Knowra Suprematism Suprematism An abstract art movement founded by Kazimir Malevich in Russia in the 1910s. It used simple geometric forms to express what Malevich called the supremacy of pure artistic feeling over depicted objects.
Kazimir Malevich : A Russian avant-garde artist who founded Suprematism and made its best-known paintings. His theories and paintings established the movement’s forms and aims.
Russian avant-garde : A diverse early twentieth-century movement that transformed art, design, literature, and performance in Russia. Suprematism arose within this network of radical artistic experiments.
Suprematist Composition : A 1916 Malevich painting of colored geometric forms arranged against a white ground. It demonstrates how Suprematist shapes can suggest movement without depicting objects.
Constructivism : A Russian avant-garde movement that treated art as a practical force in social and industrial life. Its functional program diverged from Suprematism’s pursuit of spiritual, non-objective art.
Non-objective art : Art that does not depict recognizable objects or scenes from the visible world. Suprematism is a landmark form of art freed from object representation.
Cubism : An art movement that fragmented subjects into geometric forms and multiple viewpoints. Cubist analysis helped prepare Malevich’s move from objects toward pure geometry.
White on White : A 1918 Malevich painting of a nearly white square tilted on a white ground. Subtle differences in tone and angle extend Suprematism toward near-total abstraction.
El Lissitzky : A Russian artist and architect who developed Suprematist ideas into the Proun series and graphic design. He translated Suprematist geometry into spatial experiments and public visual culture.
Geometric abstraction : Abstract art built from geometric shapes, lines, and ordered arrangements. Its formal vocabulary clarifies Suprematism’s squares, circles, and crosses.
Futurism : An artistic movement that celebrated modernity, speed, and dynamic energy. Russian Futurism shaped the avant-garde milieu from which Suprematism emerged.
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