Saturday, December 27, 2008

Remember this name: El Lissitzky.

And, remember this image.


Wikipedia provides the background:

Lazar Markovich Lissitzky, better known as El Lissitzky, was a Russian artist, designer, photographer, typographer, polemicist and architect. He was an important figure of the Russian avant garde, helping develop suprematism with his mentor, Kazimir Malevich, and designing numerous exhibition displays and propaganda works for the former Soviet Union. His work greatly influenced the Bauhaus and constructivist movements, and he experimented with production techniques and stylistic devices that would go on to dominate 20th century graphic design.
There'll be a quiz at a later date.

1 comment:

Karen Gillenwater said...

Malevich is one of my favorites. I particularly love "White on White," which is in MoMA's collection.

http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?object_id=80385

Probably because it really challenges most people's ideas of what is art! :)