appeal to fear

contemporary advertising






historical propoganda

Russian Suprematism and Constructivism

Kasimir Malevich Mystic Suprematism (black cross on a red oval). 1920-1922.



1926. Film poster for the The Battleship Potemkin by Alexander Rodchenko



El Lissitzky 1919 "Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge."

The movement is often characterized by the use of simple geometric shapes and sharp contrasting colors. Red and white are often used in tandem to represent both the soviet movement and the white counter revolutionaries they defeated. The geometric and abstract qualities of the art is in many cases very similar to the cubist movement that was popular in the west during the same era, but in the case of Russian art, it was more frequently used for propaganda purposes.