Art History for Kids: Suprematism

byDipika Gurnaney

Suprematism was developed in 1913 by the Russian artist Kazimir Malevich. It was first formally announced in 1915 during his exhibition, The Last Futurist Exhibition of Paintings 0.10 in St Petersburg, where 36 works in a similar style were exhibited by 14 artists. The movement is closely tied to the revolutionary atmosphere in Russia. Malevich’s oil-on-linen masterpiece ‘Black Square’ became its emblem.

Suprematist Composition | Images Source: wikipedia.org Origin of Suprematism Suprematism is one of the earliest and most radical developments in abstract art. It is characterised by basic geometric forms such as circles, squares, lines and rectangles, painted using a limited range of colours. Malevi