5 Supreme Facts to Discover About Kazimir Malevich
Born in Ukraine to Polish parents, Malevich’s artistic career blossomed at the tender age of 12, despite spending his teenage years working with his father in factories and construction sites. Despite the lack of encouragement from his family, Malevich attended the Kiev School in 1895, defying convention and bending our perception of reality with his successful creative career.
On what would have been his 142nd birthday, here are 5 facts about the man who revolutionised art during the Russian Revolution.
1. Suprematism was his invention
Malevich was the pioneer of Suprematism, an idea that colour, shape and line was ‘superior’ to narrative or representation in art.
He began creating his purely geometrical abstract works in 1913, which was recognised as the first movement of its kind…
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