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

“Collage of Consciousness”

The Wild Within

Optical Construction

Optical Construction 2

Nailed It Series No. 165

Nailed It Series No.158

Mask geometrique

Mask geometrique

Nailed it series No.163

Budini

Dallas II

Twin peaks II

A night in Tunisia

Memorial Pavilions

Children of the revolution

Make it bright

The Drowning man faith

Wicked Game

Urban Bohemia

Love and Rocket

The Sidewinder

Ostriconi #7

Ostriconi #6

Miles Davis in July

The Broken Planet

Alalia #17

Alalia #2

Alalia #11

Ostriconi #2

Alalia #1

Snafu VIII

Disorder

Surfer Rosa

Table Chromointerference

La Tonnelle De Plage

Incoming weather

Lines for no reason

Structured Poetics

Between Places, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Compos'art

Imparfait 53

Sanctuary

Existential Matter

Colorful Solitude

Colorful Contemplation

Isafara, Mirror 3

Isafara, Mirror 2

L'Ibis Noir

L'Audacieux

L'Arbre à Plumes

Golden Echoes

Untitled

Kaleidoscope number 2

Kaleidoscope number 3

Abstract drip painting-4

The rest of us 4

The rest of us 5

Arrow PM - LC69

Kheops PM white- LC68

Kheops GM - LC67

Hyperion GM - LC66

Stahl House

Turning Point I

N°100-78 11 (NG18)

N°100.200-3 14 (NG24)

N°100-205 14 (NG32)