Supremus

Supremus (Russian: Супремус; 1915–1916) was a group of Russian avant-garde artists led by the "father" of Suprematism, Kazimir Malevich. It has been described as the first attempt to found the Russian avant-garde movement as an artistic entity within its own historical development.[1]

Supremus conceptualized the artist as one who has freed himself from everything that pre-decided the ideal structure of life and art.[2] Malevich projected the Supremus vision onto Cubism, which he believed deconstructs things and completely changes the reference points of art.[1] To support the movement, Malevich established the journal Supremus (initially titled Nul or Nothing), which received contributions from artists and philosophers.[3] The publication, however, never took off and its first issue was never distributed due to the Russian Revolution.[3]

Members of the group included Aleksandra Ekster,[4] Liubov Popova, Olga Rozanova, Ivan Kliun, Ivan Puni, Nadezhda Udaltsova, Nina Genke-Meller, Ksenia Boguslavskaya and others.[5]

  1. ^ a b Gourianova, Nina (2012). The Aesthetics of Anarchy: Art and Ideology in the Early Russian Avant-Garde. Berkeley, CA: Univ of California Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-520-26876-0.
  2. ^ Potter, Polyxeni; Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and (2013). Art in Science: Selections from EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-931571-0.
  3. ^ a b Souter, Gerry (2012). Malevich. Parkstone International. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-78042-926-7.
  4. ^ Hodge, Susie (2019). I Know an Artist: The inspiring connections between the world's greatest artists. White Lion Publishing. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-78131-843-0.
  5. ^ Boersma, Linda S. (1994). 0,10: the last futurist exhibition of painting. 010 Publishers. p. 72. ISBN 90-6450-135-1.