Kazymyr Malevych is a Ukrainian artist, teacher, and publicist. He is one of the founders of Suprematism, Cubo-Futurism, and abstractionism.

In his autobiography, Malevych wrote that his conscious development as an artist was inextricably linked to Ukrainian folk art, especially icons, wall paintings of village houses, and embroidery.

In 1915, Malevych made an artistic revolution by presenting to the world the painting "Black Square" — a manifesto of Suprematism that expressed absolute abstraction and a total rejection of representational art. The principles of Cubism, Futurism, and Expressionism can also be seen in some of his canvases. His works from the 1930s, featuring faceless and armless figures, reflect the tragedy of forced collectivization and the premonition of the Holodomor.

Most famous paintings: "Black Square" (1915), "White on White" (1918), "Suprematism" (1915).