Alexander Rodchenko

photographer

Russian^[2] b. 23 November 1891, St. Petersburg, Russia^[1] d. 3 December 1956, Moscow, Soviet Union (present-day Russia)^[1,2] active 1910–1956

Alexander Rodchenko was a prominent Russian avant-garde artist, sculptor, photographer, and graphic designer. He is widely recognized as one of the founders of Constructivism, a movement that sought to integrate art with industrial production and social utility. Born in St. Petersburg, he studied at the Kazan Art School before moving into radical artistic experimentation during the revolutionary period. His work often utilized geometric forms and dynamic perspectives, particularly in his photography and graphic design for Soviet propaganda. He was instrumental in developing the visual language of the early Soviet state.^[1,2,3]

• Constructivism
• Soviet Propaganda
• Industrialization
• Geometric Abstraction