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October 09, 2005
Rodchenko & Geometry
In reading about Rodchenko, I was struck by his emphasis on geometery. In many of his works there seems to be a certain symmetry, a harmony that defies the hard edges of his materials.
I was also interested in the relationship between his work and the times in which he lived. In many ways he was a trailblazer, as he defied many conventions of the day. It's also interesting to view his work set against the historical perspective of early 20th Century Russia. Many of the ideas prevalent at the time incorporated the notion of man as a machine that could be fit into the larger machinery of a planned economy. I feel as though in a way this notion is reflected in his use of rigid shapes to represent human motions.
Posted by Andrew Maskin at October 9, 2005 05:42 PM