Kazimir Malevich
Visual Arts
Russian
1879 – 1935
73 quotes
A Russian avant-garde artist and art theorist, he was the founder of the Suprematist movement, known for his iconic 'Black Square'.
Quotes by Kazimir Malevich
Art must be free from the burden of representation.
Speech
1920
The circle is the dynamic of the universe.
From Cubism and Futurism to Suprematism
1915
I am the pioneer of the new art.
Interview
1913
Pure feeling is the essence of creation.
The Non-Objective World
1927
The black square is silence and peace.
Description
1915
Suprematism liberates the soul from the material.
Manifesto
1916
Art is the expression of inner infinity.
Essay
1919
I have found the new path in the square.
Personal Reflection
1915
The non-objective world is the world of pure emotion.
The Non-Objective World
1927
Cubism was a step, Suprematism is the leap.
From Cubism and Futurism to Suprematism
1915
In art, we must destroy to create.
Letter
1913
The white square is the emblem of emptiness.
White on White
1918
My art is the victory over the old world.
Suprematist Manifesto
1916