By Jade Pringle Harris

Birth name: Alexander Mikhailovich Rodchenko Born: December 5th, 1891, In St. Petersburg Died: December 3rd, 1956 (Aged 64), In Moscow Nationality: Russian Field: Painting, Photography Movement: Constructivism

He began studies under Nikolai Feshin and Georgii Medvedev at the Kazan School of Art, where he met Varvara Stepanova, whom he later married. After 1914, he continued his artistic training at the Stroganov Institute in Moscow. At this early time in his career, he began creating his first abstract drawings, influenced by the Suprematism of Kazimir Malevich, in 1915. The following year, he participated in "The Store" exhibition organized by Vladimir, who was another formative influence in his development as an artist.

I like this picture taken by Rodchenko because its an illusion you cant really tell which way round the image should be unless you rotate it. The way hes taken the picture is very unique and like something Ive never seen before.