Context of Practice: Studio Brief 2 - theory into practise mindmap

My essay was to do with the Russian Revolution and how it affected art in that period but also how the art affected the society. The change that occurred in Russia was massive, and led to the art movement of Constructivism which aimed to change the use of art from traditional realism painting, to something that was of benefit to society, not just 'art for arts sake'.

mindmap breakdown:
QUOTES
- 'industrial impersonality'
- 'not the old, not the new, but the necessary' Vladimir Tatlin
- 'their passion is for the objects themselves'
- 'had a closeness to the international avant-garde of the 1960s'
- 'presenting heavy industry - something that carried largely negative connotations - as an object of art'

SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS IN HISTORY
- Russian Revolution 1917
- Constructivism movement 1919 - 1930
- Stalin's power over art in Russia 1930 - 1953
- Fall of Soviet Union, meaning Russia free from art censorship 1991
- Bauhaus 1919 - 1933
- Industrial Revolution 1760 - 1830

PEOPLE

- Vladimir Tatlin (Russian architect 1920s, important role in constructivist movement)

- Richard Pare (photographer, series of photos of old constructivist buildings in present day)

- Bernd and Hilla Becher (photographers, series of water towers, bleak yet beautiful)

- Thibaud Herem (illustrator - present day - style similar set up to Becher's photos)

- David Hepher (painter, series of tower blocks)

- Rodchenko (artist, important role in constructivist movement)

- El Lissitsky (artist, important role in constructivist movement)

- John Virtue (painter, industrial london landscapes)

- L.S Lowry (painter, industrial scenes)

LOCATIONS

- Russia 1920s - 30s