Теория греческого рельефа Владимира Фаворского в контексте дискуссии 1920-х годов о композиции и конструкции
Principles of a Greek Relief as Stated by Vladimir Favorskii in Context of the Discussion of «Construction and Compostion» at INKhUK and Vkhutemas

Summary/Abstract: The discussion about composition and construction was started by V.Kandinskii at INKhUK (Institute of Artistic Culture) in 1921. It was developed at VKhUTEMAS (Higher Art and Technical Studios) by A. Rodchenko, L. Popova, V. Stepanova and others. The Productivists and Constructivists, whose ideas dominated the VKhUTEMAS, rejected traditional easel painting as obsolete, striving instead to transform and enhance utilitarian objects by means of a constructivist approach. Characteristic of this standpoint is a slogan «Thingism-Constructivism-Productivism» created by B. Arvatov. Favorskii, on the other hand, insisted on the unification of a tangible object and an artistic image, for which he coined the term «Thing-Image». This principle of unification was established in a course of lectures held by V. Favorskii and P. Florenskii in VKhUTEMAS. In these lectures, he defined composition very broadly, as organization of space in a two-dimensional plane. 2 of the 17 lectures were dedicated to Ancient Greece. Thus, Greece became a live model for studying forms as these stirred renewed interest during the 1920’s.

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