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Constructionism 

An extension of Constructivism in Britain from about 1950 in the work of Victor Pasmore, Kenneth Martin, Mary Martin and Anthony Hill. Naturally occuring proportional systems and rhythms underpinned their geometrical art. They were inspired by the theories of the American artist Charles Biederman and explored the legacy of the 'Constructive art' made in the 1930s by Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Naum Gabo, whose contribution to the Russian Constructivism was exemplary. Hill insisted on using the term Constructionism for the British phenomenon, but Constructivism is more commonly found.
 

Kenneth Martin, Composition, 1949
Kenneth Martin
Composition
1949
 
Mary Martin, Black Relief, 1957-circa 1966
Mary Martin
Black Relief
1957-circa 1966
 
Victor Pasmore, Abstract in White, Black, Indian and Lilac, 1957
Victor Pasmore
Abstract in White, Black, Indian and Lilac
1957