About Two Squares, a truly revolutionary book for children by the Russian avant-garde artist El Lissitzky, will extend the boundaries of anyone's imagination. Radically simple, and yet beautifully sophisticated, this book tells the story of two squares who take on the mission of rebuilding the world.
This illustrated version of the popular Passover song "Had gadya" was the wonderfully playful offspring of the avant-garde artist El Lissitzky (1890-1941). It dates to a little-known period early in his career when he immersed himself in the Jewish cultural renaissance that flourished inRussia from roughly 1912 to the early 1920s. Signed with his Hebrew given name, this volume-with its wraparound cover, colorful lithographic montages, and stylized use of Yiddish and Aramaic words-celebrates Lissitzky's interest in Jewish folk traditions while looking forward to the dynamic graphicand typographic designs for which he is best remembered.This near-scale facsimile-including the rarely seen cover-allows readers to experience Lissitzky's Had gadya as originally envisioned. It is accompanied here by Nancy Perloff's discussion of the work's cultural and artistic contexts, Arnold J. Band's English translation of Lissitzky's Yiddishversion of the song, sections on Lissitzky's iconography and vocabulary, and lyrics set to music.
This book serves as an introduction to the key elements of good typographic design. Broken into sections covering the fundamentals of typography, the book features inspiring works by acclaimed typographic designers from across the world. Each section illustrates technical points and encourages readers to try out new ideas of their own. The subjects covered include typographic rebus, abstract form, overlapping, using grids, metaphoric construction and illumination. The result is an instantly accessible, jargon-free guide to typographic design using professional techniques
Avec obstination et autorité, en obéissant à la voix intérieure de notre conscience, nous proposons et imposons nos idées et nos formes, les idées et les formes du nouvel art révolutionnaire. Nous avons le courage de penser que l'avenir nous appartient. Marc Chagall. A travers près de 300 illustrations, cette publication explore un chapitre méconnu de l'histoire de l'avant-garde russe : la rencontre de Marc Chagall avec les protagonistes de l'art abstrait El Lissitzky et Kazimir Malévitch, autour du projet d'une Ecole populaire d'art fondée par Chagall dans sa ville natale, Vitebsk. Chacun des trois artistes élabore à sa façon, aux côtés des étudiants, un art nouveau - un art révolutionnaire. Une anthologie de textes inédits et une chronologie détaillée complètent l'ouvrage.
1890-1941: Retrospektive. Staatliche Galerie Moritzburg Halle vom 7. Mai bis 3. Juli 1988
Overzicht van het grafische werk van de Russische schilder en architect (1890-1941)
