Although written as a private theoretical exploration, it functioned as a foundational "uchebnik" (textbook) for his later teaching career.
: Art historians, such as Andrei Nakov , note that Bogomazov’s 1914 treatise contained the theoretical seeds for the "black square" and total abstraction a full year before Suprematism was publicly launched. Alexander Bogomazov - Andréi Nakov, historien d'art bogomazov uchebnik
: From 1922 to 1930, Bogomazov taught at the Kyiv Art Academy, where his theories on Spectralism (a theory of color) and Cubo-Futurism shaped a generation of Ukrainian artists. Although written as a private theoretical exploration, it
Theoretical Framework of "The Art of Painting and the Elements" such as Andrei Nakov
: He analyzed how line and color are not just decorative but carry a "dynamic power" and "vitalist charge".