Suprematism – The Catalyst of Change in Modern Abstract Art

Suprematism was founded in 1913 by Kazimir Malevich, an artist who championed non-objectivity.

The Inspiration of Supprematism

 Cubism

Futurism

Features of Suprematism in Relation to Elements of Design

• Employs mainly geometric shapes (mainly circles, squares, and triangles)

 

• Utilizes a limited variety of colours 

•  Texture of art is usually smooth and hard (oil painting)

Features of Suprematism in Relation to Principles of Design

•   Suprematist art employs limited degradation

•  Contrast is dependent on the goal of the suprematist artist
•   Suprematism applies harmony (e.g uses similarly-shapped square
• Dominance is an important part of suprematism art            
• There doesn’t seem to be any form of unity in suprematism art

Suprematism Supporters

El Lissitzky          http://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/el/elc.html

Olga Rozanova  http://tars.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/Russian/rozanova.html