Suprematism
シュプレマティスム / 1915–1920s / Style / Geometric Abstraction
Leaves depiction behind, raising felt tension from a few geometric forms and empty space.
At a glance
Visual cues
- Floating rectangles
- White space
- Diagonal gravity
- Restricted color
Best used for
- Presenting a concept as sensation, not explanation
- Unstable motion inside emptiness
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Dictionary entry
- Type
- Keep type small and neutral, apart from the forms' motion
- Composition
- Three to seven forms on a diagonal axis, never touching
- Material
- White, black and red at the core; restrict the palette
- Caution
- Don't stop at scattering shapes. Feel the gravity and spacing continuing beyond the frame.
- Further study
- Kazimir Malevich / El Lissitzky
Related entries
- Constructivism (構成主義)Shared effects: Exhilaration.Compare Suprematism and Constructivism
- Minimalism (ミニマリズム)Shared effects: Calm.Compare Suprematism and Minimalism
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- Light and Space (ライト・アンド・スペース)Shared effects: Calm / Futurity / Exhilaration.
- Op Art (オプ・アート)Shared effects: Exhilaration / Futurity.
- Synchromism (シンクロミズム)Shared effects: Exhilaration / Futurity.
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