"Bourgeois Black Square" A video/installation piece re: the Stalinist regime that turned against forms of abstraction, considering them a type of "bourgeois" art, that could not express social realities. Kazimir Malevich's "Black Square" was considered such, and many of his works were confiscated. He was also banned from creating and exhibiting similar art. Critics of the regime spoke of Malevich and his art with contempt stating that his work was a negation of everything good and pure, love of life and love of nature. Malevich responded that art can advance and develop for art's sake alone, saying, "Art does not need us, and it never did" ... thus the premise for this video/installation piece. Video is in Flash format. About 1 minute playing time. It will self-start and replay until page is exited. (8 of 8)   Go to the following links to see all the Malevich projects in detail: The pixel as Minimal Art "My Dear Malevich" "Malevich Merge: Nature" "Malevich’s View of the Insect World" "Black Square Trailers: The Malevich Effect" "Black Square Unmasked" "Bourgeois Black Square" Pixelscapes: An earlier exhibit by Tom Chambers at MOCA Chambers' website An essay on this exhibit by Randy Morris On Diamonds, Suprematism, and Putin