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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Damien Hirst Spin Painting
Damien Hirst
Painting - 52.1 x 52.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20.5 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch
$20,000
Drawing 408
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$694
Composition No.404
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 71 x 58 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22.8 x 0 inch
$694
Gravure 196J23091 angles à entats 24 états
Pierre Muckensturm
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.5 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.2 inch
$809
Gravure originale 196J09101,
Pierre Muckensturm
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.5 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.2 inch
$694
Totem Doubles Nébuleuses 2
Dominique Combe
Sculpture - 35 x 30 x 10 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch
$913
Echoes of the Orchard
Sephora Venites
Print - 101.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Print - 40 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,566
Eyes of Eternal Forms
Sephora Venites
Print - 101.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Print - 40 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,468
Celestial Convergence
Sephora Venites
Print - 121.9 x 78.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 48 x 31 x 0.1 inch
$2,809
Chromatic Symbiosis
Sephora Venites
Print - 101.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Print - 40 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,468
Composition No. 440
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 76 x 112 x 3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 44.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,271
Nailed it Series No. 149
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 65 x 125 x 4 cm Painting - 25.6 x 49.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,312
Exploflora Series No. 96
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 114 x 114 x 5 cm Painting - 44.9 x 44.9 x 2 inch
$2,081
Nailed it Series No. 131
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 64 x 64 x 4 cm Painting - 25.2 x 25.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,503
Nailed it Series No. 155
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 64 x 64 x 4 cm Painting - 25.2 x 25.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,774
Nailed it Series No. 155
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 64 x 64 x 4 cm Painting - 25.2 x 25.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,774
Nailed it Series No. 153
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 64 x 64 x 4 cm Painting - 25.2 x 25.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,774
Un ciel pour mes rêves
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$520
Unveiling illusions
Maria Esmar
Painting - 140 x 220 x 0.2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 86.6 x 0.1 inch
$7,398
Urban_Mirrors_Frankfurt_016
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 120 x 96 x 0.5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch
$2,196
Circles and Squares in Harmony
Ayumi Nakano
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$892
Kheops PM white- LC68
Landry Clément
Sculpture - 17 x 82 x 2.2 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 32.3 x 0.9 inch
$2,959
Kheops GM - LC67
Landry Clément
Sculpture - 21 x 96 x 2.4 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 37.8 x 0.9 inch
$3,190
Hyperion GM - LC66
Landry Clément
Sculpture - 95 x 65 x 3 cm Sculpture - 37.4 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
$5,294
1902 Americacentric map of the world
Marco Araldi
Painting - 61 x 82 x 6 cm Painting - 24 x 32.3 x 2.4 inch
$3,569
Paysage en quête de lignes
Florence Boré
Painting - 110 x 61 x 0.4 cm Painting - 43.3 x 24 x 0.2 inch
$4,623
Le misure, il cielo III
Walter Valentini
Print - 112 x 75 x 0.1 cm Print - 44.1 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$2,115
Bee Geometric (Light)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$491
Bee Geometric (Dark)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$491
Graff n°1413
Parscha Mirghawameddin
Painting - 95 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$809
No Name - Série, les fenêtres bleues - Blue abstract art
Anaïs LF
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,271
No Name - Série, les fenêtres bleues - Blue abstract art
Anaïs LF
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,271
No Name - Série, les fenêtres bleues - Blue abstract art
Anaïs LF
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,271
No Name - Série, les fenêtres bleues - Blue abstract art
Anaïs LF
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,271
No Name - Série, les fenêtres bleues - Blue abstract art
Anaïs LF
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,271
Contact - Série, les fenêtres bleues - Blue abstract art
Anaïs LF
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,271
Invisible Narratives 5.
Petr Strnad
Painting - 50.8 x 40.3 x 0.2 cm Painting - 20 x 15.9 x 0.1 inch
$451
Nailed it Series No. 178
Sumit Mehndiratta
Sculpture - 65 x 51 x 4 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,953
Place Within Reach 32.
Petr Strnad
Painting - 42.2 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.6 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$335
Illusive Stability 24.
Petr Strnad
Painting - 39.9 x 29.9 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$358