Influential Artist
Vladimir Tatlin is often considered the godfather of Russian constructivism. Though his work does not resemble the pieces used during the Russian Revolution, his base techniques and unconventional thinking laid ground for the movement as shown in his famous sculpture Monument to the Third International from 1919.
El Lissitzky
El Lissitzky was also a Russian artist who capitalized on constructivism to make a career of utilizing art for social and political change. Lissitzky used color and basic shapes to make strong political statements and challenged conventions concerning art.
Alexander Rodchenko
Rodchenko is perhaps the most important avant-garde artist to have put his art in the service of political revolution. In this regard, his career is a model of the clash between modern art and radical politics. He emerged as a fairly conventional painter, but his encounters with Russian Futurists propelled him to become an influential founder of the Constructivist movement. And his commitment to the Russian Revolution subsequently encouraged him to abandon first painting and then fine art in its entirety, and to instead put his skills in the service of industry and the state, designing everything from advertisements to book covers.
El Lissitzky
El Lissitzky was also a Russian artist who capitalized on constructivism to make a career of utilizing art for social and political change. Lissitzky used color and basic shapes to make strong political statements and challenged conventions concerning art.
Alexander Rodchenko
Rodchenko is perhaps the most important avant-garde artist to have put his art in the service of political revolution. In this regard, his career is a model of the clash between modern art and radical politics. He emerged as a fairly conventional painter, but his encounters with Russian Futurists propelled him to become an influential founder of the Constructivist movement. And his commitment to the Russian Revolution subsequently encouraged him to abandon first painting and then fine art in its entirety, and to instead put his skills in the service of industry and the state, designing everything from advertisements to book covers.
