Black Circle

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Black Circle is a pioneering abstract painting by Kazimir Malevich that exemplifies his Suprematist movement through its stark geometric minimalism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Suprematist artwork
abstract painting
painting
artStyle geometric abstraction
minimalism
backgroundColor white
color black
countryOfOrigin Russia
creator Kazimir Malevich NERFINISHED
creatorGender male
creatorNationality Russian
depicts black circle
exhibitedAt The Last Futurist Exhibition of Paintings 0.10 NERFINISHED
exhibitionRole demonstration of non-objective painting principles
genre abstract art
hasArtHistoricalSignificance icon of Suprematism
key work of early abstract art
hasArtTechnique absence of modeling
absence of representational detail
flat application of color
hasCompositionalFeature centralized circular form
high contrast between figure and ground
hasCulturalContext Russian avant-garde NERFINISHED
hasTheme reduction to pure form
spiritual abstraction
hasWorkType non-objective art
inception 1915
influenced geometric abstraction
minimalist art
non-objective painting
influencedBy Cubism
Futurism NERFINISHED
languageOfTitle Russian
locatedIn St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
locatedInCountry Russia NERFINISHED
location State Russian Museum NERFINISHED
materialUsed oil paint
movement Suprematism NERFINISHED
movementFounder Kazimir Malevich NERFINISHED
notableFor pioneering Suprematist aesthetics
radical reduction of form
use of pure geometric shape
originalTitle Черный круг NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Suprematist compositions
shape circle
support canvas

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Kazimir Malevich notableWork Black Circle
Suprematism coreWork Black Circle