Poster, Kazimir Malevich, Black and White. Suprematist composition

Dimensions: 50 x 70 cm

Kazimir Malevich studied at art schools in Russia and came into contact with the currents of the time at an early age - Matisse, Gauguin and Picasso were sources of inspiration. He was influenced by symbolist ideas and by the traditional composition of Russian icons. In 1915, Malevich published his Suprematist manifesto in which he declared his intention to "liberate art from the meaningless weight of things". Suprematism was Malevich's own abstract art movement. It was important to start from simple geometric elements and renounce all associations with the world at large. The new images turned exclusively to feeling, feeling alone was "supreme". Malevich could not tolerate any depictions or connections to the world that is governed by hunger, reason, utility, intentions.

The motif on this poster is a work of art in the collection of Moderna Museet.

Item no.: MOM33

© Kazimir Malevich 2023