The black square

“The black square”

Who is Malevich?

Hello, it’s Malevich. Kazimir Malevich was a really famous cool artist from Russian Empire. Let’s talk about his the most famous picture – The Black Square.

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His pieces of art

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Origin of the Black Square

Origin of the Black Square is quite interesting. It takes its roots from Alphonse Allais’ picture «Combat de nègres dans une cave, pendant la nuit». Here’s that piece of art.

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The Black Square

Actually, the black square is a picturesque manifesto of Suprematism. It was firstly shown on the ‘0,10’ exposition. The painting, as conceived by the artist, was part of a triptych, which included the Black Circle and the Black Cross.

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His death

According to his will, after his death, Malevich's body was supposed to be placed in a Suprematist coffin in the shape of a cross, with arms outstretched. The organizers of the funeral, contrary to the will, ordered a rectangular coffin, decorating it in the spirit of Suprematism. The body was transported to Moscow, where it was cremated in the Donskoy crematorium. On May 21, the urn with the ashes was buried under the artist's favorite oak near the village of Nemchinovka. A wooden cubic monument with a depicted black square was erected over the grave, a board was fixed on the oak with the words: “The ashes of the great artist K. S. Malevich (1878-1935) are buried here”

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