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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Geometric

Équation à trois inconnus

Sans titre

Galactic (LC91)

Stimulus 2

Minimal Forms 02

Emotion and conflict

Without our consent

Books patchwork

Color Swatch N°1

La bibliothèque verte

The way I see it 04

The way I see it 03

Identity

YKA

Les gouttes

Osmose Bande De 1 N°1

Peinture 01-2024-06

Peinture 03-2024-16

Planetarische Folklore

Peinture 02-2023-11

Instinct

Cycles X

Serpentant "hélicoïde rouge"

Be led by the dreams

Where You Stand

Blue Optics

P1.15

Circus

Passage éclair

Piscine au bord de mer

Experimental Landscape - Jaune Diarylide

Experimental Landscape - Rock Formations

Summertime

Traversée

Full colors

Patternstory 14.

Patternstory 12.

Gordium (Méandre)

Going Deeper I.

The Essence

Les manuscrits

AV_MarPlastico_001

AV_Adria_023

Place Within Reach 12.

Calicots et pigments bleus

MB 79

Peinture 11-2022-72

Estroflesso

Budini

Strates 3

Untitled 58

Untitled 54

Let's take a Break

La dynamique

Untitled - Tiles

Heisenberg

Unexpectedly Gentle

Peinture Janvier 2023-06

Combinaison sphérique sur fond vert

Andhana

Cycles XII

Imagination play-I

Crazy Racer

Nuances

Curva 18/28

Sonic Waves