The key idea of minimalism is in the simplicity of colour and forms.
In 1957 Ives Klein exhibited 11 monochromatic paintings in his favourite blue colour. IKB – International Klein Blue became an opposal to the black square of Malevich. He says other colours produce a lot of associations and only the blue reflects the most abstract things in the world – the sky and the sea.
Contemporary followers of minimalism try to observe the principle “less is more”. Minimalism has become popular both in painting and interior design.
