xi, 306 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. *** Beginning in Russia and peaking in the late teens and early twenties, before Social Realism took over in the new Stalinist Soviet Union, Constructivism became an international phenomenon, partly because of a diaspora of artists practioning in that style. This is one of the better-known, canonical surveys of the movement, written by the American sculptor George Rickey. *** CONTENTS: PT. 1. THE LEGACY OF CONSTRUCTIVISM. I. Origins. II. The Non-Objective World in Russia. III. Constructivism and De Stijl. IV. The Bauhaus and Constructivism Between the Wars. V. The New World and New Thought. VI. Postwar Developments. VII. The New Generation; PT. 2. THE HEIRS AND THEIR WORK. I. Classic Order. II. New Ideas of Space. III. Reliefs. IV. Tangents and Pressures. V. The Centered Image. VI. Mathematics and Concrete Art. VII. Chance. VIII. Micro-elements. IX. Optical Phenomena. X. Movement. XI. Light. XII. Color. Size: 8vo.

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Title

Constructivism: Origins and Evolution

Publisher

George Braziller, New York

Publication Date

1995

Language

English

ISBN 10

0807613819

ISBN 13

9780807613818

Binding

Paperback

Edition

2nd.

Condition

Fine

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Rickey traces the development of Constructivism through the thoughts of its founders, from its origins in Russia in 1913 to its dispersion throughout Europe and its later manifestations in the United States. Rickey's historical survey provides the background for a discussion of the heirs - those artists who have given the movement its international status. Photo essays illustrate the work of painters and sculptors who have transformed the inherited concepts into fresh interpretations. Attention is focused not only on established artists but also on outstanding members of each succeeding generation.
Of special interest are the historical insights based on previously unpublished material from Naum Gabo, a key figure in the formulation of Constructivist doctrines. Rickey has also included illustrations and photographs of works of art thought to have been lost. Highlights of significant events are outlined in a separate, detailed chronology.
In addition to the visual documentation - some 350 illustrations - a most valuable part of this book is the exhaustive bibliography, prepared by Bernard Karpel, of the continuity of Constructivism. Mr. Karpel was Librarian of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

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George Rickey was Professor of Art at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.

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