What exactly is constructivism?  I know that it was influenced by
cubism and futurism but what exactly was it and who were the artists
associated with this?

Good morning, webweaverlady,

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company defines constructivism as follows:

"A movement in modern art originating in Moscow in 1920 and
characterized by the use of industrial materials such as glass, sheet
metal, and plastic to create nonrepresentational, often geometric
objects."

WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University uses this definition:

"An abstractionist artistic movement in Russia after World War I;
industrial materials were used to construct nonrepresentational
objects."

I've found a webpage which will give you the background of the
movement as it originated in Russia. The article's author, Alexander
Boguslawski, states that "Constructivism may be considered the natural
development of the tendency towards abstraction and the quest for new
methods of artistic representation characteristic of the early 20th
century in Russia."

He provides information about constructivism's founder, Vladimir
Tatlin, and an image of one of his works.

In conclusion he says, "The Constructivist artists and their works
affected many facets of Russian life, including architecture, applied
arts (particularly furniture, china, textile and clothing design, book
illustration), theatre (stage and costume design), and film."
Constructivism
http://www.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/Russian/constr.html

You can find a biography of Tatlin here:
Vladimir Tatlin - Great Buildings Online
http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Vladimir_Tatlin.html

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From this next website you can get a more in depth history of the
movement. It  begins with a description and then takes you through the
years as the movement expanded first to Holland and Germany and then
to the rest of the world. It ends with current trends. Throughout the
history you'll find lists of key artists for each location.
constructivism // synopsis :: graham potter constructivist
http://www.grahampotter.com/constructivism.html

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You can see some great images of Constructivism here:
Early 20th Century Russian Theater
http://faculty-web.at.nwu.edu/slavic/theater/index4.html

Thanks for the question, webweaverlady. I hope the information
satisfies your curiosity.

Regards,
revbrenda1st


Search strategy:

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Tatlin
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Now I have something to work with. Thank You so much!