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The study explores the evolution of the body-machine relationship within avant-garde art, particularly in the 1920s.

March 5, 2026ArtsOpen Access

On the Antinomies of Body and Machine in Avant-Garde Art

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The study explores the evolution of the body-machine relationship within avant-garde art, particularly in the 1920s.
Employs a comparative and typological methodology to analyze artworks
Focuses on Russian painting from the 1910s to early 1930s
Examines key artists, including Mikhail Larionov and Pavel Filonov
Situates the analysis within broader art-historical and intellectual contexts
Identified a conceptual shift from 'body' to 'organism' to 'machine'
Electricity emerged as a critical motif in connecting the organic and mechanical
Highlighted the transition from machine-human to human-machine constructs
Argued that the aesthetic shift supported the formation of totalitarian ideals in Stalinist Russia

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This article examines the transformation of organic and mechanical concepts in avant-garde art, indicating significant cultural implications.

Nataliya Zlydneva (2026) studied this question.

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This article examines the transformation of organic and mechanical concepts in avant-garde art, indicating significant cultural implications.