El Lissitzky was a Russian painter, typographer, and designer, a pioneer of nonrepresentational art in the early 20th century. His innovations in typography, advertising, and exhibition design were particularly influential.

In his remaining years he brought significant innovation and change to typography, exhibition design, photomontage, and book design, producing critically respected works and winning international acclaim for his exhibition design.

2022年1月11日 · El Lissitzky was a prominent Russian multidisciplinary artist and designer in the first half of the 20th century. For Lissitzky, the medium was merely a vessel in service of his larger goals.

El Lissitzky was a Russian born artist, designer, typographer, photographer and architect who designed many exhibitions and propaganda for the Soviet Union in the early 20th century. His development of the ideas behind the Suprematist art movement were very influential in the development of the Bauhaus and the Constructivist art movements.

Lissitzky's influence in the world of graphic design cannot be overstated. He utilized a pared-down palette of primary colors, black and white, text, and basic forms - shapes both real as well as invented geometric constructions - to tell stories, including traditional Jewish tales, and to make very powerful political statements.

He had a significant impact on modern typography and graphic design. “Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.” After 1930, he focused solely on teaching. His transparent PLASTIC chair from 1930 is a stunning early example of the material.

In his remaining years he brought significant innovation and change to typography, exhibition design, photomontage, and book design, producing critically respected works and winning international acclaim for his exhibition design.