Studied engineering, designed posters while at school. Became involved in the Constructivists movement as students. From 1922-31, the brothers designed sets and customes for the theater and contributed to the journal LEF (art journal of the left front.)
The Stenbergs practiced in a wide range of media; sculptor, theater design, architecture, clothing, and shoes. But they excelled in their theater costume and graphic design. Especially in film posters because of the huge interest in movies in Russia and the government’s allowance for graphic design for the cinema.
The innovative aspects of the Stenberg posters include; distortion of perspective, elements of Dada’s photomontage, an exaggerated scale, a sense of movement, and a dynamic use of color and typography. This style and these characteristics were imitated by many.
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