Trivium Art History
The Artists

Antoine Pevsner1884 — 1962

"Art must be inspiration controlled by mathematics"

"Art must be inspiration controlled by mathematics"

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Model for a Fountain

Model for a Fountain

1920
Realistic Manifesto, Broadside

Realistic Manifesto, Broadside

1920

Space and time are re-born to us today

Realistic Manifesto

1920
The Eye

The Eye

1923
Head

Head

1923-1924
Torso

Torso

1924-1926
Maquette of a Monument Symbolising the Liberation of the Spirit

Maquette of a Monument Symbolising the Liberation of the Spirit

1952
The Last Burst

The Last Burst

1962
1801
A future of dancers instead of machines
Gino Severini
Ending a friendship over diagonal lines
Theo van Doesburg Antoine Pevsner
Widowed mother of four leaves Russia for Paris
Zinaida Serebriakova
affirming the metaphysical horror of existence
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz 2000

The artists of Constructivism

Liubov PopovaPortrait of Liubov Popova

Liubov Popova — We shall remake the world

1889-1924
El LissitzkyPortrait of El Lissitzky

El Lissitzky — Painting symbols of a new world

1890-1941
Aleksandr RodchenkoPortrait of Aleksandr Rodchenko

Aleksandr Rodchenko — Art with a message

1891-1956
Varvara StepanovaPortrait of Varvara Stepanova

Varvara Stepanova — Art for the people, people for the state

1894-1958
Naum GaboPortrait of Naum Gabo

Naum Gabo — Finding the calm center in the storm

1890-1977
Antoine PevsnerPortrait of Antoine Pevsner

Antoine Pevsner — "Art must be inspiration controlled by mathematics"

1884-1962