Suprematism

Suprematism, named by Russian avant-garde artist Kasimir Malevich, is a key movement of modern art. Malevich created the movement from the abstract style that he had developed from 1913, which used simple geometric forms and a restricted color palette.

The first Suprematist exhibition was held in 1915 in St. Petersburg, and was called 0.10. It displayed 35 of Malevich's works, including his legendary Black Square. Malevich also published a book in 1927 called The Non-Objective World, now considered as one of the most influential writings on abstract art. In it, he claimed that the extreme abstraction he employed in his works was an attempt to “desperately to free art from the dead weight of the real world." Key characteristics of Malevich's suprematist works are geometric forms that appear to float on a white background, and the idea of color bound in space.

Suprematism has inspired many artists since its creation in 1913, including László Moholy-Nagy and El Lissitzky. The movement still serves as inspiration for many contemporary artists today — join Artsper to discover our selection, including Go Segawa and Nicolas Dubreuille!

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Siempre Leonardo / Always Leonardo

Noche y día / Night and Day

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Figuras / Figures

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Vivaldi II

Entresijos / Ins and Outs

Entresijos / Ins and Outs

Entresijos / Ins and Outs

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Conceptos japoneses II / Japanese concepts II

Conceptos japoneses I / Japanese concepts I

Atrapados / Trapped

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In Memoriam. Peter Brook

El corazón también se deshoja / The Heart Also Defoliates

Luces de otoño / Autumn Lights

La emoción de la duda / The Thrill of Doubt

Ecos de campanas / Echoes of Bells

Un mensaje de color venido de lejos / A colored message from afar

L'envelat del poble (The village tent)

El disidente orgulloso (The proud dissident)

Luna de mar (Sea moon)

Coincidencias II (Coincidences II)

Coincidencias I (Coincidences I)

Juego para una noche de luna (Moonlit night game)

Encuentros III (Encounters III)

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