"The World Without Objects" Author: [Russia] Kasimir Malevich Translator: Zhang Yao Publisher: Chongqing University Press

"The World Without Objects" is a book in the "Bauhaus Translation Series" written by Kasimir Malevich, the founder of Suprematist art and pioneer of abstract art. It is one of the most influential works on aesthetic principles in the 20th century and one of the important references for understanding Bauhaus teaching and Suprematist art.

The geometric paintings pioneered by Malevich had an important influence on various art forms such as Dadaism and Minimalism. The World Without Objects was written by him during his teaching at Bauhaus. It is one of the textbooks of Bauhaus School and the only theoretical work in his life. The book is mainly divided into two parts: "Introduction to the Theory of Additional Elements in Painting" and "Suprematism". It not only explains in detail how to abstract the human body and objects into geometric forms, but also uses his classic paintings such as "Black Cross", "Black Square on White Background" and "Black Circle" as examples for further analysis, presenting a difficult-to-understand "world without objects" clearly and concisely to the general readers.

Kasimir Malevich was born in Kiev on February 23, 1878. He was an advocate of Suprematism, a constructivist, and a geometric abstract painter. His representative works include "Airplane Takes Off", "Cyan Triangle and Black Rectangle", "Black Square on White Background", "White on White", etc. His abstract art experiments had an important influence in Russia and Europe.