5 articles tagged with "Malevich"
The Russian avant-garde (1917-1930) produced Constructivism, Suprematism, and some of the most innovative art of the 20th century. Then Stalin imposed Socialist Realism, "unambiguously positive images of life in communist Russia." Art that served the state. Art that was propaganda. But was it also beautiful?
Yves Klein patented a blue. Malevich painted a black square. Reinhardt spent a decade on black. Discover why 20th-century painters reduced art to a single color.
From charcoal on cave walls to Vantablack, the blackest substance ever made, discover the history of black in art and the bitter feud over who gets to use it.
Lead white was the only white pigment for 2,000 years and it was toxic. From Malevich's White on White to modernist architecture, discover the history of white in art.
Why does abstract art make so many people uncomfortable? Explore the psychology behind the resistance to abstraction, from Malevich's Black Square to Rothko's color fields, and why discomfort is often the goal.
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