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Tower Bawher

This animated short by Theodore Ushev is like a whirlwind tour of Russian constructivist art and is filled with visual references to artists of the era, including Vertov, Stenberg, Rodchenko, Lissitsky and Popova.
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This animated short by Theodore Ushev is like a whirlwind tour of Russian constructivist art and is filled with visual references to artists of the era, including Vertov, Stenberg, Rodchenko, Lissitsky and Popova.

Arts Visual Arts Architecture All subjects
  • script
    Theodore Ushev
  • direction
    Theodore Ushev
  • animation
    Theodore Ushev
  • re-recording
    Serge Boivin
    Geoffrey Mitchell
    Shelley Craig
  • digital imaging specialist
    Susan Gourley
  • on-line
    Denis Pilon
  • marketing
    Christine Noël
    Julie Roy
  • administration
    Diane Régimbald
  • technical coordination
    Julie Laperrière
  • line production
    Francine Langdeau
  • executive producer
    Michèle Bélanger
    Marcel Jean
  • producer
    Marc Bertrand

Education

Ages 15 to 17

Notes

Research the history and tenets of the constructionist movement in Russian art. Identify the following artists, and their contributions to the Russian art world: Dziga Vertov, Vladimir and Georgii Stenberg, Alexander Rodchenko, El Lissitsky, and Lyubov Popova. Comment on the style of the film and the choice of music used to accompany it.

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