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

Abstrait 24-33

Abstrait 24-10

Inscenation 12.

Flamenco

Terra Cognita XI.

Expanded Place 13.

Hidden Story 23.

Inscenation 10.

Puzzle 4

Sand and Soul

Patternstory 18.

Parenthèse

Dièse

Escape

Fa

Equation

Metro II

Untitled I

6. Abstraction

Screens

Circles and Lines

Amorique

Siesta Song

Stories #2

Contra Tone II

Construct (Red Disc and Triangle)

Ideas XII (Turning Point Series)

5141

Constellation

Marathon Man

Mobius

Spatial Concept I

Circular

SSB1

Triptyque 1

Triptyque 2

Miroir Marin Salant Rose

Illusion

Sky for Nala

Untitled 1

Nathalia Andromeda

Eclipse of Forms

The Vision Beyond Shapes

The Mirror of Forms

The Vision Beyond Forms

The Geometric Visionary

Oracle of Paradox

Mosaic of Intuition

Prism of Reverie

Silent Geometry

The Mask of Flow

Prismatic Duality

Fractured Unity

The Reader and the Flower

The Architect of Reflection

The Custodian of Knowledge

Minikrypto (8)

Minikrypto (7)

Minikrypto (6)

Minikrypto

Minikrypto (4)

Minikrypto (3)

Minikrypto (2)

Minikrypto (1)

Reflective Mosaic

The Signal Beyond