Battleship Potemkin by Alexander Rodchenko

Battleship Potemkin 1925

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print

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constructivism

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photography

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geometric

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line

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russian-avant-garde

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cityscape

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poster

This 1925 poster by Alexander Rodchenko advertises the film Battleship Potemkin, a silent film directed by Sergei Eisenstein. The poster depicts a baby carriage rolling down a set of stairs, a powerful symbol of the film's central theme of revolution. The bold black and white stripes and stark colors were characteristic of the Constructivist movement, which Rodchenko was a major proponent of. The graphic design emphasizes the dynamic energy of the film and its social message, reflecting the revolutionary spirit of the time.

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