Vladimir Y.

Tatlin
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Constructivism, Russian Konstruktivizm, Russian
Constructivism artistic and architectural movement that was first
influenced by Cubism and Futurism and is generally
considered to have been initiated in 1913 with the
“painting reliefs”—abstract geometric constructions—of
Vladimir Tatlin.
Vladimir Y. Tatlin

Born: December 28, 1885 - Kharkov, Russian Empire

Died: May 31, 1953 - Moscow, Russia

• Vladimir Tatlin was central to the birth of Russian Constructivism. Often

described as a "laboratory Constructivist," he took lessons learned from Pablo
Picasso's Cubist reliefs and Russian Futurism, and began creating objects that
sometimes seem poised between sculpture and architecture.

• He wanted above all to bend art to modern purposes and, ultimately, to tasks
suited to the goals of Russia's Communist revolution.
 Constructivism
INTRODUCTION
Constructivism was an artistic and architectural
philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1913
after the World War 1 by Vladimir Tatlin.
The seed of constructivism was a desire to express the
experience of modern life - in dynamism, in new and
disorienting qualities of space and time.

Beginnings
• Originated in Russia after the World War I.
• Rejection of the idea of autonomous art.
• Founded by Alexander Rodchenko, Vladimir Tatlin
and 25 other artists. EVULOTION
• Used as a catalyst for social change. It sought to abolish the traditional artistic concern with
composition and replace it with ‘construction’.
• Everything was about usefulness. “Art for everyone! Constructivist architecture is characterised by a
Art for the people!” combination of modern technology and
• Aleksei Gan used the word “Constructivism” as a engineering methods and the socio-political ethos of
Communism
title of his book.
CHARECTERISTICS .
The main characteristic of constructivism was the
application
of 3D cubism to abstract and non-objective elements.
.
The style incorporated straight lines, cylinders, cubes and
rectangles; and merged elements of the modern age
such
as radio antennae, tension cables, concrete frames and
steel girders.
.
Modern materials were also explored, such as steel
frames
that supported large areas of glazing, exposed rather
than
concealed building joints, balconies and sun decks.
.
The style aimed to explore the opposition
between different forms and surfaces,
predominately between solid walls and
windows, which are often gave the
structures their characteristic sense of
scale and presence.
TIMELINE
THE MONUMENT TO THE THIRD
*Vladimir Tatlin designed the Monument of the Third International in 1919. In 1920
the brothers Naum Gabo and Anton Pevsner declared manifesto containing
a realistic program of constructivism. El Lissitzky was
a cultural representative of Russia in Berlin since 1921 and
an active proponent of constructivism in Europe
.
One of the first buildings conceived entirely in
abstract terms. Which was planned to construct
in St.Petersburg after bolshevik revolution,1917.
.
It consisted of a leaning spiral iron framework
supporting a glass cylinder, a glass cone, and a
glass cube, each of which could be rotated at
different speeds.
.
The monument’s interior would have contained
halls for lectures, conferences, and other
activities.
.
The monument was to be the world’s tallest
structure—more than 1,313 feet (400 metres)
tall. It would have dwarfed the Eiffel tower in
Paris.
 KEY ARTISTS

Vladimir Tatlin El Lissitzky Laszlo Moholy-Nagy Naum Gabo Alexander Rodchenko