Monument of the Third International

Monument of the Third International or Tatlin's tower (1920)

A bit of a story to gain knowledge:

Vladimir Tatlin was an Russian painter and "architect" belonging to the constructivism movement. He, for many years, got his inspiration from Pablo Picasso's cubism and the Russian futurism and started to create pieces of art between sculpture and architecture. 

Going back to Tatlin's tower, he was looking to transform Art into something that would serve our everyday life's needs.

Even though, his goal was challenging, he tried to create the tallest structure in the world at that time, but by staying functional and with the constructivist standards it became the most important spur  to the formation of the constructivist movement. 

However, this majestic spiral structure did not rise from the ground but got stuck to the model making stage. 

What do I think about it?

This man had a big and challenging project to create a conference space for the Communist Third International.

However, it was not achieved at the end, Tatlin used new materials and new shapes that astonished people but he also provoked the eastern part of Europe such as France (Eiffel Tower) by building a useful bigger monument.

As we can see, Tatlin used two essential materials, glass and steel. This could remind us of the Art Nouveau movement where they used new materials linked to industry. 

Moreover, I feel that Tatlin got inspired by the pise tower thanks to its inclined structure. Furthermore, I imagine him using sheets of papers while thinking about the shape of the structure, folding them, curving them until he got the shape he was looking for. Everything seems to by organic and naturally placed in where it belongs. Besides, This organic shape gives a dynamism to the 3 different levels of the tower, stability, strength and power . Finally, the gigantic structure he created is not surprising me according to the message the USSR wanted to transmit to Europe and the rest of the world after the world war.