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