Metamorphoses of mediality in early 20th century avant-garde art

The article examines the phenomenon of mediality in early 20th-century avant-garde art, focusing on the processes of medium specification and hybridization. The aim of the research is to define the concept of mediality and to trace how the phenomenon of mediality manifested itself in avant-garde practices of the early 20th century. Particular attention is paid to the artistic practices of Pablo Picasso and Kazimir Malevich, whose work demonstrates a desire both to purify the medium and to create synthetic art forms. The scientific novelty of the work lies in applying a new, medial perspective to the theory and history of art, which produces an original approach to the reading of past artifacts. As a result, through reference to the work of artists and through interdisciplinary research methods, it becomes possible to instrumentalize the theory of media, to clarify the reception of this theory over time, and to open up new horizons in the study of avant-garde art.