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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Beyond Duality, Chroma Concentrics #3

Contenedor línea naranja_02

Osmose - série sculpture et corps en matière

Structure métal II

Groundplan III_2

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Sans-Titre

Sphère N°1487

ID Forms

The Builders

Untitled 907

Green City

Untitled, New York Series 3

Figures and Bowl

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Sans titre - série Abstraction

Architecture 1985 Allons Bon, Well

El-f

L'agent de la cabine

Momentum

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The Emotional Creation 338

Untitled

Blue House

Pyramid (hand signed three dimensional screen print)

Cascade

Shiny Diamond

Brillos y atmósfera

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Arco Iris (Tríptico). Serie Geschichte

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Bastide du sud

Composition 81

AD Infinitum -number 2

Spazzio fratturato

Grasping A Concept, Mixed Media on Wood Panel

XXXVI 12

Rouge 1979 Red

Earth Echoes

Mind Map 8

Venice

La otra geometria 2

The Four Seasons

The Keeper

Hailstorm V

Utopian Waves

Perforation II

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Psychedelic Portal - 21st Century, Contemporary, Geometric Abstract, Interior

Brentford at Sundown

Divergent paths #7

Sha La La

Aerial Landscape 3

Flotteur

Fields of color 04

KH#240

Untitled 5

XXII 101 343

Waterline (indigo) II

Cubos Transparencia 2 (Framed)

Amani

The world won't be the same

UP23_63

Modus 1

Le merle

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