“Photography has every right and every merit to claim our attention as the art of our age.” ArtAgeAttentionPhotographyClaimsMerit Author:Alexander Rodchenko
“Art has no place in modern life. It will continue to exist as long as there is a mania for the romantic and so long as there are people who love beautiful lies and deception... Every modern cultured man must wage war against art, as against opium... Photograph and be photographed.” PeopleMenLongArtWarBeautifulLyingLove IsModernPhotographDeceptionModern LifeOpiumManiaBeautiful Lies Author:Alexander Rodchenko
“We struggle against easel painting not because it is an aesthetic form of painting, but because it is not modern, for it does not succeed in bringing out the technical side, it is a redundant, exclusive art, and cannot be of any use to the masses. Hence we are struggling not against painting but against photography carried out as if it were an etching, a drawing, a picture in sepia or watercolor.” IfsDoeArtUseFormSidesStruggleModernPaintingSucceedPhotographyMassDrawingAestheticExclusiveRedundantWatercolorsEtching Author:Alexander Rodchenko
“In order to educate man to a new longing, everyday familiar objects must be shown to him with totally unexpected perspectives and in unexpected situations. New objects should be depicted from different sides in order to provide a complete impression of the object.” MenShouldArtDifferentOrderSidesSituationObjectsPerspectiveLongingEverydayImpressionFamiliarPainterUnexpectedEducateUnfamiliarGraphic DesignSculptorsDepictionDifferent SidesUnexpectedness Author:Alexander Rodchenko
“I want to take some quite incredible photographs that have never been taken before... pictures which are simple and complex at the same time, which will amaze and overwhelm people ... I must achieve this so that photography can begin to be considered a form of art.” PeopleWantArtFormSimpleTakenAchievePhotographyComplexesIncrediblesPhotographSimple And Complex Author:Alexander Rodchenko
“Photography has all the rights, and all the merits, necessary for us to turn towards it as the art of our time.” ArtTurnsRightsPhotographyMeritOur Time Author:Alexander Rodchenko
