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Sándor Bortnyik's stencils, made in 1921 in Vienna, were the first examples of Hungarian Constructivism. A year later, however, Bortnyik left Lajos Kassák's circle and moved to Weimar where, in the shadow of the Bauhaus, he continued his experiments with two-dimensional geometry, moving on to three-dimensionality. As his aquarelle "Geometrical Composition" reveals, Bortnyik was also influenced by the Constructivist De Stijl group, although with his approach to the problem of transparency - the interaction between the squares and the daring circular shapes - he actually stood closer to the ideas of László Moholy-Nagy. The way he incorporated the letter 'b' - his signature - and the date 1922 into the composition reveals the influence of earlier avant-garde trends and shows Bortnyik's freer, more painterly rendition.
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