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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Suprematist artwork
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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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