Description
Kazimir Malevich, one of the art giants of the twentieth century, is mainly recognized for his contribution to suprematism, an artistic movement that he founded and that embraced absolute geometric abstraction. However, his work "Red House" of 1932, represents a fascinating turn in his artistic career, showing a clear transition from his suprematist language towards an aesthetic that includes figurative elements and of everyday life. This painting Not only is it a pictorial work, but also a testimony of the socio-political context that surrounded the artist during those tumultuous years in the Soviet Union.
"Casa Roja" presents us with a visibly different scene from the abstract and geometric compositions for which Malevich is better known. In this painting, the house, an intense red structure, stands out as the central element, created with clearly defined shapes and solid colors. The choice of red color, which is not accidental in the context of Malevich's art, could interpret both a reference to modernity and dynamism, and to the communist America of that time; However, finding the precise explanation of this chromatic choice demands a deeper analysis of the context in which the work was created.
The "red house" composition reflects a peculiar balance between abstraction and figuration. We observe the use of pure geometric shapes, but within a narrative that begins to approach visible reality. The house is geometric, almost sculptural in its rigidity, flanked by additional architectural elements such as snow -covered ceilings that contrast with the bright blue sky and the green of the base in which the house seems to settle, thus introducing a landscape that goes more beyond the abstract horizon.
On the absence of characters in the work, it is relevant to note that Malevich focused their attention on the objects and structures of the human environment. This choice can be interpreted as a way to place architecture and landscape as protagonists, reflecting an aspiration towards structure and order in a time of chaos and change. The house can represent a symbol of stability, refuge and permanence in a world that was transitioning rapidly.
Historically, "Red House" also reflects Malevich's personal and artistic tensions. After having been a fervent defender of extreme abstraction, Malevich was compelled to reincorporate figurative elements in his work under the artistic and political pressures of the Soviet regime, which promoted socialist realism and rejected abstraction as a form of bourgeois art.
The geometric structure of the house, with its precise lines and its symmetry, together with the bold use of color, allows the viewer to enter the mind of an artist divided between his fervor for the abstraction and demands of a socio-political environment that It demanded a more "realistic" and accessible representation. In "Red House," we see that dichotomy, but also a reconciliation: a pure geometric form that exists in a realistic landscape, creating a work that is both tangible and conceptual.
In conclusion, "Red Casa" of Kazimir Malevich is not merely a representation of an object or structure, but rather a living testimony of the artistic and ideological crossroads in which the artist was in the 30s. This painting, although less mentioned that his most iconic suprematist works offers a rich narrative and visual complexity that deserves to be explored and appreciated in its entirety within the vast legacy of one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century.
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