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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XXIV 28 180

Stehelin pool

Variation

Layered Optica 3 (1)

Nailed It Series No.162

Layered Optics 6

Cercle Haut

Sans titre

Sans titre

Aquatinte COURBE 14B

Mine

Grande texture couteau bleue irisée

Ciel zebré rose et bleu

Strates 3

Sans titre, matrice 3

Ultimes 1

Ultimes 5

Ultimes 3

Explosion noir et blanc

Sans titre

Hommage à Lao Tseu H.16 cm chromée

El Paso… (Géométrie Nomade)

Light of Hope

Le mot de trop

Better off alone 01

Life IV – petit

L'eco delle piume Tutto ciò che sfiora resta.

Peace Fingers Geometric

Sous le vent... (Esprit Voile)

Les mâts du soleil levant... (Esprit voile)

Ensemble... (esprit voile)

Romance à New-York

Shield

Soobie

Damien Hirst Spin Painting

Lagoon

Hot Mess

Black Hawk

Navy Reds

Flashe

N.I.T.A

La fleuriste

Drawing 408

Composition No.404

Gravure 196J23091 angles à entats 24 états

Gravure originale 196J09101,

Yellow abstraction

Carrés blancs

Curva 10 EA/HC

Sans titre

G-Linn

Walking on waves

Totem Doubles Nébuleuses 2

Echoes of the Orchard

Eyes of Eternal Forms

Celestial Convergence

Chromatic Symbiosis

Cyan Red Circle Diptych

La grande forme

Les disques

Napoléon

Composition No. 440

Nailed it Series No. 149

Calicots et pigments oranges

Exploflora Series No. 96

Nailed it Series No. 131