Constructivism - All That It Takes

All That It Takes

Materials:  Acrylic paint on cartridge paper

Constructivism replaced traditional compositions with construction.  Objects were created to carry out an idea that may have eventually resulted in the design of a functional object.  It focused on the truth and translating ideas and designs into mass production.





My art piece demonstrates constructivism as I tried to convey a message through the art.  The message I was trying to convey was saying "No"; saying "No" to things such as drugs, cigarettes, and just bad influences.  I wanted to give a message to viewers that would make them think about what they say "No" to, or even if they say "No" at all.  Sometimes, saying "No" is hard to do.  There may be peer pressure or negative things occurring that make it difficult to say one simple word.

I was inspired by this piece of constructivism art.  I used a similar pattern for the background of the painting.  The yellow and red lines in the background help to encourage a viewers eyes to follow the direction of the lines, leading to the focus of the painting, "No".  In the piece that I was inspired by, the focus was a fist representing power. Constructivism art shows power as it tries to persuade people to perform an action or to buy something.

I believe that paintings can inspire people in different ways.  Art can inspire people to change their feelings, to do good deeds in the world or to do smart and brave things such as saying "No" to the negative influences that may come their way.

- Yours Truly

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