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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Ligne de vie N°08

Les Décomposés IIc N°05

Ligne de vie - N°07

Kuma

Future Perfect

Conglomerate

Kub 077

Cumplicidade#25

Cumplicidade #35

Cumplicidade #33

Complicity #31

Complicity #32

Complicity #32

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Je m'enfonce dans un Urbanisme Chaotique

BALANCE

Pro-femina

Poisson céramique

21.09.28 Diamant

21.09.25 Labyrinthe

21.08.21 Puissance quatre

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22.01.06 Omnidirection

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21.12.27 Labyrinthe

21.09.27 Do you want to play a game?

21.09.10 Vui

21.08.13 Carrelage Univers

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21.07.06 Clown pyramide

Kub N°17

JM.Du Coeur vers la Vie

JM.Celebration Mandala

Innocent

Madame Mondrian

Traffic Pink Triangle - Incl Frame

Let's Go IV

Don't try to force anything

Talisman

Hitchcock

Bois de Rose

Cubes Equilibre Translucide

Geometrical shapes VI

Balls

Terz Liten

Olla

San Jerónimo en su estudio

Red City Square - Incl Frame

Layer Player

Plus haut

Puzzle 2

Puzzle 1

Sweet Escape

Serenity - R

Sans titre

Sans titre

Phoenix

Etheral

Black and White

Lumina # 202104

Waves

Falconer