Woodcutter 1912

Kazimir Malevich's *Woodcutter* (1912) is a quintessential example of the artist's Suprematist style, which broke away from traditional representation and instead focused on geometric shapes and bold colors. The painting depicts a woodcutter, but the figure is simplified into a series of geometric shapes, including a red ax, a white tunic, and a blue face. The woodcutter's background is a composition of geometric logs, painted in vivid hues of orange, yellow, and green. This reduction of the world into basic geometric forms was a hallmark of Suprematism, and *Woodcutter* exemplifies the movement's emphasis on abstraction and pure form.