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Article: Constructivism. (Classroom Use).(Brief Article)
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- Arts & Activities
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- January 1, 2002
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THINGS TO LEARN
* The idea of joining different materials together was first tried by the Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso, when he experimented with Cubism. Before that, sculpture was usually made by modeling or carving a single piece of wood, clay or stone. The Russian artist, Vladimir Tatlin, took this idea further and combined industrial materials, such as welded steel, wire and glass to construct architectural-like sculptures. The name, "Constructivism," was first used in 1917 following the Russian Revolution.
* Constructivism was successful in Russia because everyone at that time believed the Revolution was going to result in a better future. But, ...