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Artwork Of The Week: Black Square, By Kazimir Malevich

Posted: 27/07/2012 15:51

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It's black. It's a square. It's a bit crackly after ageing.

Malevich described this work as an exploration into 'zero of form' - by not painting objects recognisable in the real world, it's free of logic and reason. All that's left is pure feeling - what he considered the truth.

When first exhibited, Malevich hung his square in the top corner of the room, a space traditionally reserved for religious icons in Russian homes. His square functions as a portal to a supreme realm of consciousness. Black Square is thought by many to be the most important painting of the twentieth century.

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It's black. It's a square. It's a bit crackly after ageing. Malevich described this work as an exploration into 'zero of form' - by not painting objects recognisable in the real world, it's free o...
It's black. It's a square. It's a bit crackly after ageing. Malevich described this work as an exploration into 'zero of form' - by not painting objects recognisable in the real world, it's free o...
 
 
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04:05 PM on 07/30/2012
by not painting objects recognisable in the real world, it's free of logic and reason.
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Logic and reason, being imposed and not inherent are universally present as we experience impose them as we clothe the world in meaning and interpretation.

Your late modern notions are 20 years out of date.
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09:08 AM on 07/30/2012
Call me a philistine.

I find it interesting. What I don't buy is the pretentiousness.
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11:59 PM on 07/28/2012
The crackling is amazing against the black, and strikes me as a revelation.
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10:17 PM on 07/31/2012
The crackling wasn't intended. It's dueto the fact that the painting is now in poor condition.
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10:31 PM on 07/31/2012
I know -- that's why the cracking seems like a revelation, ie, reveals what's underneath.