Green and black 1913

This black and white drawing, simply titled 'Green and Black,' was created by Kazimir Malevich, and you can see the confidence of his marks. Look at how the shapes are pieced together, almost like collage or pattern cutting, and how the artist approaches the surface with a freedom of line and tone. Notice the textures he creates with these simple marks. The varying weights of the lines, and the ways the black ink pools in some areas and thins out in others, this is where the magic happens. In the very centre, there are notes on a stave; these are quite playful, and stop the piece from being too serious. Malevich was known for his explorations of pure abstraction, and I think you can see that he is present in this work as well. This drawing invites us to embrace the messy, imperfect beauty of process. Art is, after all, an ongoing conversation.