Moholy-Nagy LaszloCHX
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy was a Jewish-Hungarian painter between 1895 and 1946. He worked as a lecturer in the Bauhaus school. His work is considered as part of the Constructivism movement. Constructivism originated in Russia from 1919 until around 1934, artist and architects rejected the idea of "art for art's sake" instead used art as a practice directed towards social purposes.
In CHX Laszlo has drawn four shapes and then surrounded them within the space using four geometric lined grids. This gives the illusion of them being suspended within the space. The environment appears infinite.
The main shape comprises two Z shaped bubbles connected by a rectangular textured box the top Z is misshaped to appear reaching upwards. The other three shapes can be described as rectangles warped into position and the corners rounded, they sit in three different corners of the page.
The grids do not follow the same horizons; each one is adjusted according to its shapes direction. As you focus on each different shape, I find you naturally twist your head so can view it on its natural plain. This I feel is the main contributor to the shapes appearing within their own space.
Only the three primary colours have been used, however their strength is altered. The most prominent is the red that almost surrounds the main shape. At first sight I would describe it as a bleeding texture. Prominent in the centre and them equally diffusing at the edges in a splutter of fragmented but soft droplets. As it spreads to wards two of the other shapes it curls around their edges as if affected by them.
The red also combines with white to make the streaky pattern within the main shapes box. Pictured like a zebra stripe or a scientific magnified image of a voluntary muscle found in human biology books. The pattern doesn't fit with the overall themes of constructivism, adding form to the almost scientific study.
The bottom Z is coloured yellow with the red blotching its bottom corner. The top Z is coloured white with a deep navy blue lining the top right side diffusing across to the white side. Blue is also found with top right box contained within a curved block.
I think the most influential colouring within the image is the yellow surrounded by the larger red. This creating a Simultaneous contrast effect and propels the yellow shape away from the page to create an illusion of its direction. This is them emphasised by the misshaped top Z the top corner which is misshaped and highlighted blue which gives the illusion of it propelling upwards.
Overall the image is a brilliant example of a successful study into the form and colour can be simplified to explore space and volume.
In CHX Laszlo has drawn four shapes and then surrounded them within the space using four geometric lined grids. This gives the illusion of them being suspended within the space. The environment appears infinite.
The main shape comprises two Z shaped bubbles connected by a rectangular textured box the top Z is misshaped to appear reaching upwards. The other three shapes can be described as rectangles warped into position and the corners rounded, they sit in three different corners of the page.
The grids do not follow the same horizons; each one is adjusted according to its shapes direction. As you focus on each different shape, I find you naturally twist your head so can view it on its natural plain. This I feel is the main contributor to the shapes appearing within their own space.
Only the three primary colours have been used, however their strength is altered. The most prominent is the red that almost surrounds the main shape. At first sight I would describe it as a bleeding texture. Prominent in the centre and them equally diffusing at the edges in a splutter of fragmented but soft droplets. As it spreads to wards two of the other shapes it curls around their edges as if affected by them.
The red also combines with white to make the streaky pattern within the main shapes box. Pictured like a zebra stripe or a scientific magnified image of a voluntary muscle found in human biology books. The pattern doesn't fit with the overall themes of constructivism, adding form to the almost scientific study.
The bottom Z is coloured yellow with the red blotching its bottom corner. The top Z is coloured white with a deep navy blue lining the top right side diffusing across to the white side. Blue is also found with top right box contained within a curved block.
I think the most influential colouring within the image is the yellow surrounded by the larger red. This creating a Simultaneous contrast effect and propels the yellow shape away from the page to create an illusion of its direction. This is them emphasised by the misshaped top Z the top corner which is misshaped and highlighted blue which gives the illusion of it propelling upwards.
Overall the image is a brilliant example of a successful study into the form and colour can be simplified to explore space and volume.
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