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

Napoléon

Peace Fingers Geometric

Composition No. 440

Nailed it Series No. 149

Calicots et pigments oranges

Exploflora Series No. 96

Nailed it Series No. 131

Nailed it Series No. 155

Nailed it Series No. 155

Nailed it Series No. 153

Better off alone 01

Silver Riders

That's that

Bain de Soleil

3 carrés

EA Geometrik

Patchwork 7 by M.Y.

Paysage en quête de lignes

Cornucopy

Opus cocolatum

From the panel to the sphere

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Urban_Mirrors_Frankfurt_024

Le mot de trop

Damien Hirst Spin Painting

Autoportrait- guerrière

Renaissance

Circles

Echoes of the Orchard

Hong Kong Street

Eyes of Eternal Forms

Celestial Convergence

Chromatic Symbiosis

I wasn't expecting you

Loving Life

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Cercle Haut

Zéro de conduite

Triplets

Nº 208

Ensô NoirBleu

Sapphire

1902 Americacentric map of the world

USS Enterprise

Le misure, il cielo III

Autographique 1

Abstrait 24-19 jaune et bleu

Totem Doubles Nébuleuses 2

Supernova - LC61

Gander (LC92)

Augo piccolo (LC88)

Antzara (LC87)

Orange sculpture

Ovals

Ribbon

Red still life

Vase

Éclats

Multidimentional

Unveiling illusions

Graff n°1413

Nailed it Series No. 178

Composition

Nailed it Series No. 176

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