Russian avant-garde

Russia, where he began to paint in a post-impressionist manner. Malevich eventually settled in Moscow, in 1906. There he saw the works of French impressionists Seurat and Cézanne. He began to exhibit with Russian avant-garde Primitivists, in 1910. From 1912 to 1915, he joined the Russian Futurist group. During this time he experimented with connecting his Futurist paintings together, through the use of a theoretical language. In

near-ruin. The revolution came largely due to the continuous strain of an unsuccessful war in which Russian losses were in the millions. Broken down by the demands of war and the overthrow of the Tsar, Russia was prepared to embrace the future. Communism was the new rule and it held a lot of promise for those who showed support. In Russia, as in Europe, war was intertwined with artistic innovation—avant-garde artists were clinging to new languages of expression. Cubism was emerging in Paris, and Futurism

influences of his mother. The sculpture of Megalomania is tied to his mother’s influence, for it is representing a woman’s body. Some of his artworks subjects are women. On the other hand, Victor Brauner was born in Romania. Brauner was active in an avant-garde movement in Romania which deeply influences his artwork such as the Sign (Wikiart). The era or the time of creation of these artworks are not far distant from each other. The Megalomania was created in 1967, and the Sign was created in 1945

Marc Chagall is considered as one of the most popular artists of the 20th Century, famous for his poetic, surreal imagery that represent a topsy-turvy world, combining fantasy and spiritually with a modernist style. Although the famous modern artist Marc Chagall is not only known as a Jewish artist, his background is the vehicle through which he sees the world and becomes the language of his universally valid art. Chagall once remarked in the Yiddish literary journal Shtrom in 1922 as “Leaves from

El Lissitzky’s real name was Lazar Markovich Lissitzky. He was born in Russia on November 23, 1890, in Pochinok, Russian Empire. He was a Russian artist, designer, typographer, photographer and architect in the early 20th century. In 1905, he started to draw and paint, being influenced by the Russian Painter, Mikhail Vrubel. Lissitzky’s father did not believe that the government in Russia would lead to a good future for him and his family so he decided that he would travel to America by himself

that linked the works of Russian futurist poets and artists. The merging of the visual and the verbal elements have “constituted much of current art historical interpretation of this period of Russian Art” [ ]. The merging of these different elements was inspired by the newly invented expression of the transrational language of “zaum” which was the essence of Cubo-Futurism. The direct translation of the word zaum is “beyond the mind”, which was used to elaborate Russian Futurist’s rejection of conventional

Cyberpunk is a neutral connotation of accelerationism situated between the left and right wings. Like a perpendicular spike with equal magnitude that juts from the tangential line that connects the forward progress of technological advancements. A warning. Accelerationism in itself is divided, the same coin with radically different faces. The left, which aims at moving away from capitalism and its hindering effects which hold back true unbridled technological growth and the right which, on the other

popular culture (Vosnaki 2012). Thus, in the image, Betty Boop is shown as a cabaret dancer; lustful, voluptuous, alluring and free spirited. In relation to the above statement, the provocative, saucy, rebellious and witty character is similar to the Avant garde movement by means of comparing it to the experimental works, with challenging designs, provocative, humorous, satirical, witty and kitch characteristics (Widewalls

“What is art?” This was a question that was frequently asked in the nineteenth century, and, thus, whose complex answer was attempted by numerous artists. In the beginning of the nineteenth century, the Academy and private Salons were looked upon to provide a stable and traditional style of painting. However, soon artists began separating from the rigid personality of tradition. The Romantics began to describe the sublime. A large shift into history paintings became all the rage. An example of this

The Avant-Garde Die First In the 19th century, under the suffocating weight of a centuries long tradition in academic art, artists began to break free. Tired of meaningless imitation and decoration, the avant-garde artists pushed for drastic revolutions in aesthetic and social taste. This experimentation rapidly grew less and less controlled, and new technique and new style, which shocked and enraged the critics and public, stopped being experimental and started desiring the side