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The Suprematists were a school of artists who
emerged in the Soviet Union in the 1920s. Kazimir
Malevich's paintings are
typical of the movement - geometric shapes and primary colours
predominate.
Create a pack of cards which consists of four sub-packs: shapes, colours, size and texture. On a large sheet of paper divided into a 12 x 12 grid, groups work creating a painting by drawing the cards. A dice is used to select a square (two shakes for the co-ordinates). Then a shape card is selected, a colour card, a size card and finally a texture. The shape is painted in, or centred in that square. This continues until the surface of the paper is considered complete, then the group completes the work as they wish. Examples of cards: Shape: circle, ellipse, triangle, square, rectangle, rhombus, polygon (any number of these), plus a series of irregular shapes. Colours: red, yellow, blue, green, orange, violet, brown, black, white. (These can be multiplied by the addition of light or dark values). Size: a quarter square, a half square, a square, 9 squares, 16 squares, 25 squares, 36 squares. Texture: flat, striped, spotted, cross-hatched, zig-zagged. n.b. I suggest there are multiple copies of the underlined cards to prevent the work from becoming too cluttered, but this can be discussed. See the interactive art pages to make a Malevich.
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