Monthly Archives: February 2012

Facebook, too!

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Natalia

NOW, The Constructivist Project is on Facebook, too! ^Mossovet truck garage, Melnikov and Shukhov (structural engineering), 1926-1929

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Paper!

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Natalia

This project requires a good amount of paper… beautiful, mould made, 100% rag, paper! ^opening my first package of paper ^paper, MADE IN FRANCE! ^tearing the paper down to 27 x 35 inches ^50 hand torn sheets of paper, 200 … Continue reading →

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Wash Out

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Natalia

Washing out my screen after more testing today. Almost ready for final printing!

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Test Run

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Natalia

Last week I did a test run to check out how the new digital separations will burn into the screens, and my ability to print on a larger scale. Results: new digital separations work just fine but I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Dynamo Stadium – Then & Now

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Natalia

THEN: Dynamo Stadium photos from Фотографии старой Москвы (Photographs of old Moscow) ^1936-1940 ^1940-1950 ^1935 Preparing the field after reconstruction of the stadium ^1936 ^1936-1940 from the series “Architecture of Moscow (1920-1940)” ^1941 Photograph by Margaret Bourke-White from LIFE magazine … Continue reading →

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Dynamo Demolition

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Natalia

When photographing architecture for my project in fall of 2011, I had wanted to photograph the Dynamo stadium to feature on one of my posters. Unfortunately, it was already covered up with ads by VTB bank advertising its reconstruction… It … Continue reading →

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Blueprint

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Natalia

As in any project, details get rearranged depending on materials and financial resources, not to mention the overall intent of the work… so here’s an updated blueprint with new poster dimensions. Previously envisioned as 30 x 40 inch prints, the … Continue reading →

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Back to School

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Natalia

A few (favorite!) photos from today’s scanning activities: “Reconstruction of the monument of architecture – School No. 518 (style – postconstructivism, architect Zvezdin I. A., 1935) was overseen by GLAVMOSSTROEM in 2002.” Sadovnicheskaya Embankment 37, B.1 “School 518 is a … Continue reading →

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Screens

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Natalia

Getting ready for SILK SCREEN PRINTING: today I picked up my re-stretched photo resolution screens (305 mesh count). Thank You Creative Screen Technologies in San Leandro!

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Contact Sheets

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Natalia

Post-production continues, this time in the darkroom: contact sheets!

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