Who was Kasimir Malevich?

Kasimir was born in 1878 near Keiv and died in 1935. He was a Russian painter and designer. In 1913

he started creating geometric patterns he called suprematism. If you would like to learn more about his life, go to http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/malevich/ 

Here is a self portrait of him:

http://www.abcgallery.com/M/malevich/malevich174.html