suprematism

[ suh-prem-uh-tiz-uhm, soo- ]

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letter)

1. 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.

Suprematism

/ sʊˈprɛməˌtɪzəm; sjʊ- /

noun

1. 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

• Suˈprematist, nounadjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of suprematism¹

< Russian suprematízm (1913) < French suprémat ( ie ) supremacy + Russian -izm -ism

Word History and Origins

Origin of suprematism¹

C20: from suprematist a supporter of this theory, from French suprémacie supremacy

Example Sentences

Once we landed, I headed straight for Zurich and Zaha Hadid and Suprematism at the Galerie Gmurzynska on Paradeplatz.

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