suprematism

[ suh-prem-uh-tiz-uhm, soo- ]

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letter)

1. a nonrepresentational style of art developed in Russia in the early 20th century, characterized by severely simple geometric shapes or forms and an extremely limited palette.

Suprematism

/ sʊˈprɛməˌtɪzəm; sjʊ- /

noun

1. a form of pure cubist art, launched in Russia in 1913, and based on the principle that paintings should be composed only of rectangles, circles, triangles, or crosses

Derived Forms

• Suˈprematist, nounadjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of suprematism¹

< Russian suprematízm (1913) < French suprémat ( ie ) supremacy + Russian -izm -ism

Word History and Origins

Origin of suprematism¹

C20: from suprematist a supporter of this theory, from French suprémacie supremacy

Example Sentences

He agreed with CJV that the report may spread antisemitism in attacking Jewish organizations, but he argued that "the antisemitism is a symptom of CAIR's underlying Sharia suprematism and political Islam."

From Fox News

But it’s less a question of suprematism or pop art than the experience of energetic friction that Rosefeldt and Blanchett are stirring up.

From Los Angeles Times

Under the influence of her charismatic teacher, Rem Koolhaas, she discovered the paintings of Kazimir Malevich, the pioneer of “dynamic suprematism”.

From Economist

A pioneer of the avant garde who embraced big themes – particularly love, suffering and death – Chagall mixed Russian Jewish folk culture with fauvism, suprematism, cubism and expressionism.

From The Guardian

This African-American artist's work is delicate yet ferocious, tackling racial and gender politics, slavery and white suprematism in America's south with cut-paper silhouettes and room-sized tableaux.

From The Guardian