The works of art are Boris Zvorykin’s, The Struggle, and El Lissitzky’s, Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge, both produced in 1919. Furthermore both posters are dealing with war propaganda yet are vary different in style.
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| Boris Zvorkykin, The Struggle, 1919 |
‘The Struggle’ is The dramatic nature of Zvorkykin’s poster making it appear to be a romanticised depiction of war at the current time, which makes me believe that they where trying to sell this idea of war to the people. We see specific instances for this in the dramatic poses that the characters seems to be stopped in. Such as the horses reaching and falling over each other and the various stretched out stances.
The elements found in the poster represent the working class of the Russian revolution, such as the shield and the weapons, specifically the emblems found on the shield.
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| El Lissitzky, Beat the Whites with Red Wedge, 1919 |
On the other hand El Lissitzky’s tackles the same concept from a constructivists point of view, which is completely contrary to ‘The Struggle’ he is completely reduced in nature to basics geometric shapes. The use of red, white and black, are a continuous element found in works of propaganda at the time.
El Lissitzky’s poster works just as well because shapes are a universal language, which easily connects to a working class audience and grasps their attention easier. While Boris’ poster works because in that context it gives them something easier to picture and associate with.
Boris’ use of type follows his theme with the rest of the poster, keeping it very traditional. On the other hand Lissitzky completely deconstructs the elements in the poster and places the type in conjunction with the shapes to help the readers eye follow the elements present. They both use the type that compliments the style they went for yet Lissitzky's poster makes use of the type in the design.
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