Art History: BVA312 -28/05/2019 (Modernism in Russia)

Modernism (Constructivism in Russia)

Andrew Graham-Dixon.

Art of Russia 

Sculpture like African totem were found in Russia, death mask found before the birth of Christ. Meaning, many culture was in Russia before, how the people in Russia combined the whole Russia into one?

-Kiev -

Changes the belief from Muslim to Christianity. Recreate Byzantine. Vladimir chapel .


The prince of Vladimir form Byzantine to modern Istanbul, combining Christianity together. Most powerful symbol to the community, the power of icon.

1. Our Lady of Vladimir 

The picture of mother, and welcoming of the god. 

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The art of a book. 

-Most ancient surviving Russian book. Gold is highly used in text and art works. 

-The work of work in was found in the book. It was during the Byzantine period that author translated the language. 

**Christian in born under the rich. 

The mongols came to destroy the culture in Russia. The people were forced to move south as mongols approached. They became subject people that became isolated to the world. known as the silent century. dark history was form to people of Russia, paying taxed, focus their energy on spiritual figure.

The woodden church. They built it tall, features were their onion domes. 

church = home. 

only in russia you can find the special design of icon. 

Middle 15th century 

The Holy Trinity St. Sergius Moscow. 

-story telling.

-people and icon are communicating with each other. 

Icon became the emblems for Russia

icon painting for the rich Russian represent 

Identify human aspect 

Russia is just Russia. It does not belong to Asia nor western. 

communist were against icon, but incorporate the purpose of icon in politician. 

Ivan the terrible:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ivan-the-Terrible

Ivan the terrible, united Russia and eliminate the Mongols. 

- He changes the rule of icon painting forever. The imagery of church into his own hands. Russian ruler crossing the holy, painted himself into the holy painting. he was painted in front of all gods, even Constantine the Great. Middle of the 16th century, Byzantine has fallen, Russia rose under Ivan. He sees Russia as the new Byzantine. 

Evil empire, painted the chapel with evil and hell. Ivan wanted to be God., called himself, Tsar. Absolute rule of a single leader that shaped Russian art and culture. 

Old Russia, Lubox, print of folks tale that recorded life and Russia history. 

Peter the Great cmae to to change everything after Ivan. He was the first Tsar that traveled abroad. To reconnect Russia towards the west. To complete the transformation of Russia. New capital city, a gate way to Europe, Political and cultural shipped. 

Cathedral were being transform into a more western design, not only that, painting, fashion and culture started to change too. 

-a painting from Rembrandt was brought into Russia by Peter the Great. This changes Russia. 

Opening up to western. 

Hermitage museum in Russia (Most popular museum in the world)