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Art and Revolution. William V. Ganis, PhD. Kasimir Malevich Tea Service 1923 porcelain. Russian Suprematism. Kasmir Malevich leader
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Art and Revolution William V. Ganis, PhD
Kasimir Malevich Tea Service 1923 porcelain
Russian Suprematism • Kasmir Malevich leader • “In my desperate attempt to free art from the burden of the object, I took refuge in the square form and exhibited a picture… nothing more than a black square on a white field” • Pure formalist painting exhibited w/ Victory over the Sun opera
Suprematist Painting (8 Red Rectangles) • Kasmir Malevich, 1915 • Flashcard
Constructivism After WWI: many artistic movements hoped for a better world. Unprecedented destruction of WWI, death of millions Great Depression in US Constructivisim = utilitarian art forms to serve the people Russia “Quit the studio, go into the factory where real work is made” Serve the people through art … political & practical purposes
El Lissitsky Prouenraum (Proun Room) 1923 wood, metal, paint
Proun Room • Installation art piece (site specific) • Lissitsky - engineered look was to encourage precise thinking in public • Also did propaganda pieces and photomontages
Alexander Rodchenko Poster for Leningrad Publishing House 1924 gouache and photomontage on paper27 1/2 x 33 7/8
Alexander Rodchenko Poster for Battleship Potemkin 1925 ink on paper
Alexander Rodchenko Workers’ Club 1925
Alexander Rodchenko Osip Brik for LEF Magazine 1924
Vera Muchina Worker & Collective Farm Woman 1937 Stainless steel
The Bauhaus Invigorate industry through CRAFT. (Germany) Mass production destroys ART. Industrial Design Marianne Brandt - female - led metal workshop
Walter Gropius Bauhaus Dessau, Germany 1925-26
Walter Gropius ca. 1920
Marcel Breuer Chairs 1920s
Jan Tschischold Examples from The New Typography 1928
Jan Tschischold Ad-Example for The New Typography 1928
Kurt Kranz Eye Series 1930-3116 Gelatin-silver prints mounted on board13 7/8 x 19 3/4 in. overall
Gunta Stölzl Gobelin Tapestry 1926-1927linen and cotton
Anni Albers lfashcard image Blanket WE 493 1926wool
Piet Mondrian Mill in Sunlight 1908 oil on canvas 44 7/8 x 30 1/4 in.
Piet Mondrian Composition No. 2: Composition in Line and Color 1913 oil on canvas 34 5/8 x 45 1/4 in.
Piet Mondrian Composition with Gray & Light Brown 1918 oil on canvas 31 9/16 x 19 5/8 in.
Piet Mondrian Lozenge Composition with Red, Black, Blue and Yellow 1925 oil on canvas 30 3/8 x 30 3/8 in.
Piet Mondrian Composition with Yellow, red and Blue 1927 oil on canvas20 1/8 x 20 1/8 in. FLASHCARD IMAGE
Piet Mondrian Rhythm of Black Lines ca. 1935 oil on canvas 72.2 x 69.5 cm
Piet Mondrian New York City 1941-42 oil on canvas 46 7/8 x 44 7/8 in.
Piet Mondrian Broadway Boogie Woogie 1943 oil on canvas 50 x 50 in.
Theo van Doesburg Composition IX (Card Players) 1917 oil on canvas45 5/8 x 41 3/4
Gerrit Reitveld Schroeder House Utrecht, the Netherlands1924
Carlo Carra Patriotic Celebration 1914 collage 15 x 12 in.