Though suprematism was a short lived movement in the art and design worlds, it’s leading theories and principles helped to shape what we see today. Beginning in 1913 and being heavily influenced by the avant-garde poets of the time, Suprematism revolves heavily around the “Zero Degree” of painting, in which artists would aim to push the medium they were using as far as they could, in order to emphasize the material itself rather than what it depicted. The movement’s founder, Kazimir Malevich, was influenced by both futurism and cubism, but most prominently he was influenced by Cubo-Futurism. Suprematism was incredibly significant in influencing the development of Constructivism and geometric abstract art, as well as modern day abstract art.
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This is what he and the other suprematists called the “Zero Degree”. the Zaum linguistic movement also influenced Malevich. Zaum was an experimental poetic movement attempting to create uncertainty in the meaning of the …show more content…
The Black stage was the start of suprematism, and was focused on the search for the zero degree. The most notable painting of this period is “Black Square” (See Appendix 1) The Colored stage, as the name implies, used color and shape, aiming to create movement within the piece. Malevich’s “Eight Red Rectangles” (See Appendix 2) was one of the first examples of this stage, using subtly different tones of red to create eight uneven, and tilted red rectangles. The third and final stage, the White stage, is considered the complete stage of suprematism, with the art having reached the Zero Degree, with paintings being reduced very nearly to nothing, but is still within the realm of art. The best example of this is Malevich’s “White Square on White” (See Appendix 3). The suprematist movement was strong through the early 1910’s, but began to lose momentum, and popularity. The Communist authorities began to condemn suprematism, and other avant-garde movements. This led Malevich to cease painting. He then announced the end of the movement at a one-man exhibition in 1919. This however, didn’t stop the ideas behind suprematism from reaching into other art
This is what he and the other suprematists called the “Zero Degree”. the Zaum linguistic movement also influenced Malevich. Zaum was an experimental poetic movement attempting to create uncertainty in the meaning of the …show more content…
The Black stage was the start of suprematism, and was focused on the search for the zero degree. The most notable painting of this period is “Black Square” (See Appendix 1) The Colored stage, as the name implies, used color and shape, aiming to create movement within the piece. Malevich’s “Eight Red Rectangles” (See Appendix 2) was one of the first examples of this stage, using subtly different tones of red to create eight uneven, and tilted red rectangles. The third and final stage, the White stage, is considered the complete stage of suprematism, with the art having reached the Zero Degree, with paintings being reduced very nearly to nothing, but is still within the realm of art. The best example of this is Malevich’s “White Square on White” (See Appendix 3). The suprematist movement was strong through the early 1910’s, but began to lose momentum, and popularity. The Communist authorities began to condemn suprematism, and other avant-garde movements. This led Malevich to cease painting. He then announced the end of the movement at a one-man exhibition in 1919. This however, didn’t stop the ideas behind suprematism from reaching into other art