Constructivist Art

Which tools were mainly used by constructivists?

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The Constructivists believed that art should reflect...

• the natural world

• reality

• feelings and emotions

• the industrial world

Constructivists used...

• very simple forms and modest materials

• rich materials such as marble, bronze, or gold

• pigment mixed with egg yolk

• brilliant colour applied straight from the paint tubes

Their visual language existed of forms that they could draw with:

• robots

• charcoal

• a paintbrush

• compasses and rulers

Constructivists sought to:

• continue with established traditions

• break art down into its most fundamental parts

Which of these paintings follows a constructivist style?

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In Constructivist Art uses...

• religious icons

• geometric forms

• organic shapes

• light and shadows