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, Things to Come, Lilly Muth

Lilly Muth

Painting - 120 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 63 x 0.8 inch

$4,038

Sculpture, Turnout, Philip Hearsey

Philip Hearsey

Sculpture - 10 x 31 x 18 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 12.2 x 7.1 inch

$1,407

Painting, Arches, Ludovic Mercher

Ludovic Mercher

Painting - 81 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$1,468

Painting, Explorer, Ludovic Mercher

Ludovic Mercher

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,223

Painting, Rivage, AKET

AKET

Painting - 150 x 211 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 83.1 x 2 inch

$36,705

Painting, Tuer le temps, AKET

AKET

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

$10,400

Painting, Stripes, Vision

Vision

Painting - 68 x 45 x 0.5 cm Painting - 26.8 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch

Sold

Painting, Patchwork 1, Vision

Vision

Painting - 55 x 46 x 1.6 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.6 inch

Sold

Fine Art Drawings, Drawing 408, Sumit Mehndiratta

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$734

Sculpture, Mobius 8, Guillaume Roche

Guillaume Roche

Sculpture - 25 x 29 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 11.4 x 3.9 inch

$2,325

Sculpture, Infinidad, Fabio Santori

Fabio Santori

Sculpture - 48 x 48 x 18 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 18.9 x 7.1 inch

$2,202

Sculpture, Fior, Fabio Santori

Fabio Santori

Sculpture - 52 x 52 x 22 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 20.5 x 8.7 inch

$1,713

Sculpture, Peonza, Fabio Santori

Fabio Santori

Sculpture - 47 x 35 x 63 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 13.8 x 24.8 inch

$3,059

Sculpture, Tambor, Fabio Santori

Fabio Santori

Sculpture - 33 x 15.5 x 63 cm Sculpture - 13 x 6.1 x 24.8 inch

$1,468

Painting, Sanctuary, Daria Luhova

Daria Luhova

Painting - 70 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$1,468

Sculpture, Aporie, Mpcem

Mpcem

Sculpture - 165 x 50 x 30 cm Sculpture - 65 x 19.7 x 11.8 inch

$7,830

Sculpture, Le quoi des choses, Mpcem

Mpcem

Sculpture - 170 x 80 x 70 cm Sculpture - 66.9 x 31.5 x 27.6 inch

$12,724

Painting, Sunny, Sophie Duplain

Sophie Duplain

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$2,753

Painting, Ink, Jeremie Faivre

Ink

Jeremie Faivre

Painting - 32.5 x 32.5 x 4.5 cm Painting - 12.8 x 12.8 x 1.8 inch

$612

Fine Art Drawings, XX164175, Pierre Muckensturm

Pierre Muckensturm

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 inch

$795 $756

Painting, Narquoise, Sabine Louriac

Sabine Louriac

Painting - 61 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$1,052

Sculpture, Glace 1, Christian Michaud

Christian Michaud

Sculpture - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 20 x 20 x 1 inch

$895

Painting, El Bosque, Ana Seggiaro

Ana Seggiaro

Painting - 78.7 x 111.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31 x 44 x 0.1 inch

$3,800

Painting, Olympic Games, Laura Samori

Laura Samori

Painting - 80 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

$1,223

Painting, Dialog, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$673

Painting, Cornucopy, Agusti Jane

Agusti Jane

Painting - 40 x 70 cm Painting - 15.7 x 27.6 inch

$2,447

Painting, Dots, Maria Esmar

Maria Esmar

Painting - 140 x 180 x 0.2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 70.9 x 0.1 inch

$6,729

Fine Art Drawings, Coltelli, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 36 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 14.2 inch

$9,788

Sculpture, Large Balance, Kuno Vollet

Kuno Vollet

Sculpture - 45 x 220 x 35 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 86.6 x 13.8 inch

$17,741

Sculpture, Balance 4, Kuno Vollet

Kuno Vollet

Sculpture - 40 x 25 x 22 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 9.8 x 8.7 inch

$6,362

Painting, Find the cat, Lena Langer

Lena Langer

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$760

Painting, Decorative Weave, Tigma Art

Tigma Art

Painting - 60 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$750

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