Geometric

In 1910, Wassily Kandinsky became a pioneer of abstract art, a style where formal elements take precedence over any representation of reality. He was one of the first artists to place colour at the centre of his work. He carefully considered the symbolic meaning of different hues, for Kandinsky blue inspired peace, green was synonymous with stillness, red was representative of warmth and black signified the eternal silence. Kandinsky inspired the discovery of a new expression through uncharted territories and, along with Malevich and Mondrian, invented abstract art.

Inspired by the legacy of constructivism, and opposed to realism, these artists established a new approach to abstraction. Through the use of geometrical shapes, they explored artistic purity and simplification. Their canvases were characterised by squares, circles, rectangles and triangles.

Sonia Delaunay sought after simultaneous contrasts through the juxtaposition of geometric shapes and colours. Kazimir Malevich launched suprematism and played with geometric monochrome shapes on canvases. Victor Vasarely cleverly used shapes and colour, especially gradients, to create impressive optical illusions.

In contemporary art, the repetition of patterns is one of Yayoi Kusama's signature styles and Claude Viallat reproduces patterns obsessively. Julio Le Parc and Carlos Cruz Diez are among the pioneers of kinetic art and op-art, and more recently, Georges Rousse drew inspiration from Malevich for his work in photography with geometric anamorphs.

The gallerist's role was decisive in introducing this art and new artists to the general public, especially in France. For instance, the renowned gallerist Denise René supported Op-Art artists such as Vasarely after the Second World War. Today, galleries continue to play an essential role: The Perrotin gallery represents the great Venezuelan artist Jesus-Rafael Soto and the Gimpel & Müller gallery pays tribute to both famous and emerging contemporary artists such as Cruz-Diez while also giving continuing visibility to modern artist like Léon Zack or Guy de Lussigny.

In Artsper's selection of geometric art, discover the artists who developed this style, working in a number of different movements including cubism, kinetic art and optical art. You'll also be able to explore the work of many contemporary artists who continue to be fascinated by the possibilities offered by manipulating colours and shapes.

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Geometric

Pixellisation III

Borealys 50

Untitled

O'Temps

Emergence

Longing for balance

Nudo

Assembler Violeta N°3

Trebol Indigo

Assembler Violeta N°2

Blanc XVI

"TOTEM" Moon Shin Monumental sculpture in Barcares 1970 & Seoul Olympiads 1988

Sculpture Monumentale Moon Shin 1979

Moon Shin Museum Project 1979 Dessin Drawing MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art

Sculpture

Le chant des sirènes

Le premier froid

Confidences

Avec le temps

Volums Mónaco

Fluxion 1

Abstraction

Abstraction

Abstraction

Abstraction

Abstraction

Subtractive Variability P2

Subtractive Variability P1

Heart of Isis

Equus

Insatiable Dreamer

High flying hopes

AZ373 - Trippin'

No. 1666

Abstraction

Abstraction

My Angels

Profondeur Géométrique

Trajectoires

Levitation III

Colors Of The Past: Tschernobyl Floor

Colors Of The Past: Tschernobyl Trabant

Colors Of The Past: DDR 1981

Colors Of The Past: DDR 1979

Colors Of The Past: OPEL Auto

Colors Of The Past: NSU Auto Union

Colors Of The Past: Audi Auto

Colors Of Africa : Bryanston 1968

Les poissons rouges

SOS pour les oiseaux

Sliced circles on a blue sky background

Over there

Balancing on the Past 4

Gallant

Into your arms

In between

Sans-Titre

Lineare

To a Woman from Malabar

Le Bateau ivre

Zone Commerciale #2

Lost

Labyrinth

Abstract Composition

L1

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