2. Alexander Rodchenko

“One of the greatest figures of early 20th century avant-garde art”. Or so they say.
If I were to sum him up I would say that Alex was a handy chap to have around, especially when he had a camera to hand – especially if you didn’t mind a jaunty angled composition. Some of his pieces are very impressive, some more reportage of the current situation in the Soviet Union , and some you have undoubtedly have seen countless times before, unknowingly (2nd from the left).
That said it was his layouts and collages for the the legendary Lef Magazine that stayed with me, in particular No 7 which I happen to have recreated here in-house in the hope that the idea I had at the time will stay with me until the time is right.