British Constructivists

The British Constructivists, also called the Constructionist Group, or Constructionists,[1] were an informally constituted group of British artists, working in a constructivist mode, with no formal membership or manifesto.[2] The groups most active period was between 1951 and 1955, when its members exhibited in ten London exhibitions, produced two broadsheets and were involved in the publication of two books on abstract art.[3]

Alastair Grieve's book Constructed Abstract Art in England: a neglected avant-garde [4] is the first to examine the work of this group in detail, followed by Alan Fowler's PhD thesis Constructivist Art in Britain 1913 – 2005.[5]

  1. ^ Fowler, Alan (2006), Constructivist Art in Britain 1913–2005, Universtity of Southampton, Winchester School of Art, p. 20
  2. ^ Fowler, Alan (2006), Constructivist Art in Britain 1913–2005, Universtity of Southampton, Winchester School of Art, p. 10
  3. ^ Fowler, Alan (2006), Constructivist Art in Britain 1913–2005, Universtity of Southampton, Winchester School of Art, p. 68
  4. ^ Grieve, Alastair (2005), Constructed Abstract Art in England After the Second World War: A Neglected Avant-Garde, Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-10703-6
  5. ^ Fowler, Alan (2006), Constructivist Art in Britain 1913–2005, Universtity of Southampton, Winchester School of Art