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Painterly Architectonic Lyubov Popova, 1917
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πŸŒ€ Dreams & Big Ideas

Painterly Architectonic

Lyubov Popova Β· 1917

Why it's great

Big shapes in red, pink and gray overlap like pieces of colored glass or sails. Lyubov Popova made her Architectonics in 1917 and said she wanted her paintings to be like buildings made of color and light.

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About the artist

Lyubov Popova

1889–1924 Β· born in Krasnovidovo Β· died in Moscow

Lyubov Popova was a Russian painter and designer born near Moscow in 1889. She studied in Paris, became a leader of the avant-garde in Moscow, and designed theater sets and fabrics for the new Soviet state. She died of scarlet fever in Moscow in 1924 at the age of 35.

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