The Measures Taken

A defunct site housing papers, articles and lengthier disquisitions by Owen Hatherley, now blogging only at Sit down man, you're a bloody tragedy.

Wednesday, June 01, 2005

 

By the time of Alexandra Exter's designs for Protazanov's film 'Aelita', Malevich's sketches have been accelerated to the point where the dividing line between man and machine is almost invisible. 'The Guardian of Energy' thrusts his fist forward, either pointing the way to the future or in the act of punching. The forearm and feet have developed gears and pistons, while the rest of the body is encased in a gleaming, metallic structure.

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