white clarity materiality

Suprematist Composition: White on White
Kazimir Malevich (Russian, born Ukraine. 1878-1935)
1918. Oil on canvas, 31 1/4 x 31 1/4" (79.4 x 79.4 cm). 1935. (MOMA Collection)

I have a lot of white going on in my drawings usually. I tend to leave the paper background untouched etc. This made me think of looking at some Malevich squares (just on the internet at the time). It is interesting how the use of white can lend itself to an investigation of materiality. I don't think it need always be the case, but there is a boiling down that white seeks... I like materiality, but I don't know whether I tend to white because of that interest, or whether sometimes I am just afraid of mucking things up. It is true when I overwork drawings, I, on a personal note, tend to loose clarity. Things become sort of a rant--they reveal something, but the intent becomes all jumbled up in lines and smudges. Hmm... Feels like the easy way is to either avoid mucking, or to just embrace it no questions asked. The more challenging thing might be to find an intent for each drawing. I like the challenge/tension of not knowing: should I muck up, control, what?