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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Painting, GFT59, Daniel Krysta

Daniel Krysta

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,502

Painting, Portam IV, Pawel Wasowski

Pawel Wasowski

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$2,884

Painting, Untitled, Igor Grigoletto

Igor Grigoletto

Painting - 40 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,262

Photography, N°2076, Jean-Paul Baret

Jean-Paul Baret

Photography - 110 x 60 cm Photography - 43.3 x 23.6 inch

$985

Sculpture, Serenity, L'Atlas

L'Atlas

Sculpture - 90 x 87 x 8 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 34.3 x 3.1 inch

$10,575

Sculpture, F.230101, Toshio Iezumi

Toshio Iezumi

Sculpture - 18 x 30 x 13 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 11.8 x 5.1 inch

$7,691

Sculpture, Giants, High jump in Rio, JR

JR

Sculpture - 99 x 55 x 20 cm Sculpture - 39 x 21.7 x 7.9 inch

$12,017

Print, Manoir, Joël Chasseriau

Joël Chasseriau

Print - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,033

Painting, Shape 4, Osse Müller

Osse Müller

Painting - 150 x 230 cm Painting - 59.1 x 90.6 inch

$7,811

Painting, Fluo, Ninu

Ninu

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 cm Painting - 8 x 12 inch

$1,442

Painting, AL220613, Nicolas Delpech

Nicolas Delpech

Painting - 170 x 170 x 5.5 cm Painting - 66.9 x 66.9 x 2.2 inch

$9,614

Print, Passage, Eric Dujols

Eric Dujols

Print - 80 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,103

Painting, Compos'art, Daniel Reymondin

Daniel Reymondin

Painting - 130 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$9,614

Painting, Orange, Dark Shield

Dark Shield

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,442

Print, Untitled, Angelo Tozzi

Angelo Tozzi

Print - 45.5 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print - 17.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$1,803

Sculpture, Gold cinetic (1), Hayvon

Hayvon

Sculpture - 26 x 23 x 6 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 9.1 x 2.4 inch

$336

Painting, Blue Night, Chufy

Chufy

Painting - 130 x 97 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.6 inch

$4,326

Photography, Bouclier, Sophie Serra

Sophie Serra

Photography - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,995

Painting, Blue space II, Luis Medina

Luis Medina

Painting - 39.9 x 39.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

$660

Painting, Circle, Alexandre Idier

Alexandre Idier

Painting - 41 x 41 x 11 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 x 4.3 inch

$2,524

Sculpture, Untitled, León Ferrari

León Ferrari

Sculpture - 55.9 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm Sculpture - 22 x 5 x 4 inch

$24,500

Sculpture, Vortex II, Thomas

Thomas

Sculpture - 200 x 70 x 70 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 27.6 x 27.6 inch

$9,881

Painting, Bakou, Jean Branchet

Jean Branchet

Painting - 100 x 100 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

$2,043

Painting, Line 0623-02, Ahn Hyun-Ju

Ahn Hyun-Ju

Painting - 49 x 30 x 2.7 cm Painting - 19.3 x 11.8 x 1.1 inch

$1,142

Painting, N° 225, Claude Bourguignon

Claude Bourguignon

Painting - 130 x 160 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63 x 1.2 inch

$5,167

Print, Bauhaus Bleu infini, Skio

Skio

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$264

Sculpture, Stele, Clemens Hutter

Clemens Hutter

Sculpture - 25.4 x 2.9 x 2.9 cm Sculpture - 10 x 1.1 x 1.1 inch

$841

Painting, Slash, Aphisit Sidsunthia

Aphisit Sidsunthia

Painting - 30 x 81 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 31.9 x 0.6 inch

$2,836

Painting, Abstrait, Muriel Matt

Muriel Matt

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$3,846

Print, Blackdoors 42, Blackdoors

Blackdoors

Print - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,803

Sculpture, Embrace, Patricia Volk

Patricia Volk

Sculpture - 27 x 45 x 42 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 17.7 x 16.5 inch

$3,185

Print, Straec #39, Luuk de Haan

Luuk de Haan

Print - 100 x 72.5 cm Print - 39.4 x 28.5 inch

$3,475

Painting, Sunny 26°, Holly Miller

Holly Miller

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Painting - 30 x 30 inch

$4,361

Painting, Estro, Lotario

Lotario

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$601 $421

Painting, Karma, Brian Neish

Brian Neish

Painting - 76 x 76 x 4 cm Painting - 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch

$2,453

Sculpture, Entropic XY, Ghazi Baker

Ghazi Baker

Sculpture - 65 x 45 x 2.8 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 17.7 x 1.1 inch

$9,253

Sculpture, Green Sevens, Janet Sherman

Janet Sherman

Sculpture - 58.4 x 58.4 x 5.1 cm Sculpture - 23 x 23 x 2 inch

$2,700

Painting, Déjà vu, Barbara Christol

Barbara Christol

Painting - 61 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

$1,743 $1,568

Painting, Pulsations, Liam Hennessy

Liam Hennessy

Painting - 100.1 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 24 x 1.2 inch

$871

Print, #091, Charlie Edmiston

Charlie Edmiston

Print - 71.1 x 50.8 cm Print - 28 x 20 inch

$829

Fine Art Drawings, # 476, Daniel Gonçalves

Daniel Gonçalves

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$2,403

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