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Aleksandr Rodchenko 1891 Russia – 1956 Krizis [Crisis] for Lët: Avio-stikhi [Flight: Aviation verse] 1923 Photography, Photograph, gelatin silver photograph after original photocollage image 20.5 h x 13.8 w cm Purchased 1984 National Gallery of Australia, Viewed 10th November 2011, http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?View=LRG&IRN=95373>. |
The image I have chosen is a photo collage by Alexander Rodchenko. Rodchenko was a keen revolutionary artist, who wanted his art to help build a new Russia. To make the image 'Crisis', he has cut up photographs of explosions, people, buildings and aeroplanes and stuck them back together to create a fusion of images reflecting destruction and mayhem. Although the original images were still figures, the assembled image has great movement and energy. It seems to show the aeroplanes bombing the city below, throwing the people up into the air, however, it could also be the other way around where the planes are using people as bombs to destroy the city. The way he has constructed the image together, could have it work either way, both reflecting a sense of chaos.
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