Theorists of this art movement considered their work as a dialectical synthesis between the tectonic, the whole idea or conception of a work, and the fractura--the artistic input generated by the materials themselves during production. This idea of the 'integrity of material' appears most saliently in simple, mechanical works like Lizzitzky's The Story of Two Squares, which shows a pragmatic rejection of Malevich's suprematist abstractions. As sh
Theorists of this art movement considered their work as a dialectical synthesis between the tectonic, the whole idea or conception of a work, and the fractura--the artistic input generated by the materials themselves during production. This idea of the 'integrity of material' appears most saliently in simple, mechanical works like Lizzitzky's The Story of Two Squares, which shows a pragmatic rejection of Malevich's suprematist abstractions. As shown in Tatlin's proposed Monument to the Third International, this movement's artists sought primarily to find a functional or productive role for the artist in society. FTP name this pragmatic art movement that enjoyed its greatest popularity in the 1920's USSR.
Theorists of this art movement considered their work as a dialectical synthesis between the tectonic, the whole idea or conception of a work, and the fractura--the artistic input generated by the materials themselves during production.