Linearism

In the late 1910s, Aleksandr Rodchenko developed his own perspective on the evolution of artistic creation. He sought to rationalise the artistic process (introducing drawing tools, rules, and geometric shapes) and emphasised the line as the foundation of every graphic drawing, the shape of composition, and the structure of three-dimensionality. He believed that the line allowed the principles of construction to be revealed while simultaneously serving as a form within the completed artwork. During the period of 1919-1920, inspired by his artwork " Linearism," he articulated the multiplicity of the concept of "line, both as a concept and as an element of form and composition for any creative drawing, as the line represents a path, crossing, incision, shape, skeleton, and axis. The use of colourful lines on a dark background was a subject that, according to Rodchenko, had rarely been explored, even though, at the same time, through the use of light, it foreshadowed contemporary art forms, such as laser displays.