Rayonism

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Rayonism was an early 20th-century Russian avant-garde art movement that emphasized dynamic rays of light and abstract, intersecting lines to break away from traditional representational painting.

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instanceOf Russian avant-garde art movement
art movement
alternativeName Luchism NERFINISHED
Rayism NERFINISHED
artHistoricalSignificance early exploration of pure abstraction in Russian painting
transition between Cubo-Futurism and non-objective art in Russia
artisticGoal to free painting from depiction of objects
to represent the intersection of reflected rays of light
associatedWith Mikhail Larionov NERFINISHED
Natalia Goncharova NERFINISHED
Russian avant-garde NERFINISHED
characteristicFeature bright contrasting colors
diagonal lines
dynamic composition
fragmented planes
radiating bands of color
cofounder Natalia Goncharova NERFINISHED
coreConcept abandonment of representational subject matter
dematerialization of solid objects
depiction of rays of light
dynamic spatial structures
intersecting linear beams
countryOfOrigin Russia
declineReason outbreak of World War I
firstExhibitedAt Target exhibition
firstExhibitedInCity Moscow NERFINISHED
founder Mikhail Larionov NERFINISHED
genre painting
inception 1912
early 20th century
influencedBy Cubism
Futurism NERFINISHED
Orphism NERFINISHED
X-rays
electromagnetic radiation
radio waves
scientific theories of light
movementType abstract art
non-objective art
periodOfActivity 1912–1914
publicationYear 1913
relatedMovement Constructivism NERFINISHED
Cubism NERFINISHED
Futurism NERFINISHED
Suprematism NERFINISHED
subjectMatter abstract rays rather than physical objects
theoreticalBasis Rayonist Manifesto NERFINISHED
typicalMedium oil on canvas

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Russian avant-garde hasPart Rayonism