Suprematism

See also: suprematism

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s(j)uːˈpɹɛmətɪzəm/

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Noun

Suprematism (uncountable)

1. (art) A genre of abstract art based on simple geometric forms championed by the Russian avant-garde in the early twentieth century.
   • 2004, Mary Acton, Learning to Look at Modern Art, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 166:

     The Suprematism of Kasimir Malevich is an even more extreme version of similar character.

Related terms

• suprematist

Translations

genre of abstract art

• Finnish: suprematismi (fi)
• German: Suprematismus (de) m
• Russian: супремати́зм (ru) m (suprematízm)
• Swedish: suprematism (sv) c

See also

• constructivism