Dear Sophie -
A strong female figure in the predominantly male Russian artistic community, LYUBOV POPOVA made her mark as a painter, designer and vocal participant. Her work merged the inspirations of suprematism, constructivism and cubism from western europe as well as textile, fashion and graphic design.
Sadly, her vibrant life and career was cut short by scarlet fever, a disease that is thankfully now addressed with antibiotics.
With love,
Mom
Dear Sophie -
The artist and architect VLADIMIR TATLIN never did get to realize his ambitious rotating glass and steel tower. It was conceived as a monument for the proletariat and the Third International, the international communist organization initiated in Moscow.
But he created an enduring vision.
With love,
Mom
Dear Sophie -
ALEXANDER RODCHENKO was one of the founders of CONSTRUCTIVISM whose work took the forms of photography and photomontage.
Rodchenko collaborated with the poet MAYAKOVSKY and his wife Vera Stepanova among others. Revolutionary Russia was an incredibly dynamic period, where the movement and intellectual life touched upon art, architecture, graphic design, film, literature, theater and music
These images speak to the promise of a machine age and ideals for all workers.
Constructivism informed the DE STIJL movement in the Netherlands and was the bedrock upon which the BAUHAUS in Germany was founded.
With love,
Mom
Check out the contemporary feminist conceptual artist BARBARA KRUGER who also has something to shout about. feminist barbara kruger art - Google Search
Dear Sophie -
To explore the roots of modernism, we need to turn to early 20th century RUSSIA and the SUPREMATIST movement.
The leader of the pack was the artist and theorist KAZIMIR MALEVICH, who was a radical, independent thinker .
His early interests were in regional folk art which then evolved to his modernist manifesto. It is very interesting to look at the works and relate it to the revolution that was rumbling in Russia at that time. We're talkin' 1917 baby!
When you look at Malevich, you'll surely see the relationship with contemporary artists such as Robert Mangold, Tuttle or Robert Ryman, exemplifying how we build upon knowledge as we learn from one another.
With love,
Mom