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Vladimir Tatlin, a central figure of Russian constructivism, bequeathed us works that broke with traditional canons and proposed a new form of interrelation between art and daily life. Its model of the 1920 International III monument stands out among them as a bold statement of its aesthetic and political principles. It is not a painting in the conventional sense, but a three-dimensional model conceived to materialize a revolutionary ideal in the tumultuous context of the post-revolutionary Russia.
This model, conceived for the third international, or comintern, is a monumental spiral structure that defies not only the laws of physics, but also those of traditional architectural symbolism. Tatlin's proposal is a spiraline tower that rises as a metallic snail that is tweet to heaven, symbolizing eternal aspiration towards progress and solidarity universality. Of extremely modern construction for its time, the tower was going to be made up of a network of intertwined beams, generating a dynamic and transparent structure that was integrated and contrasted at the same time with the urban landscape.
The use of metal and glass is not accidental in Tatlin's proposal. These materials were not only a symbol of industrialization and technical progress, but also offered a visual transparency and lightness that they intended to subvert the authoritarian structures of traditional architecture. When examining the monument model, one can see how the curves of the structure seem to flow and change constantly, evoking a sense of continuous movement and evolution, which is precisely what the ideals of the third international sought to transmit. The tower was not only an architectural work, but a political manifesto embodied in the field.
The absence of characters in the model does not remain meaning to work; On the contrary, it reinforces its utopian and collective nature. The monument is not dedicated to specific individuals, but to the universal revolutionary spirit. Nor is there a narrative use of color, since the work focuses more on form and structure. The chromatic neutrality of nude metal enhances geometric purity and transparency of the idea.
Tatlin, on his emphasis on the function of the form, was aligned with the most radical currents of modern art that sought to knock down the barriers between art and life. His monument to the III International was an initiative that, although it was never built on a monumental scale, left an indelible legacy in the history of art and architecture.
In the context of his contemporaries, Tatlin's work can be found in dialogue with the proposals of other artistic revolutionaries of the moment, such as Kazimir Malévich, with his suprematism, which although different in concept, shared with Tatlin the radical rupture with the past and the Search for new forms of artistic expression that will reflect a new socio -political reality. The monument to the international III, with its utopian vision encapsulated in spirals of steel and glass, remains a powerful work that invites us to reflect on the transformative art potential and its ability to project visions of the future.
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