To the Suprematist the visual phenomena of the objective world are, in themselves, meaningless; the significant thing is feeling, as such, quite apart from the environment in which it is called forth.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes that the essence of art lies in the feelings it evokes rather than the objects it portrays.
Kazimir Malevich argues that to the Suprematist, the visible world is insignificant on its own; what truly matters is the emotional response it elicits, independent of the surrounding context. This perspective challenges traditional notions of representation in art, suggesting that the pure experience of feeling takes precedence over the depiction of recognizable forms.
In practice
This quote can be used in an art criticism paper to support the idea that emotional response is paramount in evaluating art.
My goal is to live the truly religious life, and express it in my music. If you live it, when you play there's no problem because the music is part of the whole thing. To be a musician is really something. It goes very, very deep. My music is the spiritual expression of what I am - my faith, my knowledge, my being.
People still love a good story, and I don't think that will change.
Poetry must be human. If it is not human, it is not poetry.
I'm looking at a dead event and trying to give it new life. In a sense, I'm a taxidermist.
One cannot create an art that speaks to men when one has nothing to say.
If you dont [sic] say what you want, what's the sense of writing?
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