Deconstructivism: The art technique that changed the trajectory of contemporary

Posted by GeorgeVelvet on April 26th, 2014

Deconstructivism, a postmodern architectural style, has its seeds of origin inlaid in the theory of deconstruction. The school of architecture was developed in the salad days of 1980s and came to prominence since, under the patronage of some pioneers who gave flesh to the concept which is clearly contrary to the post-modern style of architecture in many ways. Deconstructive art can be dated back to the 1960s which was the prime time for this style of art.  Nicholas Chistiakov is one of those contemporary artists who have borrowed the concept of deconstructive architecture and instilled it in his painting oeuvres to add a new dimension to the art. Nicholas Chistiakov's black paintings are exceptional contributions to the modern art, aside the deconstructive paintings that have enriched the modern art segment.

If the evolution of deconstructivism is traced, it goes all the way back to the 1950s when iconic painters like Yves Klein and Robert Rauschenberg pursued the technique to turn out some fine art pieces that encouraged other into subscribing. Quite similar to them are Nicholas Chistiakov's black paintings that have elements of surrealism in them drawn in deconstructive theme.

The basic idea of deconstruction has emerged from a common human instinct of breaking things apart into pieces. The practice of deconstruction in our everyday lives, such as peeling of fruits and vegetables, uncorking bottles, etc. has inspired art in many ways. Only a few realize that deconstructivism is the basic action that we perform for sustenance, science and society. Biologists dissect living organisms, technologists break apart ideas into many different ones, physicists take apart atom particles to study matter, etc. Thus division, which is the most basic instinct, is the very building block of this art.

It is quite surprising to think that Nicholas Chistiakov's black paintings based on the school of deconstructivism has a feeling of fulfillment about them, even though the purity of form has been outrageously and religiously violated in his artworks. The aim for an artist who belongs to this school of thought is to bring about a feeling of accomplishment through disintegration of the original in the masterpiece. The fragmentation of his very image in the self-portrait is reflective of his attempt to split his very self up into multiple personalities through use of colors and geometric abstractions. The distortion created is disorienting in its visual potential.

Deconstructive painting is a treat to the curiosity of the art aficionados who like to analyze things in parts rather than in their entirety. The specialty of Nicholas Chistiakov's black paintings is that color black is in dominance in its variant shades in all the paintings. The color has been symbolically used to magnify the underlying meanings of the images, not to mention the strokes that intensify the deep-seated meanings of the visual. The detailing of the images improves the aesthetics of the images making them perfect decorative items for living rooms and bedrooms.

If abstractness rivets you into an insightful perception that you share with only a few, then check out the deconstructive paintings to pick one from the gallery.

In search for paintings that scream deconstructivism in their strokes and compositions? Check out Nicholas Chistiakov's black paintings drawn in deconstructive style to treat your eyes.