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Γραμμική Σύνθεση, by Ivan Kudriashev, 1921

Γραμμική Σύνθεση

Ivan Kudriashev

1921

From the collection of Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus

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Overview

Γραμμική Σύνθεση is a 1921 by Ivan Kudriashev, held at Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus.

Who painted this?
Ivan Kudriashev
When & what style?
1921
Where can I see it?
Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus

About this work

This drawing is full of straight lines and sharp angles. The black lines cross each other in every direction. Some areas look darker where the lines pile up. It’s part of a small wave of Russian art that tried to turn light into shape. Artists at the time read science books and drew art that felt like energy, not just objects. This one feels electric because of the way the lines hum. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists use layered lines for shadows.

About the artist

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