The Russian Revolutionary: Zaha Hadid. BBC Four / Documentary

Reading 3 (Week 13)
The Russian Revolutionary

Architect Zaha Hadid tells hows how her work is influenced by abstract artist Kazimir Malevich. This documentary followed on well with the previous reading 'Modern Architecture' and the links how Art and Architecture can 

work together.

Kazimir Malevich a figure in modern art, he invented a new painterly language made from shapes and colours, suprematisim.

Kazimir Malevich started as a cubist just before the Russian  'My black square is a bare and frameless icon for our time/arise comrade and free yourselfs from the tyranny of objects' The 'Black Square' became most influential artworks in History.

The Russian abstract artist is Zaha Hadids greatest influence, Kazimur Malevich had a early desire to be truly 'modern.' The pioneering work of Malevich and the Russian supremacists it was the abstract and exploding compositions that inspired her. 

Zaha was fascinated by abstract leading to plans moving away from what architecture is. Thinking through the possibilities what might happen.

I personally began to be inspired how something so simple 'Black square' changed the course of art forever. Total simplicity created a sense of power.  to abstractionism.

Malevich was fascinated with the freedom associated with flight and space. Zaha Hadid inspired by how structure  engineering make building almost as if its floating about. The third and final ear of suprematist painting was Malevichs white period, pushing all limits of art and painting stripping away all colour. The white becomes more dominated, slowly disappearing whole notion of art making.

Simple drawings explored architecture creating a connecting with painting moves from 2D - 3D. Malevich showed many different compositions, showing plans, sections and elevations within one painting/drawing.  Come the revolution suprematisim became a design for living.

Malevich was a grand messianic figure who believed art was a religion and has particular inspired me after learning more into his theories,and to be more abstract within my projects before thinking if the design is possible.