Constructivism

Constructivism originated in 1919 in Russia, and was practiced until about 1934. The main idea behind constructivism was the disagreement with the statement "art for art's sake." Therefore, constructivism was used for soocial purposes; such as posters and any communitive portrait. The style incorporated extremely loud colors and symbols, along with very explicit slogans. These objects were used to quickly capture the attention of anyone that glanced it. El Lissitzky was a big user of the constructivist style, as seen in beat the white man with the red wedge(pictured below.)Mayakovsky was also a huge user of the style, creating portraits such as agitrop (pictured above.)

Art Deco

Avant-Garde refers to the term vanguard or advanced guard. The avan-garde movement began in 1950 in France, and it refers to anyone whose works are exceotionally innovative or experimental, particularly to art and music.

Art Deco refers to the french term Art Décoratifs. The style originated in Paris in the 1920's. Art Deco was a style of painting, architecture, and design that incorporated bold shapes and strong colors. The founding fathers of Art Deco are Hector Guimard, Eugène Grasset, Raoul Lachenal, Paul Bellot, Maurice Dufrêne, and Emile Decoeur. Notable designs that follow the Art Deco theme are the New India insurance building in Mumbai (pictured above), and the Quarr Abbey in England.

National Eating Disorder

The term National Eating Disorder refers to Michael Pollan's view of American society. Pollan believes that Americans suffer from an eating disorder based on super-sized, corn fed meals. I agree, I am from another country that also has fast food companies, and in my view the rate at which Americans consume junk food is astonishing. He illustrates vividly that Americans are increasingly becoming addicted to the luxuries of a fast food diet, such as Burger King and the infamous McDonald's. This fat and oil infested diet, is what Pollan believes is the root of America's rising obesity rate and many poor-health related diseases. I believe that the reason for America's national eating disorder is due to the struggle to obtain healty foods. An unhealthy fast food meal is alot 'easier' to possess than having to cook your own vegetables and rice, and this is why many busy Americans choose this unhealty option.