Suprematism was a Russian abstract art movement, founded by the Kiev-born painter Kasimir Malevich (1878-1935) around 1915, which concerned itself with elementary geometric forms (squares, circles). It was one of several modern art movements developed in Russia during the early 20th century: others included Russian Futurism (c.1912-14) founded by Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893-1930), Rayonism (1912-15) founded by Mikhail Larionov (1881-1964); and Constructivism (c.1919-1930) founded by Vladimir Tatlin (1885-1953). Suprematism eclipsed Rayonism and coexisted with Vladimir Tatlin's Constructivism during the period of the Russian Revolution up until 1921. Read more...