Suprematism

Ilya Chashnik1922/1923

Science Museum
London, United Kingdom

Suprematism was a revolutionary art movement that endowed forms, shapes and colours with immense, even universal significance. In Chashnik's artworks, black represents the immeasurable universe, and white stands for humanity as a source of cosmic energy.

Source: The State Tretyakov Gallery
Credit: The State Tretyakov Gallery
Object no: L2014-4261

Details

Title: Suprematism
Creator: Ilya Chashnik
Date Created: 1922/1923
Rights: © The State Tretyakov Gallery
Medium: Oil on canvas

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