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Introduction
Vladimir Stenberg (April 4 [O.S. March 23] 1899 – May 1, 1982) and Georgii Stenberg ( October 7 [O.S. October 20] 1900 – October 15, 1933) were Russian avant-garde Soviet artists and designers, best known for designing film posters for Sergei Eisenstein's movies, Dziga Vertov's documentaries and numerous imported films. The pair worked in a constructivist and, later, productivist styles, in a range of media, initially sculpture, subsequently theater design, architecture, and drafting. Their design work spanned clothing, shoes, and rail carriages, but they are most notable for their frequent use of film stills and their innovative approach to composition, which replaced traditional styles with non-narrative collage or assemblage. "Ours are eye-catching posters," Vladimir explained, "designed to shock. We deal with the material in a free manner . . . disregarding actual proportions . . . turning figures upside-down; in short, we employ everything that can make a busy passerby stop in their tracks. The inventive results included a distortion of perspective, elements from Dada photomontage, creative cropping, an exaggerated scale, a sense of movement, and a dynamic use of color and typography, all of which "created a revolutionary new art form: the film poster."
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Introduction
Designer, Moscow.
Nationality
Russian
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Architect, Costume Designer, Designer, Assemblage Artist, Graphic Designer, Graphic Artist, Painter, Photographer, Sculptor
Names
Vladimir Stenberg, Vladimir Avgustovič Stenberg, Vladimir Avgustovich Stenberg, Vladimir Avgustovic Stenberg, Vladimir Augustovich Stenberg, Vladimir Augustovitch Stenberg, Vladimir Augustowitsch Stenberg
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Works

21 works online

Exhibitions

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Publications

  • Engineer, Agitator, Constructor: The Artist Reinvented, 1918–1939. The Merrill C. Berman Collection at MoMA Edited by Jodi Hauptman and Adrian Sudhalter, 2020 Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 288 pages
  • MoMA Highlights: 375 Works from The Museum of Modern Art Introduction by Glenn D. Lowry, 2019 Flexibound, 408 pages
  • MoMA Now: Highlights from The Museum of Modern Art—Ninetieth Anniversary Edition Introduction by Glenn D. Lowry, 2019 Hardcover, 424 pages
  • Stenberg Brothers: Constructing a Revolution in Soviet Design Christopher Mount. Essay by Peter Kenez, 1997 Exhibition catalogue, Paperback, 96 pages
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