Kazimir Malevich

About the Artist

Kazimir Malevich, born in Kyiv in 1879 and died in Leningrad in 1935, was a leading painter of the Russian avant-garde. Initially influenced by Impressionism and Fauvism, he turned toward avant-garde art after encountering Cubism in Paris. He founded Suprematism, pursuing the extreme limits of pure sensation, publishing the 'Suprematist Manifesto' in 1915 and becoming a central figure of the Russian avant-garde. One of his signature works, 'Black Square,' explores an aesthetic extreme, symbolizing his philosophical approach. Malevich later worked in applied art, enduring difficult times as he was expelled from official positions amid Russia's political upheaval before his death.