Suprematism

This term is not to be confused with supremacism.Suprematism is an art movement focused on fundamental geometric forms (squares and circles) which formed in Russia in 1915-1916.When Kasimir Malevich originated Suprematism in 1915 he was an established painter having exhibited in the Donkey's Tail and the Der Blaue Reiter ( The Blue Rider) exhibitions of 1912 with cubo-futurist works. The proliferation of new artistic forms in painting, poetry and theatre as well as a revival of interest in the traditional folk art of Russia were a rich environment in which a Modernist culture was being born.
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Noun
1. a geometric abstractionis movement that originated in Russia and influenced constructivism
(hypernym) artistic movement, art movement

1913 - 1919 Russia - geometric style movement, inspired from cubism and futurism 

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