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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Geometrical shapes III
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 19 x 27 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.5 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$670
Mask geometric - Geometric art
Tarek
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,659
Composition Red / Pink
Olivier Mosset
Print - 77.5 x 77.5 x 0.3 cm Print - 30.5 x 30.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,081
Breeze - Arm Chair
Poonam Choudhary
Design - 73.7 x 65 x 82 cm Design - 29 x 25.6 x 32.3 inch
$2,500
AUBE Version limitée cuivrée
Francesco Marino Di Teana
Sculpture - 11 x 10 x 2 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 3.9 x 0.8 inch
$578
My heart is Beating too Fast
Lilly Muth
Painting - 100 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,659
Clin d’œil, rêve d’un monde…
Marie-Odile Wagner
Print - 31 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.2 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$301
La fleur de verre et ses joyaux, Elegance - Série fleur stylisée
Thalye d'Oriam
Painting - 65 x 56 x 0.8 cm Painting - 25.6 x 22 x 0.3 inch
$1,416
Pixelated young torso White
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 42.5 x 23 x 15 cm Sculpture - 16.7 x 9.1 x 5.9 inch
$9,131
Abstract landscape
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 1 inch
$650
Lishma 2
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Fine Art Drawings - 105 x 125 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 41.3 x 49.2 x 0.4 inch
$2,127
Lithographie originale de Sobrino
Francisco Sobrino
Print - 80 x 80 x 0.3 cm Print - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,311
Dulce Pareja
Francisco Muñoz Tejeida
Painting - 70 x 125 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 49.2 x 0.4 inch
$769
With Every Facet of My Soul
Kelly Jenkins
Painting - 63 x 63 x 3.5 cm Painting - 24.8 x 24.8 x 1.4 inch
$2,608
Nobody can change our love
Hani Badawi Leo
Painting - 78 x 148 x 3 cm Painting - 30.7 x 58.3 x 1.2 inch
$2,890
Temporal Perception # 126-b
Serge Hamad
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$1,000
Beyond the Visible (multi dimensional tower sculpture)
Yaacov Agam
Sculpture - 87 x 22.2 x 22.2 cm Sculpture - 34.25 x 8.75 x 8.75 inch
$34,500
Un Acteur de Talent - Original Frottage
Max Ernst
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 11 x 0 inch
$38,144
The little white butterflies
Alla Grande
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,312
The bees' dance 2
Federico Cortese
Painting - 49.8 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.6 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
$650
Forms, levels and texture
Agusti Jane
Painting - 40 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,312
Mona Lisa Dream Blue (La Joconde)
Marie KVK
Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,890
Mobile translucide orange
Julio Le Parc
Sculpture - 110 x 60 x 12 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 23.6 x 4.7 inch
$27,741
Variacion 7
Marcello Cid Saint Jean
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$578
Boite de Pandore
Vittoretti
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$867
Composition musicale dyptique 1/2
Francesco Marino Di Teana
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,312