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

Untitled

Sub-Low

Just let me find my way back

Title n°344

The Death of Lovers

Texturas-Triangulaciones

Contours de l’abstraction, danse des caractères - série: Abstraction géométrique et danse des lettres arabes

Untitled

NO. 1605

Mandala

Jane's two faces

Untitled

Nos prados da vida vige a flor de liz

Sérigraphie bleu sur fond bleu

Fragment

Turn. Embroidery painting in red velvet design.

Carré rouge et noir

Konfidenmoketpapiépin

Ariel View, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Blanco Perfecto Painting

Empilement

Jap's Eye 04

Island Man

Absorbing reading

Il Sagittario (Sagittarius)

Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_1166 03.11.2013

Géométrique

Green Cosmos

Luna

Marilyn

N°205 : Melancholia

Dawn wave

Grande Reset Rouge

# 476

75083

Bridge (Set)

Platform-6

Círculo

The Object

Argyle

White and Green & Blue, Expanded Metal Tile, Diptych

Escritorio

Bodegón azul

James B (-onymous series)

Red red night 2

Untitled

Vers un azur

Rilievo Ottico Cinetico

1978 Abstraction

Abstraction géométrique

Life Line

Mutilation

Ligne de vie

Diálogo Entre Yayoi y Miró 1

Le tableau parfait

Nudo gordiano

Conversation

Composition II

Eyes on me custom skate deck skateboard

Blue n.18

Gold sphere

Faïence n°6

Saravasti

Heidi's thoughts

Meditating in the mountain

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