suprematism
[ suh-prem-uh-tiz-uhm, soo- ]
/ səˈprɛm əˌtɪz əm, sʊ- /
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noun (sometimes initial capital letter)Fine Arts.
a nonrepresentational style of art developed in Russia in the early 20th century, characterized by severely simple geometric shapes or forms and an extremely limited palette.
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Once we landed, I headed straight for Zurich and Zaha Hadid and Suprematism at the Galerie Gmurzynska on Paradeplatz.
British Dictionary definitions for suprematism
Suprematism
/ (sʊˈprɛməˌtɪzəm, sjʊ-) /
noun
a form of pure cubist art, launched in Russia in 1913, and based on the principle that paintings should be composed only of rectangles, circles, triangles, or crosses
Derived forms of Suprematism
Suprematist, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for Suprematism
C20: from suprematist a supporter of this theory, from French suprémacie supremacy
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