Alexander Vesnin
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Alexander Aleksandrovic Vesnin (1883, Yuryevets
– 1959, Moscow), together with his brothers Leonid Aleksandrovic Vesnin
and Viktor Aleksandrovic Vesnin
he was a leading light of Constructivist architecture
. He is best known for his meticulous perspectival
drawings such as Leningrad Pravda of 1924.
In addition to being an architect, he was a theatre designer and painter, frequently working with Lyubov Popova
on designs for workers' festivals, and for the theatre of Tairov. He was one of the exhibitors in the pioneering Constructivist exhibition 5x5=25
in 1921.
He was the head, along with Moisei Ginzburg
, of the Constructivist OSA Group
. Among the completed buildings designed by the Vesnin brothers in the later 1920s were department stores, a club for former Tsarist political prisoners as well as the Likachev Works Palace of Culture in Moscow. Vesnin was a vocal supporter of the works of Le Corbusier
, and acclaimed his Tsentrosoyuz building as 'the best building constructed in Moscow for a century'. After the return to Classicism in the Soviet Union Vesnin had no further major projects.
Yuryevets
Yuryevets may refer to:*Yuryevets, Ivanovo Oblast, a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia*Yuryevets, a former urban-type settlement in Vladimir Oblast, Russia; since 2006—a part of the city of Vladimirhttp://vladimir.kp.ru/daily/daily_capture/doc27084/...
– 1959, Moscow), together with his brothers Leonid Aleksandrovic Vesnin
Leonid Aleksandrovic Vesnin
Leonid Aleksandrovic Vesnin , together with his brothers Aleksandr Aleksandrovic Vesnin and Viktor Aleksandrovic Vesnin he was a leading light of Constructivist architecture....
and Viktor Aleksandrovic Vesnin
Viktor Aleksandrovic Vesnin
Viktor Aleksandrovich Vesnin , was a Russian Soviet architect. His early works follow the canon of Neoclassicist Revival; in 1920's, he and his brothers Leonid and Alexander emerged as leaders of Constructivist architecture, the Vesnin brothers...
he was a leading light of Constructivist architecture
Constructivist architecture
Constructivist architecture was a form of modern architecture that flourished in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and early 1930s. It combined advanced technology and engineering with an avowedly Communist social purpose. Although it was divided into several competing factions, the movement produced...
. He is best known for his meticulous perspectival
Perspective (graphical)
Perspective in the graphic arts, such as drawing, is an approximate representation, on a flat surface , of an image as it is seen by the eye...
drawings such as Leningrad Pravda of 1924.
In addition to being an architect, he was a theatre designer and painter, frequently working with Lyubov Popova
Lyubov Popova
Lyubov Sergeyevna Popova was a Russian avant-garde artist , painter and designer. She was also a rarity in the highly male-dominated world of Soviet art.-Early life:...
on designs for workers' festivals, and for the theatre of Tairov. He was one of the exhibitors in the pioneering Constructivist exhibition 5x5=25
5x5=25
5x5=25 was a two-part abstract art exhibition held in September–October 1921 in Moscow. Five atists presented were Aleksandra Ekster, Lyubov Popova, Alexander Rodchenko, Varvara Stepanova and Alexander Vesnin...
in 1921.
He was the head, along with Moisei Ginzburg
Moisei Ginzburg
Moisei Yakovlevich Ginzburg was a Soviet constructivist architect, best known for his 1929 Narkomfin Building in Moscow.-Education:Ginzburg was born in Minsk in a Jewish real estate developer's family. He graduated from Milano Academy and Riga polytechnic institute . During Russian Civil War he...
, of the Constructivist OSA Group
OSA Group
The OSA Group was an architectural association in the Soviet Union, which was active from 1925 to 1930 and considered the first group of constructivist architects...
. Among the completed buildings designed by the Vesnin brothers in the later 1920s were department stores, a club for former Tsarist political prisoners as well as the Likachev Works Palace of Culture in Moscow. Vesnin was a vocal supporter of the works of Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier , was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930...
, and acclaimed his Tsentrosoyuz building as 'the best building constructed in Moscow for a century'. After the return to Classicism in the Soviet Union Vesnin had no further major projects.
Selected Work
- 1934 Commissariat of Heavy Industry Project
- 1930 Oilworkers' Club, Baku http://www.mhp.moscow.russia.museum/english/exhibitions/moscow/russianconstructivizm/photo1.html
- 1930-36 Likachev Palace of Culture, Moscow
- 1928 House of Film Actors, Moscow
- 1926 Mostorg department store, Moscow
- 1924 Leningradskaya Pravda project
- 1922-23 Palace of Labor project. http://www.utopia.ru/english/item.phtml?id=191&type=graphics&sortby=view&start=0