Alexander Rodchenko born in 1891 and died in 1956 (aged 64) was a very popular Russian artist. He was a man of great and many things including: a painter, sculptor, designer and photographer. His constructivism art was greatly inspired by Malevich and Tatlin. He had at some point evetually stopped painting in 1921 but resumed it in some later years but during this he had started working on poster design, furniture, photography and film. Even though Rodechenkos work had roots of Russian Futurist groups, he was more thought of as in the Dada period. |
| 'Dance' |
His first abstract drawing was in 1915 was influenced by Malevich's Suprematis.
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| Vladmir Tatlin |
In 1916 Rodchenko takes a part in 'The Store' exhibition organized by Tatlin who as previously said was an inspiration.
In 1917-18 Alexander Rodchenko designs the wall lamps for the Café Pittoresque.
“Modernism made photography what it is. It gave it self-confidence and made it trust itself. Self confident because photography in the 1920s recognized and developed its own possibilities and qualities: a probing vision of the world, an investigation of the visible reality from various perspectives, direct, clear, from above, below, behind, from the front, but without references to the pool of art history. Russian Constructivism is an important part of this great shift. In 1924, Alexander Rodchenko (1891–1956), already known as a painter, sculptor, and designer, conquered traditional photography with the slogan “Our duty is to experiment!” This resulted in a reconsideration of the concept and role of photography. Conceptual work entered the stage. Instead of being an illustration of reality, photography became a means to visually represent intellectual constructs, and the artist became an “artist-engineer”. ABOUT Alexander Rodchenko.
Some of his photography:
Alexander Rodchenko [online] Available at:<http://artblart.com/tag/alexander-rodchenko%E2%80%A8-girl-with-a-leica/> [Accessed 9 January 2014]Alexander Rodchenko [online] Available at:<http://lumieregallery.net/wp/238/alexander-rodchenko/> [Accessed 9 January 2014]
“Modernism made photography what it is. It gave it self-confidence and made it trust itself. Self confident because photography in the 1920s recognized and developed its own possibilities and qualities: a probing vision of the world, an investigation of the visible reality from various perspectives, direct, clear, from above, below, behind, from the front, but without references to the pool of art history. Russian Constructivism is an important part of this great shift. In 1924, Alexander Rodchenko (1891–1956), already known as a painter, sculptor, and designer, conquered traditional photography with the slogan “Our duty is to experiment!” This resulted in a reconsideration of the concept and role of photography. Conceptual work entered the stage. Instead of being an illustration of reality, photography became a means to visually represent intellectual constructs, and the artist became an “artist-engineer”. ABOUT Alexander Rodchenko.
Some of his photography:
Alexander Rodchenko [online] Available at:<http://artblart.com/tag/alexander-rodchenko%E2%80%A8-girl-with-a-leica/> [Accessed 9 January 2014]Alexander Rodchenko [online] Available at:<http://lumieregallery.net/wp/238/alexander-rodchenko/> [Accessed 9 January 2014]
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