RODCHENKO, Aleksandr Mikhailovich

An early champion of Abstract Art, who was also a photographer, theoretician, and designer, Rodchenko emphasized a rational approach over the intuitive and mystical one favored by Wassily Kandinsky And Kazimir Malevich . Therefore, beginning with compositions of 1915, he drew with a ruler and compass in an attempt to eliminate the emotional and psychological influence of the artist's personality. This orientation made Rodchenko a leader in Constructivism and Productivism,...