The reason that I chose this work is because it captures the essence which I believe Malevich sought to imbue in his Suprematist works. Namely, it relies primarily on the orientation and positions of its objects in order to communicate its artistic essence. It embodies all of the ideals of his Suprematist movement, using only basic shapes in a way which motivates the viewer through artistic principles of time and space rather than through material visual imagery.

The painting is constructed with a large blue square and a thick black rectangle as its focal points. The blue square invites the viewer to take notice of the rest of the similarly oriented squares, whereas the black rectangle serves as a reference point for everything else. Color is used primarily to group certain objects together, leaving the viewer to draw their own conclusions as to what exactly each grouping means.