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Malevich’s abstract paintings belong to the intense period of artistic experimentation that coincided with the 1917 Revolution in Russia. He abandoned representative images in favour of what he called Suprematism in 1915. In these works he used severely reduced geometrical forms – most famously a black square on a white canvas – whose meditative quality served as secular equivalents to Russian icons. He soon moved towards greater energy in paintings such as 'Dynamic Suprematism' in which forms pull and push without relying on any reference to the physical world.
Title
Dynamic Suprematism (Supremus)
Date
1915 or 1916
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 80.3 x W 80 cm
Accession number
T02319
Acquisition method
Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1978
Work type
Painting
