An Englishman in Moscow - Kazimir Malevich
An Englishman in Moscow - Kazimir Malevich
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An Englishman in Moscow is a painting by the Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, famous for his involvement in the suprematist art movement, which focused on geometric forms.
The suprematist work of Malevich is marked by pure geometric forms, but An Englishman in Moscow is more complex, with a mix of geometric elements and everyday objects.
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The painting was completed in 1914 and features a mix of geometric elements and everyday objects, such as fish, swords, and candles.
The objects in the painting can be interpreted as references to Moscow in 1914, three years before the Russian Revolution.
The red wooden spoon in the painting may be a reference to the red wooden spoon that Malevich used as a brooch at the time of creation.
In addition to being inspired by cubist collage, Malevich may have also been inspired by the method of his contemporary Giorgio de Chirico of juxtaposing seemingly unrelated objects.
But the story holds a bizarre detail: the painting also features fragments of Russian words, which can be interpreted as a reference to the complexity of the Russian language.
A man is at the center of all these objects and words, being the protagonist of the composition; the Englishman in the title seems to be an undefined British man, without a name and well-dressed, who came to Moscow and is observing with an eccentric gaze.
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