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Kazimir Malevich, one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, is widely recognized for its fundamental role in the development of abstract art and suprematism. However, its artistic evolution began in the field of realism and symbolism, expressed eloquently in the painting "taking the harvest" of 1911.
"Taking the harvest" is a work that, at first glance, may seem contradictory to the Supreme Malevich that we know for their geometric and minimalist compositions. However, it is an invaluable record of its early phase, offering a nostalgic look at the peasant roots and rural life that so much influenced many Russian artists of the time. The work is a testimony of the transition between traditional techniques and incipient modernism in Malevich's career.
Painting is a vibrant peasants scene working on harvesting, an activity that has historically been associated with the symbology of fertility and self -sufficiency. The characters, although executed with a line that tends towards Cubism, maintains a human essence that links them directly to the viewer. The bodies of the peasants, partly geometric and partly naturalists, seem to be intertwined with the environment, suggesting a symbiotic union between man and earth.
The use of color is masterful. Malevich uses warm and earthly tones, green and brown tones that evoke the wealth of the soil and the industriousness of the harvest. The peasants of the peasants stand out for their bright, intense red and blue colors that provide visual dynamism to the scene. This contrast manages to capture the vitality of the moment, giving it a palpable energy. The choice of a primarily warm chromatic range not only highlights the temporality of the harvest, but also an emotional warmth that resonates in the human interaction that is represented.
In terms of composition, Malevich shows its ability to occupy the pictorial space in balanced way. The elements of the painting are distributed so that they guide the viewer's gaze through the scene from left to right, replicating the natural movement of a western landscape reading. The arrangement of the figures creates an almost musical rhythm that mimics the act of mowing and collection, allowing the viewer's gaze to oscillate between the different dynamics and actions of the characters.
We cannot ignore the influence of the cubist and fauvista aesthetics that began to permeate in the European art of the early twentieth century. In "taking the harvest", the artist's fascination for the decomposition of partial forms and abstraction is evident. Although the scene is recognizable and narrative, the contours and the treatment of forms suggest an Aesencio towards the geometric and the abstract, announcing the subsequent radicalism of suprematism.
"Taking the harvest" is not only a pictorial representation of Russian rural life, but also a crucial moment in the artistic evolution of Kazimir Malevich. The work implies a reflection on the aesthetic transformation and the duality between the traditional and the modern. It is a fragment of the transition that would finally lead Malevich to the total breaking with figurativism and the development of a completely innovative visual language. This painting encapsulates the immediacy of a creative moment where the past and the future of art converge, offering an invaluable window to the vast spectrum of the Malevich genius.
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