In 1922, Richter was one of the founders of the International Faction of Contructivism. The following two websites discuss Hans Richter, his manifesto and his films.
http://sensesofcinema.com/2009/great-directors/hans-richter/
http://www.dada-companion.com/richter/universal.php
Richter spanned the art movements of expressionism, Dada, De Stijl, constructivism, and surrealism and contributed greatly to avant-garde film. To read more about this artist and his work, read: Hans Richter : activism, modernism, and the avant-garde Kelvin Grove 700.92 22
The art, the culture, the politics.
The Constructivists challenged the idea of the work of art as a unique commodity, and believed that it could contribute to everyday life through design, architecture, theatre and film. In this interview, one of the show's curators from the Tate Modern Gallery, London, Ben Borthwick looks at how their paintings, however abstract, can still be mapped back to things that exist in the real world.
This is not a definitive list but rather a selection of the major artists of this Movement.
Books are available in the Library including: Rodchenko and Popova: defining Contructivism Kelvin Grove 709.04057074 1
Also in the Library: Nuan Gabo: sixty years of constructivism Kelvin Grove 709.04 163