In
1920-21 El Lissitsky produced a series of drawings of costume and theatrical
designs for "Victory Over the Sun". How such drawings could have been useful
for actual costumes is not clear, but this was never a problem as they were
never used. Still, it is interesting to compare Lissitsky's drawings with
those produced by Malevich for the original production
in 1913. Such a comparison points up the differences between the more
architecturally and engineeringly-oriented constructivist school, and Malevich's
more painterly concept of suprematism. This drawing shows a Futurist Strongman.
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The Time Traveler from Lissitsky's drawings for "Victory Over the Sun".