Vladimir Tatlin

Quotes

• “In reinforced concrete we have not only a new material but, of far greater consequence, new constructions and a new method for designing buildings. Therefore, in using [reinforced concrete], we have to renounce the old traditions and concern ourselves with meeting new tasks.”
• “Let's split open our figures and place the environment inside them.”
• “[iron and glass, the] 'materials of the new Classicism'.”
• “[to create] A union of purely artistic forms for a utilitarian purpose.. [referring to his Tower / Monument, with a height of 400 meters, but never constructued]”
• “It [ [his Tower ] was to be dynamic, both in its outward form and inward activity..”
• “[the task of material culture is] to shed light on the tasks of production in our country, and also to discover the place of the artist-constructor in production, in relation to improving the quality both of the manufactured product and of the organization of the new way of life in general.”

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Key facts

Born

( 1885-12-28 ) 28 December 1885, Kharkov or Moscow , Russia

Died

31 May 1953 (1953-05-31) (aged 67), Moscow, Soviet Union

Education

Kharkov Real School; Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture; Penza School of Art

Notable work

Tatlin's Tower or the project for the Monument to the Third International

Style

Soviet avant-garde, constructivism

Children

Anatoli Romov

Awards

People's Artist of the RSFSR

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Wikidata facts

Image

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