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Vladimir Tatlin
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“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.”
Vladimir Tatlin (1885–1953) first seen 1915 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote in: 'Zodchii 19' (1915), p. 198; as quoted by Vasilii Rakitin, in The great Utopia - The Russian and Soviet Avant-Garde, 1915-1932; Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1992, p. 30
“Let's split open our figures and place the environment inside them.”
Vladimir Tatlin (1885–1953) first seen 1920 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote before 1920; ac cited by Christina Lodder, in Russian Constructivism, (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1983), 17
“[iron and glass, the] 'materials of the new Classicism'.”
Vladimir Tatlin (1885–1953) first seen 1915 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote, 1921: in Nasha predstoiashchaia rabota,, V. Tatlin, T Shapiro, I. Meerzon, and P. Vinogradov, 'VIII s"ezd sovetov. Ezhednevnyi biulleten' s"ezda 13 (January 1, 1921), p. 11; as cited by Vasilii Rakitin, in The gr…
“[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]”
Vladimir Tatlin (1885–1953) first seen 1863 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote, c. 1920; as cited by Camilla Gray, The Russian Experiment in Art: 1863-1922, London: Thames and Hudson, 1962, p. 225
“It [ [his Tower ] was to be dynamic, both in its outward form and inward activity..”
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Recorded in: Quote, c. 1920's; as cited by Camilla Gray, The Russian Experiment in Art: 1863-1922, London: Thames and Hudson, 1962, p. 226
“[the task of material culture is] to shed light on the tasks of production in our country, and also to discover the place of the artist-constructor in production, in relation to improving the quality both of the manufactured product and of the organization of the new way of life in general.”
Vladimir Tatlin (1885–1953) first seen 1924 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote, May 1924; from Tatlin's lecture on 'Material Culture and Its Role in the Production of Life in the USSR'; as quoted by Larissa A. Zhadova, ed., Tatlin, trans. Paul Filotas et al; Thames and Hudson, London, 1988, …
“The influence of my art is expressed in the movement of the Constructivists, of which I am the founder – Tatlin.”
Vladimir Tatlin (1885–1953) first seen 1915 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted from a biographical note written by Tatlin in 1929, published in Tatlin', Weingarten; Kunstverlag Weingarten, 1987), p. 328; as quoted by Vasilii Rakitin, in The great Utopia - The Russian and Soviet Avant-Garde,…
“The dream [of flying] is as old as Icarus.. .I too want to give back to man the feeling of flight [with his 'Letatlin'-air-bike, 1929-1932]. This we have been robbed of by the mechanical flight of the aeroplane. We cannot feel the movement of our body in the air.”
Vladimir Tatlin (1885–1953) first seen 1930 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: quote, c. 1930; cited by Christina Lodder, in Russian Constructivism; Yale University Press, Connecticut, 1983, p. 213
“The engineers made hard forms. Evil. With angles. They are easily broken. The world is round and soft..”
Vladimir Tatlin (1885–1953) first seen 1930 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: quote, c. 1930; cited by Christina Lodder, in Russian Constructivism; Yale University Press, Connecticut, 1983, p. 214