Constructivism, a great influence on modern art

Marcel Janco

Romanian born artist Marcel Janco relocated to Zurich in his twenties and joined forces with his friend Tristan Tzara in developing the Dada movement. They eventually expanded their new aesthetic, based on a combination of Cubism and Expressionism, to three-dimensional works and then a kind of early performance art. Eventually Janco abandoned the militaristic anti-art of Dada and concentrated instead on a form of Constructivism.

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Janco produced a cycle of works known as Imaginary Animals during the 1960s and 1970s. The creatures depicted were born from his imagination but were portrayed in a naturalistic style. Imagined, abstract shapes with fantastic colors took on realistic aspects, becoming animal-like and biomorphic. In effect, within these works, the abstract became a living reality.

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Naum Gabo

Constructive sculptor and painter. Born in Briansk in Russia, named Naum Pevsner; younger brother of the sculptor Antoine Pevsner. Entered Munich University in 1910, studying first medicine, then the natural sciences; also attended art history lectures by Wölfflin.

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We meet Nina Williams, daughter of Naum Gabo, who showed us how to use Constructivist Ballet, a toy her father made for her during World War II.The item is a toy created by the sculptor for his only daughter Nina, who was born in the midst of the turbulent years of the World War II. When there were no toys and games available for children to play with Gabo used simple materials from his studio to give his little daughter a precious toy.

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I think the colors of Constructivism are very bright, and the graphic structure is interesting. The simplest and very few materials are used to arrange and combine into interesting pictures, but still retain the lively atmosphere. Most of the pictures are simple and clear.