Russian constructivism

“When we made posters for the movies, everything was in motion because in films, everything moves.” — Vladimir Stenberg

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Poster Ad

Inspired by the Communist revolution in Russia, artists like Vladimir Tatlin and Alexander Rodchenko set out to create a new, mass-produced art.

Bauhaus The Bauhaus was a movement that began in 1919 when Walter Gropius founded a school with a vision of connecting the gap between art and industry by combining crafts and fine arts. Prior to t…

For my constructivist poster, I decided to use a charity run by someone I know called Baby Tree Projects. They build schools in poor areas of Cambodia. For inspiration, I looked at all the original…

In this moment I was learning about the constructivism and suprematism time in the university and one of the project from them is the creation a series of poster about this time, using the same characteristic. Color blocking, direction, typography, essenc…

Constructivism started in Russia and flourished at the beginning of the 20th century. However, it died down in the 1920s due to the increasing hostility to avant-garde art in Russia, but in the West…

Soviet propaganda poster by G. Gritsenko titled "One Million Komsomoltsy - Master of One Million Kilowatts" showing a Soviet power plant. Lithograph, 1931. Private collection.

As you can see from my previous works one of the most common thing that inspires me is the Russian art from the 20th century. This time my main inspiration is the Russian Constructivism.

In the past few years I have noticed a rise in the documentation and appreciation of Russian and Eastern-European art and design, with more galleries and museums exhibiting newly un-earthered…