▁their ▁theories ▁of ▁art istic ▁expression ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁five ▁" fund amental ▁principles " ▁of ▁their ▁construct iv ist ▁practice . ▁The ▁Man if esto ▁focused ▁largely ▁on ▁divor cing ▁art ▁from ▁such ▁convent ions ▁as ▁use ▁of ▁lines , ▁color , ▁volume , ▁and ▁mass . ▁In ▁the ▁text , ▁Gab o ▁and ▁Pe vs ner ▁reject ▁the ▁success ive ▁sty list ic ▁innov ations ▁of ▁modern ▁art ▁as ▁mere ▁ill usion ism ▁( begin ning ▁with ▁Im pression ism , ▁and ▁including ▁Cub ism ▁and ▁Fut ur ism ), ▁advoc ating ▁instead ▁an ▁art ▁ground ed ▁in ▁the ▁material ▁reality ▁of ▁space ▁and ▁time : ▁" The ▁real ization ▁of ▁our ▁per ception s ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁the ▁forms ▁of ▁space ▁and ▁time ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁aim ▁of ▁our ▁p ict orial ▁and ▁pl astic ▁art ." ▁ ▁The ▁text ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁in ▁poster ▁form , ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁an ▁exhibition ▁with ▁Gustav ▁Kl uc is ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁ ▁Ext ract s ▁were ▁reprodu ced ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁issue ▁of ▁G ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Audio ▁( MP 3 ) ▁of ▁Na um ▁Gab o ▁reading ▁the ▁Real istic ▁Man if esto ▁Audio ▁( MP 3 ) ▁of ▁Na um ▁Gab o ▁reading ▁the ▁Real istic ▁Man if esto , ▁and ▁partial ▁trans cript ▁ ▁Website ▁on ▁the ▁Real istic ▁Man if esto ▁http :// www .