TITLE:
Soviet Art Movements between 1917-1990
AUTHORS:
Leyla Onen
KEYWORDS:
Soviet Art, Social Realism, Suprematism, Hard Realism, Constructivism
JOURNAL NAME:
Art and Design Review,
Vol.9 No.2,
April
19,
2021
ABSTRACT: After
the October revolution of 1917, the Soviet Union was established by uniting
five countries under one roof. After the Soviet Union was established, with the
proposal of the totalitarian regime, the understanding of Social realism was
accepted as the dominant view in all areas. In this study, the works produced
by the artists of the Soviet Union in the style of Social realism were examined
and the works produced in different years were examined. At the same time, the
works produced in the style of Constructivism, Suprematism, Social Realism,
Hard realism, New realism that emerged in Soviet art were also included in the
study. This study was created by qualitative research method. In the study,
works in the style of Constructivism, Suprematism, Hard realism, Neorealism and
works that are used as propaganda tools and produced with the tendency to rule
the society are examined. Examining the works produced in various styles in the
Soviet Union revealed the importance of the research. In the study, it is aimed
to examine the artist and their works between the years 1917-1990 with the
method of artistic criticism.