We have talked some about Russian art in class and there were moments of The Cranes are Flying that brought to mind geometric abstraction, a genre of art filled with solid, geometric forms in non-illusionistic space. Typically, such as in paintings like the one above by Malevich, paintings of this type are non-objective. There were no scenes that were completely reduced to bare shapes and that lacked any movement but there were many moments that stood out because of their stark contrast between light and dark. Shadows on the cobblestone streets and walls and the steel looking X barricades that are clustered on the streets, for example. The part in which Veronica and Mark are in the apartment during the air raid stands out the most in terms of abstract construction. As light flashes within the apartment it creates modular forms of white on the walls and ceiling, breaking down the picture into a more reduced layout. Similarly, outdoor scenes have consistent block forms in them. The shadows on the pavement from buildings are geometric and even though they pertain to specific representational parts, like buildings, they also appear non-objectively on the streets. Most of the moments I felt that scenes had been reduced to bare blocks were ones that had architectural elements in them. I am curious how others feel about the compositions of scenes.