Constructivist design for 1928 Calendar Cover (UEB uncontracted)
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- Synopsis
- This is an image of a cover for a calendar designed by Hungarian artist Karl Dukai. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image shows a highly stylised industrial landscape designed with simple geometric shapes, and the year and title of the calendar. Two colours are used: black and red ochre on a pale background. In the tactile version of the design, black is shown as a thick, horizontal lined texture and red ochre as a light dotted texture. At the top centre of the page are three triangles representing smoke. They point down to three tall shapes which are the chimneys of a factory. To the right of these is the print number 1, and down the page is the number 9, the first numbers of the year 1928. To the left of the chimneys are two objects constructed from sections of circles; maybe symbolising parts of machinery. Further down the page is a thick line going diagonally up the page from left to right. This is the factory’s roof. Down the page again are small rectangles in groups of two and three representing the factories windows. On the right of the factory are the print numbers 2 with 8 down the page. Stretching across the bottom of the design is the title ‘Nepszava Naptair’ (Peoples Voice Calendar) in upper case print letters. It was published by the socialist Hungarian newspaper Nepszava. The sparse geometric design of the cover is in the style of the Russian constructivists who considered art should be used for social purposes and often celebrated technology and industry.
- Copyright:
- 2012
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 05/10/17
- Copyrighted By:
- RNIB
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Art and Architecture
- Submitted By:
- Caroline Walker
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.