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.
Floating rectangles / White space / Diagonal gravity / Restricted color
Dictionary entry
- Best used for
- Presenting a concept as sensation, not explanation · Unstable motion inside emptiness
- 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