Deconstructivism: Experimentation of Constructivism

Deconstructivism is a development of postmodern architecture that began in the late 1980s. It is characterized by ideas of fragmentation, an interest in manipulating ideas of a structure's surface or skin, non-rectilinear shapes which serve to distort and dislocate some of the elements of architecture, such as structure and envelope. The finished visual appearance of buildings that exhibit the many deconstructivist "styles" is characterized by a stimulating unpredictability and a controlled chaos.

Originally, some of the architects known as Deconstructivists were influenced by the ideas of the French philosopher Jacques Derrida. Eisenman developed a personal relationship with Derrida, but even so his approach to architectural design was developed long before he became a Deconstructivist. For him Deconstructivism should be considered an extension of his interest in radical formalism. Some practitioners of deconstructivism were also influenced by the formal experimentation and geometric imbalances of Russian constructivism. There are additional references in deconstructivism to 20th-century movements: the modernism/postmodernism interplay, expressionism, cubism, minimalism and contemporary art. The attempt in deconstructivism throughout is to move architecture away from what its practitioners see as the constricting 'rules' of modernism such as "form follows function," "purity of form," and "truth to materials."

Bilbao Museum Guggenheim, Spain


 



UFA-Cinema Center, Dresden, Germany





Parc de la Villette, Paris, France



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Stylish Constructivist Poster & Graphic Design by Teo Brito










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Cafémam - Constructivist CD Artwork




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Typeface Adec - Inspired by Constructivism






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Constructivism In Fashion

Several artists tried to work with clothes design with varying success: Varvara Stepanova designed dresses with bright, geometric patterns that were mass-produced, although workers' overalls by Tatlin and Rodchenko never achieved this and remained prototypes. The painter and designer Lyubov Popova designed a kind of Constructivist flapper dress before her early death in 1924, the plans for which were published in the journal LEF. In these works Constructivists showed a willingness to involve themselves in fashion and the mass market, which they tried to balance with their Communist beliefs.

(Stepanova's Constructivist dress, 1924)

(Design for a Window Display, 1924, Lyubov Popova)

(Dress design, 1923-24, Lyubov Popova)

(Rodchenko, Design for Working Clothes, 1922)

(Dress design, 1923-24, Lyubov Popova)

(Dress design, 1923-24, Lyubov Popova)
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'Proun' the Game - A Lissitzky & Kandinsky Inspired Game

‘Proun - the game’ by Joost van Dongen is a strange racing game in a world of geometric objects and large colored surfaces. It is inspired by Russian constructivist El Lissitzky and Russian expressionist Wassily Kandinsky. You avoid obstacles by rotating around a cable in order to gain as much speed as possible. There is no up or down; there is only the cable to which you are attached.



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Inspirational Modern Constructivist Posters





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Constructivist Architectural Fantasies Iakov Chernikhov

Russian constructivist architect and graphic designer Iakov Chernikhov, illustrate 101 Architectural Fantasies and comprise one of the only avant-garde art books published in the Eastern bloc during the Stalinist era. Peep his innovative architecture after the jump.





              

     

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