{"product_id":"new-man-costume-design-kazimir-malevich","title":"New Man (Costume Design) - Kazimir Malevich","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 1913 costume design by Kazimir Malevich for the opera Victory over the Sun, featuring geometric forms and a bold, non-representational aesthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work is a costume design by Kazimir Malevich, created in 1913 for the experimental opera Victory over the Sun. The production, staged in St Petersburg, is recognised for its radical departure from traditional theatrical conventions. Malevich, working alongside composer Mikhail Matyushin and poet Aleksei Kruchenykh, sought to dismantle established artistic forms through the principles of Cubo-Futurism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure depicted is the New Man, a character representing the transformation of humanity through technological and ideological change. The design employs geometric simplification, reducing the human form to a series of angular, block-like shapes. The colour palette is deliberate, featuring blocks of yellow, black, and purple, contrasted against a stark white background. The mask-like face is rendered in a flat green, suggesting a departure from individual identity towards a more universal, mechanical archetype.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMalevich uses pencil outlines to define the structure, with watercolour washes applied to fill the geometric segments. The costume reflects the broader aesthetic of the period, where artists experimented with non-objective forms and the rejection of representational art. The asymmetry of the legs, with one side rendered in white and the other in black, reinforces the sense of a figure caught between different states of being. This design provides insight into the early development of Suprematism, as Malevich began to prioritise pure form and colour over narrative content. The work remains a primary example of the intersection between avant-garde painting and theatrical performance in early twentieth-century Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/architectonic-painting-liubov-popova\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eArchitectonic Painting - Liubov Popova — Liubov Popova\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/beat-the-whites-with-the-red-wedge-el-lissitzky-1\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eBeat the Whites with the Red Wedge - El Lissitzky — El Lissitzky\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kazimir Malevich","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58885304484175,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58885487264079,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58885487296847,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ B2 (50x70 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58885487329615,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A1 (59.4 x 84.1  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58885487362383,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/New-Man-Costume-Design-_Poster_CompositorV1_1790338597925.jpg?v=1790339537","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.co.uk\/products\/new-man-costume-design-kazimir-malevich","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}