Suprematism 1917

In this painting, Malevich has created a composition of geometric shapes using simple blocks of color. I can imagine him moving those shapes around, trying out different arrangements, looking for that sweet spot where everything just clicks. The surface looks smooth, and it’s interesting how those solid forms hover in space. See that long brown rectangle cutting across the center? It's like it wants to be the boss, but the other shapes are all doing their own thing, pushing back against it. That little black teardrop near the top is the best. I wonder, what was Malevich thinking when he put that there? Was he trying to soften all those hard edges? It feels like Malevich is having a conversation with other painters like Mondrian, who were also exploring abstraction around the same time. They're all bouncing ideas off each other, trying to figure out what painting can be, what it can do. It's a reminder that art is never made in a vacuum; it's always part of a bigger dialogue, with artists borrowing, stealing, and riffing off each other's ideas.