mystery solvedapophasisDecember 30 2005, 20:56:20 UTC
At this point Lissitzky subscribed fully to suprematism and, under the guidance of Malevich, helped further develop the movement. Some of his most famous works derive from this era, with perhaps his most famous being the 1919 propaganda poster "Beat the Whites with the Red wedge" (pictured right). Russia was going through a civil war at the time, which was mainly fought between the "Reds", who were the communists and revolutionaries, and the "Whites" who were the monarchists, conservatives, liberals and socialists who opposed the Bolshevik Revolution. The imagery of the red wedge shattering the white form, simple as it was, communicated a powerful message that left no doubt in the viewers mind of its intention.
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Look out world. The red wedge will cause the white death.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Lissitzky
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But the question still remains, what were those little black and white things?
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