Varvara Stepanova

Mar 28, 20226 min read

The Society of Young Artists. Some facts about the founders of constructivism.

The Society of Young Artists (ObMoHu) is an association of young Russian artists that existed in 1919-1923. The work of the authors of...

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Nov 19, 20209 min read

Vkhutemas + Bauhaus: On Common Origins, Different Futures, and Creation with Fire

The article is based on a video lecture by Anna Bokova "Vkhutemas + Bauhaus: On common origins, different futures, and creation with...

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May 17, 20204 min read

What V.Stepanova can tell us in her article?

In 1923 one of the most famous designers of the constructivism era Varvara Stepanova wrote an article that was published in "Lef"...

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Apr 28, 20205 min read

"Today's suit" from Varvara Stepanova

Varvara Stepanova was one of the leaders of constructivism. She gained fame thanks to her textile design, as well as the design of...

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Apr 25, 20204 min read

Constructivism in the textile industry: the work of L. Popova and V. Stepanova

In 1923, constructivist artists Lyubov Popova and Varvara Stepanova responded to an ad in the Pravda newspaper and came to work at the...

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Apr 11, 20205 min read

VKhUTEMAS - workshop for artists and technicians

VKhUTEMAS is a higher art educational institution established in 1920 in Moscow. It was formed as a result of the merger of the First...

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Apr 9, 20205 min read

Bright statements of constructivist ideas at the exhibition «5х5=25»

"5x5=25" was an avant-garde art exhibition held in September 1921 in Moscow. Many modern sources mistakenly indicate that "5x5=25" is a...

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Mar 11, 20208 min read

Сonstructivist innovations at the Meyerhold Theater

The director Vsevolod Meyerhold saw the theater task in full impact on the viewer, involving him in the play. Such a theater adopted the...

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Nov 14, 20194 min read

BOLD INNOVATORS. CONSTRUCTIVISM IN CLOTHES AND FABRICS IN 1920

Russian constructivists saw the human body as a mobile vessel, which required practical, simple, hygienic clothing to increase the work...

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