"I have broken the blue boundary of color limits, come out into the white; beside me comrade-pilots swim in this infinity."
"I have transformed myself in the zero of form and have fished myself out of the rubbishy slough of academic art.. I have destroyed the ring of the horizon and got out of the circle of objects, the horizon ring that has imprisoned the artist and the forms of nature."
-Kazimir Malevich
Being not sure how Kazimir Malevich himself experienced his life in Soviet Union, I still think he was rather unfortunate. Communist revolution gave, and then took away what could have seen as an ultimate revolution in arts. After all Malevich was the one who dared to push the limits to the pure abstraction, free from all forms except the square form of the canvas he used.
Later on artists like Jackson Pollock helped us to see triumph of colors, and showed us that a piece of art can be freed from being something else than just representation. But Malevich still was the pioneer, doing somewhat the same, but way earlier (actually somewhat same time when Pollock was born).
Photography is not much of an art form to create abstract art. Could be, but not by it's nature like other forms of arts can be, I think. But the lesson learned from Malevich (and Pollock) is to see things free from any academic boundaries. Actually, Malevich has also said:
"I recommend that you should work actively... and study the artistic structures of Rubens, Rembrandt, Titian, Watteau, Poussin, and other painters, even Chardin, where he is an artist. Study very closely their dabbing manner of execution and try to copy a small piece of canvas, just one square inch."
So, this very advice could be transformed into a new way to observe the reality. Study carefully and try to copy a small piece of reality! And you may find entirely new worlds!
