Suprematist Composition

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Suprematist Composition is an abstract geometric painting by Kazimir Malevich that exemplifies the radical non-objective style of the Suprematism movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract painting
geometric abstraction
painting
work of art
artMovement Suprematism NERFINISHED
associatedWith Russian avant-garde art
non-objective painting
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
creator Kazimir Malevich NERFINISHED
depicts geometric shapes
lines
planes of color
rectangles
emphasizes autonomy of pictorial elements
primacy of pure sensation
genre non-objective art
hasArtHistoricalSignificance important work of geometric abstraction
key example of Suprematism
hasArtisticGoal expression of pure feeling
rejection of representational imagery
hasColorCharacteristic flat areas of color
strong contrasts
hasCompositionCharacteristic asymmetrical balance
dynamic arrangement of forms
hasCulturalContext early Soviet-era avant-garde
pre-revolutionary Russia
hasTheoreticalContext Malevich’s Suprematist theory
hasTitleType descriptive title
inception 1910s
influencedBy Russian avant-garde
abstraction
isFigurative false
isRepresentational false
languageOfTitle Russian
mainSubject pure geometric forms
movement Suprematism NERFINISHED
partOf Suprematist works by Kazimir Malevich
period early 20th century
rejects illusionistic space
traditional perspective
style abstract geometric style
radical non-objective style
subjectMatter non-representational forms
uses flat picture plane
limited visual vocabulary
overlapping geometric forms

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Kazimir Malevich notableWork Suprematist Composition
Kazimir Malevich notableWork Suprematist Composition
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