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VCE: DE: Movements in art and design: Costructivism

A guide for VCE students studying Art and Design Movements

Constructivism

 

Constructivism 1919

 

Constructivism was an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1919 and was a rejection of the idea of autonomous art. The movement was in favour of art as a practice for social purposes.

Key artists and designers of the period are:

Aleaxander Rodchenko

Liubor Popova

Vladimir Tatlin

Olga Rozanova

Alexandra Exter

Naum Gabo

 

Constructivism - Historical Context