Constructivism (art)

<p>Constructivism is an early twentieth-century art movement founded in 1915 by <a href="/facts/Vladimir_Tatlin/5GI70VQI">Vladimir Tatlin</a> and <a href="/facts/Alexander_Rodchenko/aF0F6tm8">Alexander Rodchenko</a>. Abstract and austere, constructivist art aimed to reflect modern <a href="/facts/Industrial_society/HsMVBFx6">industrial society</a> and urban space. The movement rejected decorative stylization in favour of the industrial assemblage of materials. Constructivists were in favour of art for <a href="/facts/Propaganda/nGeaIHVJ">propaganda</a> and social purposes, and were associated with Soviet <a href="/facts/Socialism/U2kVoPaA">socialism</a>, the <a href="/facts/Bolsheviks/UAHzalnN">Bolsheviks</a> and the <a href="/facts/Russian_avant-garde/UqayrnAa">Russian avant-garde</a>.
</p><p><a href="/facts/Constructivist_architecture/uGW08yWy">Constructivist architecture</a> and art had a great effect on modern art movements of the 20th century, influencing major trends such as the <a href="/facts/Bauhaus/v2sWtxcj">Bauhaus</a> and <a href="/facts/De_Stijl/Rqgapxev">De Stijl</a> movements. Its influence was widespread, with major effects upon architecture, <a href="/facts/Sculpture/F01q8gtb">sculpture</a>, <a href="/facts/Graphic_design/CJu4SYuG">graphic design</a>, <a href="/facts/Industrial_design/6oBprKds">industrial design</a>, theatre, film, dance, fashion and, to some extent, music.
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Constructivism (art)