Transgression of modernist code in Lev Agibalov’s design

Authors

  • Igor N. Dukhan Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Keywords:

ирония в дизайне, modernist code, transgression, plastic concept, female image, frivolity, irony in design

Abstract

The paper examines the dynamics of the plastic code of Lev Agibalov’s design from rationalistic design models of the All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Industrial Design (1980s) to the formation of an actual «free image» that combines a functional concept with allusions of femininity, frivolity, and tactile comfort. Irony is considered as a project strategy. Interpretation of design systems for housing (1980s), living interiors and plastic manifestations of the 1990s–2010s.

Author Biography

  • Igor N. Dukhan, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    doctor of science (philosophy), PhD (architecture); head of the department of arts and environmental design, faculty of social and cultural communications

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Published

2020-10-10

Issue

No. 1 (2020): Human in the Socio-Сultural Dimension

Section

Cultural Industries

How to Cite

[1]
Dukhan, I.N. 2020. Transgression of modernist code in Lev Agibalov’s design. Human in the Socio-Cultural Dimension. 1 (Oct. 2020), 36–41.