06/08/2026
L'héritage de Kazimir Malevitch continue d'inspirer le monde 🟦🟨⬛️🟥
🧩 The Puzzle of Unity series continues with another story from Ukraine’s rich cultural and historical heritage. Today, we share more about Kazymyr Malevych.
The artist was born in Kyiv in 1879. He taught for several years at the Kyiv Art Institute and became a leading figure of the Ukrainian artistic avant-garde, founding his own schools of painting and architecture.
Malevych created Suprematism – an art movement that completely rejected the depiction of real objects in favour of compositions based on geometric forms. Black Square is among the most famous works created by the artist. He also occasionally turned to figurative subjects, as in Sportsmen.
Short fact: for decades, Malevych was labelled as "Russian" artist in museums worldwide, along with many others whose heritage Russia has sought to appropriate. Today, however, institutions such as Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum have begun correcting the record, recognising him as a Ukrainian.
🔍 Follow as we continue exploring the stories behind each puzzle piece and discover the people, places, inventions, artworks and traditions that have shaped Ukraine through the centuries.
