In the heady days just one year before the Russian Revolution, the figurehead of the Russian avant-garde, Kazimir Malevich gave birth to what would become a decisive moment in the history of abstraction, the style known as Suprematism. The artist is now remembered for playing a crucial role in the evolution of modern art comparable to that of Kandinsky or Mondrian. In 1915, in Petrograd, Malevich introduced his famous Black Square on White Background, and with it ushered in the framework of a new visual lexicon. In addressing abstraction, he fixed his attention on the relationship between form and the space that surrounds it, thus creating a tension that seems to vibrate across the canvas. Malevich desired his art reach the essence, elusiveness, and shapelessness of a form of perfect expression, which he named 'supreme'. A stunning example of theory put into practice "Suprematist Composition No.56", painted in 1916, is like a city map or birds-eye view of a utopian metropolitan space, showing the architectural forms that shape daily life. These combinations of rectangular shapes were indeed at the root of many architectural projects that Malevich himself was involved in. During the short-lived days of post-revolutionary exuberance, Malevich aimed to translate the complex facets of Supremacist into architectural and urban planning. These magnificent 'zero forms' that the artist had first achieved with his Black Square on White Background managed to articulate for the first time a purely pictorial phenomenon, creating a visual language independent from the confines of figurative representation.
In the heady days just one year before the Russian Revolution, the figurehead of the Russian avant-garde, Kazimir Malevich gave birth to what would become a decisive moment in the history of abstraction, the style known as Suprematism. The artist is now remembered for playing a crucial role in the evolution of modern art comparable to that of Kandinsky or Mondrian. In 1915, in Petrograd, Malevich introduced his famous Black Square on White Background, and with it ushered in the framework of a new visual lexicon. In addressing abstraction, he fixed his attention on the relationship between form and the space that surrounds it, thus creating a tension that seems to vibrate across the canvas. Malevich desired his art reach the essence, elusiveness, and shapelessness of a form of perfect expression, which he named ‘supreme’. A stunning example of theory put into practice “Suprematist Composition No.56”, painted in 1916, is like a city map or birds-eye view of a utopian metropolitan space, showing the architectural forms that shape daily life. These combinations of rectangular shapes were indeed at the root of many architectural projects that Malevich himself was involved in. During the short-lived days of post-revolutionary exuberance, Malevich aimed to translate the complex facets of Supremacist into architectural and urban planning. These magnificent ‘zero forms’ that the artist had first achieved with his Black Square on White Background managed to articulate for the first time a purely pictorial phenomenon, creating a visual language independent from the confines of figurative representation.
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Canvas Print Framing Options
Gallery Wrapped Canvas
All of our artwork comes gallery wrapped. The image is stretched around the sides and stapled to the
back of the wooden frame. Your piece of art will be ready to hang, and will include an easy-to-use
hanging kit.
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A little “armor for your art” that won‘t obscure the canvas. Your canvas print is
gallery wrapped and mounted to a 2" thick, elegant, black hard wood frame. The art is inset, leaving a
3/8" space between the art and frame, creating the illusion that your art is “floating.”
FRAME OPTIONS
Black & white matte frames have a sleek lacquer finish and are versatile enough to pair with almost any piece of art. Mottled gold & silver frames are hard wood with a textured metallic finish. Silver pairs well with cool colors and dark backgrounds, while gold pairs particularly well with classic art, traditional décor, and warmer colors. Dark wood can look great with rustic, farmhouse, nature and photography prints.
Framed Canvas Framing Options
Gallery Wrapped Canvas
All of our artwork comes gallery wrapped. The image is stretched around the sides and stapled to the
back of the wooden frame. Your piece of art will be ready to hang, and will include an easy-to-use
hanging kit.
Floating Frame
A little “armor for your art” that won‘t obscure the canvas. Your canvas print is
gallery wrapped and mounted to a 2" thick, elegant, black hard wood frame. The art is inset, leaving a
3/8" space between the art and frame, creating the illusion that your art is “floating.”
FRAME OPTIONS
Black & white matte frames have a sleek lacquer finish and are versatile enough to pair with almost any piece of art. Mottled gold & silver frames are hard wood with a textured metallic finish. Silver pairs well with cool colors and dark backgrounds, while gold pairs particularly well with classic art, traditional décor, and warmer colors. Dark wood can look great with rustic, farmhouse, nature and photography prints.
About Framed Art Prints
Fine Art Paper
Presented on heavyweight (300 GSM) fine art paper with a distinct textured surface, using long-lasting ultra-chrome inks. A white border is left around the artwork for self-matting or to draw the eye in further.
Low-Glare Acrylic
Acrylite clear-coat premium glazing reduces glare while maintaining a crystal clear view of your art. Your art will be well protected and easy to clean.
Frame Options
Our Indonesian hardwood frames are handcrafted at iCanvas. Black & white matte frames have a sleek lacquer finish and are versatile enough to pair with almost any piece of art.
Mottled Gold has a textured metallic finish and pairs particularly well with classic art, traditional décor, and warmer colors.
Natural Wood brings the outdoors in and pairs well with watercolors, Scandinavian style artwork, or any natural, earthy subject matter.
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Giclee Printing Process
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