About Two Squares
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About Two Squares is a 1920 avant-garde children's book by El Lissitzky that combines abstract geometric forms with a revolutionary narrative, exemplifying early Constructivist design.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Constructivist work
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avant-garde work ⓘ book ⓘ children's book ⓘ |
| artStyle | Constructivist design ⓘ |
| author | El Lissitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| creator | El Lissitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | milestone of Constructivist book art ⓘ |
| depicts |
black square
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red square ⓘ |
| features |
dynamic typography
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geometric abstraction ⓘ minimal text ⓘ |
| format | illustrated book ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde literature
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children's literature ⓘ |
| hasIllustrator | El Lissitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | picture book ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Revolutionary Russia ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Russian avant-garde
NERFINISHED
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Suprematism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| intendedFunction |
didactic
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propagandistic ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| movement | Constructivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | two squares ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | allegorical ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Constructivist book design
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integration of text and image ⓘ use of abstract forms in children's literature ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Про два квадрата ⓘ |
| pageCount | short ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | For the Voice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | sequence of abstract scenes ⓘ |
| targetAgeGroup | children ⓘ |
| theme |
destruction and construction
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revolutionary change ⓘ utopian transformation ⓘ |
| title | About Two Squares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | abstract geometric forms ⓘ |
| visualLanguage |
bold color contrasts
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geometric shapes ⓘ |
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