![]() Malevich also viewed Suprematism not only as an art movement but as a philosophical way of thinking. Painterly Realism of a Boy with a Knapsack – Color Masses in the Fourth Dimension by Kazimir Malevich, 1915, via MoMA, New York Suprematist art was supposed to be non-objective, Malevich even used that term himself to describe his art in an essay called From Cubism and Futurism to Suprematism: The New Painterly Realism in 1916. ![]() Suprematism wanted to question art, its purpose, and its function. In his Manifesto, Malevich wrote: “To the Suprematist, the visual phenomena of the objective world are, in themselves, meaningless the significant thing is feeling.” The visual language of Suprematism was abstract, only focused on simple geometric shapes and colors. They did not refer to anything other than themselves. For the artist, the geometric shapes used in Suprematism were the new real thing. For Malevich, Suprematism represented the new realism in painting, despite the fact that it didn’t show any scenes seen in everyday life. Without the Russian artist, there is no Suprematism. Suprematism as a movement is completely tied to the thought and work of Kazimir Malevich. The Philosophy Behind Suprematism From Cubism and Futurism to Suprematism: The New Painterly Realism by Kazimir Malevich, 1916, via MoMA, New York So, his work on this opera proved to be very important for the future of Suprematism, because it is during this time that the artist came up with the geometric shapes that were to define his art practice. So, how did Kazimir Malevich come up with Suprematism? The artist also worked as a designer! He came up with the basic Suprematist shape – a black square while working on costume and stage design for an opera called Victory Over the Sun. What Is Suprematism? Dynamic Suprematism by Kazimir Malevich, 1915-6, via Tate, London One of his supporters at UNOVIS was the famous Russian artist El Lissitzky, known for his Prouns. ![]() The group worked together for around three years, disbanding in 1922. In collaboration with his students in Vitebsk, Malevich formed a group called UNOVIS that aimed to develop new art theories promoted through the art of Suprematism. Kazimir Malevich also worked as a teacher at the People’s Art School in Vitebsk that was founded by the painter Marc Chagall. One of the best-known works of the Russian Avant-garde is Vladimir Tatlin’s monument for the Third International. Together with Malevich, artists like Lyubov Popova, Alexander Rodchenko, Natalia Goncharova, El Lissitzky are all known as Russian Avant-gardists. Art movements such as Suprematism, Russian Futurism, and Constructivism were all part of the Russian Avant-garde art. ![]() During this time a lot of political changes were happening in the country, including the historically important 1917 October revolution. The movement defined the early decades of the 20th-century in Russia. Malevich became a part of a movement known as the Russian Avant-garde which featured not just painters, but poets, designers, architects, writers, and filmmakers too. Kazimir Malevich was born in 1878 near Kiev to Polish parents. Who Was Kazimir Malevich? Suprematist Elements: Squares by Kazimir Malevich, 1923, via MoMA, New York
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