Supreme Suprematism!!!

Kasimir Malevich (1878-1935), who founded what he called Suprematism, believed in an extreme of reduction: The object in itself is meaningless... the ideas of the conscious mind are worthless. What he wanted was a non-objective representation, the supremacy of pure feeling. This can sound convincing until one asks what it actually means. Malevich, however, had no doubts as to what he meant, producing objects of iconic power such as his series of White on White paintings or Dynamic Suprematism in which the geometric patterns are totally abstract.

Dynamic Suprematism by Malevich

Malevich had initially been influenced by Cubism and primitive art, which were both based on nature, but his own movement of Suprematism enabled him to construct images that had no reference at all to reality. Great solid diagonals of color in Dynamic Suprematism are floating free, their severe sides denying them any connection with the real world, where there are no straight lines. This is a pure abstract painting, the main theme of the artist being the internal movements of the personality. The theme has no precise form, and Malevich had to search it out from within the visible expression of what he felt. 


Here are other examples of Suprematist art

Now I noticed a modern day parallel, or should i say a modern day "re-imaganing"

the band Coheed and Cambria, me favorite band and the best band of all time I believe, have "re-awoken" the russian suprematism in their new album i would say.

This is the cd cover of their new album "Year of the Black Rainbow"

notice the simple geometry, and interlocking orbs and straight lines as well as the flat shapes. Now this isn't an exact replication of suprematism, but very much similar i would say, in a new more 20th century feel.

Just to give these guys credit, below is an image of Coheed and Cambria

From the left- (drummer) Chris Pennie, (lead guitar) Travis Stever, (lead vocal and rhythm) guitar Claudio Sanchez, and (bass guitar) Mic Todd