[iron and glass, the] 'materials of the new Classicism'. - Vladimir Tatlin

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[iron and glass, the] 'materials of the new Classicism'.

Vladimir Tatlin

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About Vladimir Tatlin

Vladimir Yevgraphovich Tatlin (8 December 1885 – 31 May 1953) was a Soviet painter and architect. With Kazimir Malevich he was one of the two most important figures in the Soviet avant-garde art movement of the 1920's; later he became an important artist in the Constructivist movement. He is most famous for his design for 'The Monument to the Third International'.

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Native Name: Владимир Татлин

Alternative Names: Vlagyimir Jevgrafovics Tatlin • Vladimir Levgrafovitch Tatline • Wladimir Tatlin • Vladimir Levgrafovitch Tatlin • Vladimir Yevgrafovich Tatlin • Vladimir Yevgrafovitch Tatlin • Vladimir Evgrafovič Tatlin • Vladimir Evgrafovich Tatlin • Lot • Wladimir Jewgrafowitsch Tatlin • Vladimir Evgarfovitch Tatline • Vladimir Tatljin • Volodymyr Yevhrafovych Tatlin • Volodymyr Tatlin • Владимир Евграфович Татлин

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[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]

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'. - Vladimir Tatlin

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