Realistic Manifesto
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Realistic Manifesto is a seminal 1920 avant-garde text by sculptor Naum Gabo that set out the theoretical foundations of Constructivist art, emphasizing space, time, and modern materials over traditional mass and volume.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art manifesto
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avant-garde text ⓘ |
| artMovement | Constructivist art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Naum Gabo’s early kinetic works
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post-Revolution Russian art debates ⓘ |
| author | Naum Gabo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Antoine Pevsner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | post-1917 Russian Revolution art ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1920 ⓘ |
| declares | new principles for modern sculpture ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
construction over carving and modeling
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dynamic spatial relationships ⓘ integration of art and modern technology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
modern materials
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space ⓘ time ⓘ |
| genre | theoretical text ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Naum Gabo as sculptor-theorist ⓘ |
| hasForm | printed leaflet ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
20th-century avant-garde art theory
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geometric abstraction ⓘ kinetic art ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered a seminal text of Constructivism ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Russian avant-garde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inArtDiscipline |
abstract art
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sculpture ⓘ |
| influenced |
Constructivist sculpture
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modernist sculpture theory ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
art as construction in space and time
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art as real space rather than depicted space ⓘ art as real time rather than implied time ⓘ rejection of illusionistic representation ⓘ use of industrial materials in art ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| movement | Constructivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
traditional mass in sculpture
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traditional volume in sculpture ⓘ |
| placeWritten | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPlace | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Constructivist Manifesto
NERFINISHED
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Russian Futurism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setsOut | theoretical foundations of Constructivist art ⓘ |
| subject |
abstraction in art
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relationship between art and modern life ⓘ theory of sculpture ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | programmatic statement ⓘ |
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