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RAYONISM IN EARLY MODERN ART – A FLEETING RAY OF LIGHT

Year 2021, Volume: 5 Issue: 9, 313 - 327, 17.12.2021
https://doi.org/10.53791/imgelem.986881

Abstract

Current research paper explores the fleeting Russian avant-garde artistic movement of the first half of the 20th century known as Rayonism (Rayism or Luchizm). Comparative formalist and conceptual analyses with its contemporary movements and predecessors (Cubo-Futurism, Orphism, Cubism, Futurism) are chosen as the main methods of research as permitting some clarity based on the objectively observable elements while remaining aware of ideological connotations. The article opens up with the introduction of the movement and then proceeds with comparative analyses infused with relevant elements of historical and ideological context highlighting evident similarities and distinct unique features of Rayonism as art and idea. The article is concluded with discussion of possible reasons for the (inevitable) decline of the movement (trauma of the main artists, lack of provocative edge) as well as its conceptual weaknesses (lack of genuine innovation). Its role in the greater context of the artistic world evolution is attributed to the reconceptualization of the role of artist as scientist and providing a shift from objective representation towards pure abstraction.

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Devoted to my dear wife Svetlana Pushkin and my son Sergey Pushkin.

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  • Bowlt, J. E. (1988). Russian Art of the Avant-Garde: Theory and Criticism. New York: Thames and Hudson.
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ERKEN MODERN SANATTA RAYONİZM – KISACIK BİR IŞIK IŞINI

Year 2021, Volume: 5 Issue: 9, 313 - 327, 17.12.2021
https://doi.org/10.53791/imgelem.986881

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Rayonizm (Rayism veya Luchizm) olarak bilinen 20. yüzyılın ilk yarısının geçici Rus avangart sanatsal hareketi araştırılmaktadır. İdeolojik çağrışımların farkında kalırken nesnel olarak gözlemlenebilir unsurlara dayanan bir miktar netliğe izin veren çağdaş hareketler ve öncülleriyle (Cubo-Fütürizm, Orfizm, Kübizm, Fütürizm) karşılaştırmalı biçimci ve kavramsal analizler ana araştırma yöntemleri olarak seçilmiştir. Çalışma, hareketin tanıtılmasıyla başlamakta ve ardından Rayonizmin sanat ve fikir olarak belirgin benzerliklerini ve farklı benzersiz özelliklerini vurgulayan tarihsel ve ideolojik bağlamın ilgili unsurları ile aşılanmış karşılaştırmalı analizlerle devam etmekte ve hareketin (kaçınılmaz olarak) düşüşünün olası nedenlerinin (ana sanatçıların travması, kışkırtıcı üstünlüğün olmaması) ve kavramsal zayıflıklarının (gerçek yeniliklerin olmaması) tartışılmasıyla sona ermektedir. Çalışma, sanatsal dünya evriminin daha geniş bağlamındaki rolüne sanatçının bilim insanı olarak rolünün yeniden kavramsallaştırılmasına ve nesnel temsilden saf soyutlamaya doğru bir geçiş sağlaması bakımından önem taşımaktadır.

References

  • Barok, D. (2020, 23 September). Lariónov Mikhail Fiódorovich. - Monoskop. https://monoskop.org/Mikhail_Larionov
  • Bowlt, J. E. (1988). Russian Art of the Avant-Garde: Theory and Criticism. New York: Thames and Hudson.
  • Chipp, H. B. (1958). Orphism and Color Theory, The Art Bulletin, 40(1), 55-63.
  • Dietrich, A. (2018, 17 August). Russian culture - 20th century. - Humanities Institute. http://humanitiesinstitute.org/assets/russia46246.culture.20.pdf
  • Douglas, C. (1975). The New Russian Art and Italian Futurism, Art Journal, 34(3), 229-239.
  • Gowing, L. (2019, November 01). Cubism and its consequences. - Encyclopaedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/art/Western-painting/Cubism-and-its-consequences
  • Kowtun, J. (1998). Michail Larionow. 1881-1964. Bournemouth: Parkstone Press.
  • Larionov, M. (1913). Rayonist Painting. Moscow: The Donkey's Tail and Target.
  • Larionov, M., Goncharova, N. (1913). Rayonists and Futurists: A Manifesto. Moscow: Oslinyj Khvost i Mishen.
  • Parton, A. (2003). Cubo-Futurism. - Grove Art Online. doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T020562
  • Seiferle, R. (2021). Orphism Movement Overview and Analysis. - TheArtStory.org. https://www.theartstory.org/movement/orphism/history-and-concepts/
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Primary Language English
Journal Section Articles
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Mikail Puşkin 0000-0003-0467-1699

Publication Date December 17, 2021
Submission Date August 25, 2021
Acceptance Date November 4, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021 Volume: 5 Issue: 9

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APA Puşkin, M. (2021). RAYONISM IN EARLY MODERN ART – A FLEETING RAY OF LIGHT. İmgelem, 5(9), 313-327. https://doi.org/10.53791/imgelem.986881

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