Suprematism

Suprematism

Definition: Suprematism was a Russian abstract art movement founded around 1915 by Kazimir Malevich, based on the idea that pure geometric shapes and colour — not the depiction of objects — express the “supremacy” of pure artistic feeling. Historical and...
Conceptual Art

Conceptual Art

Definition: Conceptual Art, developing strongly from the mid-1960s, holds that the idea or concept behind a work is more important than its finished visual or material form. Historical and Social Context Conceptual Art grew out of the questioning spirit of Dada and...