Uncontainable

Suprematism is a movement of the Russian Avant-garde, created by Kazimir Malevich in the 1910s. Artists abandon conventional depiction of objects and construct their work from simple geometric forms, color, rhythm, and movement. Squares, circles, lines, and rectangles exist in free space, often creating a sensation of floating and weightlessness. Suprematism sought to transcend representation and master real space. Malevich laid the groundwork for this new language of form, and his student, Chashnik, developed it in painting, architecture, and design objects.

The object in the chosen style is situated within a teardrop-shaped structure or is compositionally linked to its geometry.

My art object is a bird. It embodies the spirit of Suprematism, striving to break free from the boundaries of the flat plane and extend its life into space. Its body is assembled from simplified fragments from the works of Suprematist artists, but the foundation of its wings is based on Ilya Chashnik’s pieces. The choice of Chashnik was not arbitrary. For him, the ideas of Suprematism were not limited to painted canvases; he worked with architectural projects and architects, as well as the design of porcelain and everyday environments. This meant that geometric compositions were able to exist on real objects. Therefore, the cage in my piece symbolizes the limits of the painting and confined space, while the bird attempts to transcend them. It seems as though it wants to carry Suprematism forward—from painting into architecture, objects, the city, and the surrounding space.