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What radical shift became apparent in his painting, Suprematist Composition: White on White?

  • Change in color palette

  • Figure drawing

  • Pure abstraction taken to its logical conclusion

  • Introduction of cubist elements

Answer

In Suprematist Composition: White on White, Malevich took the idea of pure abstraction to its logical conclusion by painting an entirely white canvas. This was a radical departure from traditional painting, which had always included some degree of representation. Malevich's painting was a challenge to the idea that art should represent the real world, and instead suggested that art could be about pure form and expression.
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