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The Non-Objective World
The Manifesto of Suprematism
Kasimir Malevich

An important exhibition of Russian art, held in Berlin in 1922, presented works of Wassily Kandinsky, Marc Chagall, and other influential Russian artists. Also included were paintings by Kasimir Malevich (1878-1935), little known in the West, who was to become one of the most important pioneers of geometric abstract art. While his earlier works revealed the influence of Cubism and were distinguished by great clarity of outline, his later paintings (after 1912) displayed a new style that the artist referred to as Suprematism—a mode of expression in which emotion dominated other artistic considerations. Radical and innovative, the non-objective style incorporated only geometric elements such as rectangles, circles, cylinders, and squares.
First published in 1927, The Non-Objective World defined the artist's Suprematist theory of painting, including its reality-transcending aspects, and his practice of limiting himself to a narrow range of color and shapes—such as those depicted in his most famous paintings: Black Square on White (1913) and White on White (1918).
One of the twentieth century's most profound statements of aesthetic theory, The Non-Objective World, with its 92 illustrations, is stimulating and necessary reading for artists, students, and anyone interested in the foundations of modern abstract art.

Unabridged Dover (2003) republication of the edition originally published by Paul Theobald and Company, Chicago, 1959. Translated from the German by Howard Dearstyne. 92 black-and-white illustrations. 102pp. 8x 11. Paperbound.

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