves Constructivists and attempted to distance themselves as far as possible from previous art movements. However, when examining their work closely, the influence of previous movements, especially suprematism led by Kazimir Malevich, becomes evident.
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