Conceptual development

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COP3VI S UALANDCONCE PTUAL DE VE L OPME NT

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Ib e g a nt h ep r a c t i c a ls i de ofmy di s s e r t a t i on b yp l a y i n ga r ou n d wi t ht h e Ru s s i a n Con s t r u c t i v i s t a e s t h e t i c -It ook k e yt h e me s / i ma g e r yt o do wi t h1 9 2 0 s Ru s s i a( s u c ha sf a c t or i e s ,ma c h i n e s , f a r mi n g ,i n du s t r i a l )a n d s t a r t e d de v e l op i n g f r om t h e r e .I e x p e r i me n t e d wi t h c u t ou t s , s t e n c i l s , p h ot oc ol l a g e sa n dp e n c i l dr a wi n g s


I wa s n ’ ts u r ewh e r eI wa n t e dt ot a k et h i sp r oj e c t-I h a db e e nl ook i n gb e e nl ook i n gal ota tt h er e v ol u t i on a r y p os t e r sa n d wa sr e a l l yi n s p i r e db yt h eg r a p h i ci ma g e r y ,b u tdi dn ’ twa n tt oj u s tma k e as e tof Ru s s i a ns t y l ep os t e r s .Ide c i de d Iwa n t e dt o ma k es ome t h i n gwi t h as e n s e ofna r r a t i v eb e c a u s e i t wa st h es t or y oft h er e v ol u t i on a n d wh yi th a p p e n e d wh i c hr e a l l yi n t e r e s t e d me .S oI s t a r t e dt r y i n gt ode p i c tk e ye v e n t s , l i k et h eBol s h e v i k ss t or mi n gt h eWi n t e rPa l a c e , t os e ewh e r ei tt ookme .


Ih a dab i tofas e tb a c kb e c a u s eIg otc on f u s e da b ou twh a tIwa st r y i n gt odo-It h ou g h tt h a tb yt e l l i n g t h es t or yoft h eRu s s i a nr e v ol u t i onIwou l db ei l l u s t r a t i n gmye s s a ywh e nt h ep r a c t i c a ls h ou l dj u s tb e e x p l or i n gk e yt h e me s .S oIp l a y e da r ou n dwi t ht h ei de aofma k i n gp os t e r sa b ou tc u r r e n ti s s u e s ,l i k e s u s t a i n a b i l i t y( a f t e rl ook i n ga t‘ Gr e e nPa t r i otp os t e r s ) , i nt h es t y l eofCon s t r u c t i v i s tp r op a g a ndap os t e r s . Bu tIs oonr e a l i s e dt h a tIr e a l l ydi dn ’ twa n tt oma k ep r op a g a n dap os t e r sa n dmov e donf r om t h a ti de a .


Iwa sl ook i n ga t1 9 2 0 sRu s s i a nc h i l dr e n ’ sb ook sf ormye s s a ya n dIf ou n dt h e ms oi n t e r e s t i n g .Il ov e d t h e i ra e s t h e t i c ,b u ta l s ot h eh i s t or yb e h i n dt h e m -h ow u s e f u lt h e ywe r et ot h eCommu n i s tp a r t yi n t e r msofp r op a g a n da ,a n dh ow dr a s t i c a l l yt h e i rde s i g nc h a n g e dov e rade c a de .Ir e a l l yl i k e dt h ef l a t , s i mp l i s t i cc omp os i t i on sa n dl i mi t e dc ol ou rp a l e t t e su s e di nt h ei l l u s t r a t i on s ,i ti n f l u e n c e dmeal ot t h r ou g h ou tmyv i s u a l de v e l op me n t .


Ide c i de dt o ma k eab ookf orc h i l dr e na b ou tt h eRu s s i a nRe v ol u t i on-ma k i n gt h es u b j e c te a s yt o u n de r s t a n d.Ib e g a nb yma k i n gc ol l a g e si nmys k e t c h b ook ,wh e r eIc ou l dp l a ya r ou n dwi t ha t mos p h e r e a n di n t a n g i b l et h e me sf ore a c hs c e n e .It h e nr e ma det h es c e n ei np h ot os h opu s i n gc u tou t sf r om my mon op r i n tt e x t u r e s , wh i c hwa sc l e a n e ra n de a s i e ri nt e r msofc omp os i t i on


F i g u r ei ss ome t h i n gIs t r u g g l ewi t hb u tt a k i n gi n s p i r a t i onf r om t h es h a p eb a s e df i g ur e si nt h ec h i l dr e n ’ s b ook sa n dt h eg e ome t r i ca p p r oa c hf or mt h eCon s t r u c t i v i s t s , If ou n di te a s i e rt oc r e a t emyc h a r a c t e r s . I twa smu c he a s i e rma k i n gt h e m di g i t a l l y , a n dIf ou n da p p r oa c h i n gt h e ma sac ol l e c t i onofs h a p e smu c h l e s sda u n t i n g .


Ima deb i gp or t r a i t sf ort h ek e yf i g u r e swh i c hi ss ome t h i n gn e wf orme-b u tIt h i n kIma n a g e dt o c r e a t eal i k e n e s st oS t a l i n / L e n i n


The de c i s i on t oc ha ng ef r om book t oc onc e r t i na wa sk e y -If e l tt he a c t ua lwr i t i ng oft he book wa shol di ng me ba c ka sc r e a t i v e wr i t i ng i s n' t whe r e my s t r e ng t hi s ,a nd i t woul d ha v e be e nc h a l l e ng i ng t o ma k e t hi ss ubj e c ti nt o as t or yf or c hi l dr e n.S o Iwe nt f or a f a c t ua lt i me l i ne whi c h Ic oul di l l us t r a t et o ma k ei t i nt e r e s t i ng a nd a ppe a l i ng t o c hi l dr e n -t ha t wa yi ti ss t i l le duc a t i ona l .I s t i l l us et he s a me a e s t he t i c a st h e Rus s i a n c hi l dr e n' s book s ,i ti sj us t not i n book f or ma t .I f ound t hi sf or ma t muc h e a s i e r t oc r e a t ei ma g e r y - onc e Iha d my i ni t i a lpl a n oft he c ompos i t i on Ij us ts t a r t e d ma k i ng a nd i ta l lc a me t og e t he rwi t houtma n ypr obl e ms .


AsIh a da l r e a dyf i n i s h e dt h ec on c e r t i n a , Iwa sc on f i de n ti nt h ea e s t h e t i cIh a db e e nwor k i n gi n , s oma k i n g t h ec ov e ra n df a c tc a r dswa s n ' tt oodi f f i c u l t ; Ir e u s e di ma g e r yf ort h ec a r ds . F ort h ec ov e rIh a dt oma k e i ts l i g h t l yc l e a n e ra n db ol de rt h a nt h ec on c e r t i n aa si th a st os t a n dou t , b u tl i k ewi t ha l lt h ei l l u s t r a t i onsI h a v edon e , It ookal otofi n s p i r a t i onf r om Con s t r u c t i v i s tp os t e r s , a dv e r t i s e me n t sa n db ookc ov e r s / i l l u s t r a t i on s .


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