suprematism

su·prem·a·tism

S5962450 (so͝o-prĕm′ə-tĭz′əm)n. A school and theory of geometric abstract art that originated in Russia in the early 1900s and influenced constructivism.

[Russian suprematizm, from French suprématie, supremacy, from supremacy.]

su·prem′a·tist adj. & n.

Suprematism

(sʊˈprɛməˌtɪzəm; sjʊ-) n (Art Movements) a form of pure cubist art, launched in Russia in 1913, and based on the principle that paintings should be composed only of rectangles, circles, triangles, or crosses[C20: from suprematist a supporter of this theory, from French suprémacie supremacy] Suˈprematist n, adj

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suprematism - a geometric abstractionist movement originated by Kazimir Malevich in Russia that influenced constructivismart movement, artistic movement - a group of artists who agree on general principles

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Russian art movement founded (1913) by Casimir Malevich in Moscow, parallel to constructivismconstructivism,
Russian art movement founded c.1913 by Vladimir Tatlin, related to the movement known as suprematism. After 1916 the brothers Naum Gabo and Antoine Pevsner gave new impetus to Tatlin's art of purely abstract (although politically intended) constructions.
..... Click the link for more information. . Malevich drew Aleksandr RodchenkoRodchenko, Aleksandr
. 1891–1956, Russian painter, sculptor, photographer, and designer, b. St. Petersburg. One of the most important and versatile avant-garde artists to emerge after the Russian Revolution, he was a leading adherent of constructivism.
..... Click the link for more information. and El LissitzkyLissitzky, El
(Eliezer Markovich Lissitzky) , 1890–1941, Russian painter, designer, teacher, and architect. Lissitzky studied at Darmstadt and later taught at the Moscow Academy of Arts, collaborating with avant-garde artists and architects.
..... Click the link for more information. to his revolutionary, nonobjective art. In Malevich's words, suprematism sought "to liberate art from the ballast of the representational world." It consisted of geometrical shapes flatly painted on the pure canvas surface. Malevich's white square on a white ground (Mus. of Modern Art, New York City) embodied the movement's principles. Suprematism, through its dissemination by the BauhausBauhaus
, artists' collective and school of art and architecture in Germany (1919–33). The Bauhaus revolutionized art training by combining the teaching of classic arts with the study of crafts.
..... Click the link for more information. , deeply influenced the development of modern European art, architecture, and industrial design.

Suprematism

a movement in avant-garde art founded in Russia by K. S. Malevich early in the second decade of the 20th century. A form of abstract art, suprematism expressed itself in combinations of simple variously colored geometric shapes that lack any representational meaning.

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noun a geometric abstractionist movement originated by Kazimir Malevich in Russia that influenced constructivism

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