Malevich

Kasimir (1878-1935). Russian painter. His work reflected a constant attempt to reconcile artistic creation and social commitment. In 1918, with the Socialist revolution almost complete, he developed a form of work clothing comprising a gray uniform, identical for all professional categories. The following year, with the help of his architecture students, he designed fabrics with small geometric motifs against white and gold backgrounds, which were displayed at the Laboratory of Applied Arts at the Museum of Fine Art in Moscow. After 1920, considering different parts of the body as geometric forms, he created accessories and garments with asymmetric lines based on stylized cubes and spheres. These were all bespoke pieces, created almost entirely for friends and relatives. During the same period, he made clothing, fans, sweaters, and scarves with black-and-white geometric motifs, which complemented his Suprematist paintings.