Alexander Rodchenko: Inventory of Space - Softcover

 
9783851600742: Alexander Rodchenko: Inventory of Space

Synopsis

This publication, printed on two special papers, focuses on Alexander Rodchenko's Spatial Constructions, most of which were created around 1920. It begins with facsimile images of Rodchenko's sketchpads, two spreads to a page, continues with the artist's groundbreaking wooden sculptural models, and then delves into a series of drawings, paintings and commercial and graphic works. Also features architectural drawings and a cover that folds out to create a poster of a sculptural Spatial Construction in the Surfaces Reflecting Light series.

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About the Author

Born in 1891 in St. Petersburg, Russia, Alexander Rodchenko was a seminal avant-garde figure in revolutionary Russia. His work has been subject of renewed interest and in 1998 The Museum, of Modern Art held a retrospective of his work. The artist died in Moscow in 1956.

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