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• suprematism
  suprematism

  noun

  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
  Suprematism

  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

suprematism

American  

[suh-prem-uh-tiz-uhm, soo-] / səˈprɛm əˌtɪz əm, sʊ- /

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.

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Suprematism British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• Suprematist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of suprematism

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

Example Sentences

Lenin's tomb was designed by AV Shchusev, an architect involved in the constructivist movement and influenced by Kazimir Malevich, the founder of suprematism.

From The Guardian • Jan. 8, 2011

One-as its name, suprematism, indicates�tried to transcend the material world.

From Time Magazine Archive

The artists, however, took it as a stamp of approval for cubo-futurism, suprematism, constructivism and the other isms that the ferment of Western art had helped set off.

From Time Magazine Archive