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| | SUPREMATISM |
 | | Suprematism, considered "the first systematic school of abstract painting in the modern movement" (Gray, 141), was developed by Kazimir Malevich in 1913 and introduced at the 1915 0-10 exhibition in St. Petersburg. |
 | | The simplest geometric forms -- a square, a triangle, a circle, and intersecting lines -- composed into dynamic arrangements on the flat surface of the canvas or into spatial constructions (sometimes called architectons) -- are to express the sensation of speed, flight, and rhythm. |
 | | Nevertheless, Malevich's ideas were so bold and innovative that despite the initial shock and fear, Suprematism quickly became a dominant style, espoused by both the public and the other artists, especially Rozanova, Rodchenko, Kliun, and Puni. |
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