Kazimir

In Kazimir Malevich's greatest paintings, simple, flat, single-colored geometric shapes torque their white grounds, creating paradoxical abstractions that explore compression, expansion, deep space and competition among overlapping forms—all held taut within the flatness of the malleable picture plane.

Intersecting Planes and Opposing Angles Lance Esplund 2011

The geometric shapes, swirling florals and bold color combinations in her creations reflect two more sources of early inspiration: the paintings of Russian Constructivists such as Kazimir Malevich and Lyubov Popova—and flowers.

Bringing Home the Walls of Marrakech Cecilie Rohwedder 2011

The sentinel émigré Hans Hofmann — itinerant painter, teacher, and mentor to much of the New York school — was German-born, had lived in Paris, and seemed to his students the living embodiment of a standing European tradition that the American painters would pillage and repurpose in their own canvases — most explicitly the work of Russian abstract painters Wassily Kandinsky and Kazimir Malevich and the surrealist exiles Max Ernst and André Masson.

Splatter-Day Saints 2010

Over the past year, he has added sculptor John Chamberlain, photographer Andreas Gursky, installation artist James Turrell, and the estates of painters Robert Rauschenberg and Kazimir Malevich to his roster.

The Gagosian Effect Kelly Crow 2011

Ms. Sussman said she set out in 2008 to make a straightforward film inspired by her affection for dystopian novels and Kazimir Malevich's theoretical manifestos.

A Dystopian Film That Directs Itself 2011

Yet while the Bauhaus is enshrined in the history of European architecture and modernism, the Russians are often sidelined, and only a few protagonists—such as Kazimir Malevich and El Lissitzky—are widely known by nonspecialists.

Ideology Through Geometry Cammy Brothers 2011

"Either you secure enough votes, or you will have to sit down with us and talk," Peter Kazimir, SMER's vice-chairman and former deputy finance minister said in a TV debate on Sunday.

Slovakia's EFSF vote not before December: coalition party head Reuters 2011

A stark, black-and-white 1919 self-portrait with an inverted head and "Oh God" written in Cyrillic embodies his despair when Kazimir Malevich, the radical abstract painter Chagall had invited to join the faculty, forced his resignation.

Beyond Fragile Fantasies Karen Wilkin 2011

Lighted, often distractingly, by Mr. Fields, with expansive areas of shaped light that suggest images in Kazimir Malevich paintings crossed with those of Mark Rothko, "Thirteen Diversions" presents an impressive, if congested, array of richly athletic solo, couple and group dancing.

Not the Usual ABT Fare Robert Greskovic 2011

For Mr. Gergiev's Mariinsky in 2009, the ballet was given new choreography by Mr. Ratmansky and wonderful designs by Maxim Isayev, whose geometric, primary-color scheme harks back to the bold and spare world of Kazimir Malevich and his Suprematist vision, when it doesn't stray off into Chagall-like fancies.

Forgoing the Classics, but Still Nothing New Robert Greskovic 2011