death of art?

I found this very difficult to comprehend. I don’t have the “artist” eye, so understanding what the Suprematists were saying with regard to the nuances of the depiction of reality vs. the need to change the form to reflect transformation are lost on me. However, there is one point that stuck out to me. It was the point that this new art was “trying to dislodge art from its dead position.” This infusion of life that Futurism, Cubism, and Primitivism is apparently what brought so much richness and passion back into the modern field of art. While I may not particularly care for Russian Avant-Garde, I can acknowledge that it is powerful in its interpretations and consequences.

As a side note, it was interesting to see the difference between the Russian versions of Futurism and Cubism vs. the Western European versions. They have somewhat parallel themes, but the Russian way is much different, almost bolder.