jan 1, 1913 - Constructivism

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Constructivists proposed to replace art's traditional concern with composition with a focus on construction. Objects were to be created to carry out a fundamental analysis of the materials and forms of art, one which might lead to the design of functional objects. For many Constructivists, this entailed an ethic of "truth to materials," the belief that materials should be employed only in accordance with their capacities, and in such a way that demonstrated the uses to which they could be put.

Artists: Alexander Rodchenko, Vladimir Tatlin, Lyubov Popova, Naum Gabo, Joaquín Torres-García, Aleksandra Ekster, Ivan Kliun

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