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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Print, Sans-Titre, Frank Badur

Frank Badur

Print - 32 x 32 cm Print - 12.6 x 12.6 inch

$244

Fine Art Drawings, The Sunrise I, Alejandro Moretti

Alejandro Moretti

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$355 $178

Painting, Meltwater, Wilds

Wilds

Painting - 151 x 89 x 15 cm Painting - 59.4 x 35 x 5.9 inch

$33,570

Print, Structure, Franco Giuli

Franco Giuli

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$317

Painting, Shapes, Lois Schlachter

Lois Schlachter

Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 x 1.3 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.5 inch

$200

Sculpture, Femme Assise, Armand Avril

Armand Avril

Sculpture - 149 x 95 x 4 cm Sculpture - 58.7 x 37.4 x 1.6 inch

$15,626

Painting, The Sun, Joel Amit

Joel Amit

Painting - 100 x 100 x 10 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 3.9 inch

$15,000

Painting, Siria, Sebastiano Altomare

Sebastiano Altomare

Painting - 30 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

$488

Fine Art Drawings, Composition, Geer van Velde

Geer van Velde

Fine Art Drawings - 27.1 x 41.3 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.7 x 16.3 x 0 inch

$8,545

Sculpture, Tokio, Delphine Grandvaux

Delphine Grandvaux

Sculpture - 212 x 35 x 25 cm Sculpture - 83.5 x 13.8 x 9.8 inch

$13,184

Painting, Surge 1, Swiz

Swiz

Painting - 90 x 126 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 49.6 x 1.2 inch

$5,542

Painting, Heart, Dave Towers

Dave Towers

Painting - 29.7 x 42 cm Painting - 11.7 x 16.5 inch

$244 $195

Painting, Monuments, Rainer Splitt

Rainer Splitt

Painting - 28 x 18 x 3 cm Painting - 11 x 7.1 x 1.2 inch

$977

Print, Untitled, Jon Plapp

Jon Plapp

Print - 19.5 x 19.5 cm Print - 7.7 x 7.7 inch

$732

Print, Inversion, Dieter Balzer

Dieter Balzer

Print - 20.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 8.1 x 11.6 x 0 inch

$671

Sculpture, Habitaculo, Gisele Borras

Gisele Borras

Sculpture - 27 x 23 x 23 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 9.1 x 9.1 inch

$6,714

Sculpture, untitled, Ilona Kálnoky

Ilona Kálnoky

Sculpture - 21 x 23 x 3 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch

$732

Sculpture, Night Shift, Adrian Hobbs

Adrian Hobbs

Sculpture - 59 x 84 x 2 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 33.1 x 0.8 inch

$4,273

Print, El sueño, Mela Ferrer

Mela Ferrer

Print - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$407

Fine Art Drawings, The Night, Ludmila Korets

Ludmila Korets

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch

$977 $684

Fine Art Drawings, Le cube, Patrick Lanneau

Patrick Lanneau

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$427

Painting, Traffic light, Darko

Darko

Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$366

Sculpture, Sin título, Hernan Ardila

Hernan Ardila

Sculpture - 86 x 30 x 12 cm Sculpture - 33.9 x 11.8 x 4.7 inch

$7,691

Painting, Intitled, Alexis Akrithakis

Alexis Akrithakis

Painting - 34.5 x 49.5 x 1 cm Painting - 13.6 x 19.5 x 0.4 inch

$8,423

Sculpture, Cubo X, Rox Rezende

Rox Rezende

Sculpture - 101 x 202 x 1 cm Sculpture - 39.8 x 79.5 x 0.4 inch

$8,240

Design, Orbital #3, Anja Hessler

Anja Hessler

Design - 40 x 40 x 40 cm Design - 15.7 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$2,454

Print, Empreinte, Lætitia Disone

Lætitia Disone

Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$7,324

Painting, AB160, Anke Blaue

Anke Blaue

Painting - 65 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$3,052

Painting, Sphiral, George Koutsouris

George Koutsouris

Painting - 58 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 22.8 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,465

Photography, Untitled, Anja Schwörer

Anja Schwörer

Photography - 25 x 18 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 7.1 x 0 inch

$610

Photography, untitled, Vanessa Henn

Vanessa Henn

Photography - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$732

Painting, La cocote white, JEXXI ART

JEXXI ART

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

$2,319

Painting, untitled, Nicola Staeglich

Nicola Staeglich

Painting - 30 x 20 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 1.4 inch

$1,038

Sculpture, Conjura, Borja Barrajón

Borja Barrajón

Sculpture - 21 x 27 x 25 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 10.6 x 9.8 inch

$3,662

Painting, Paysage, Assadour Bezdikian

Assadour Bezdikian

Painting - 24 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

$4,883

Painting, Bo kaap, Brigitte Millet

Brigitte Millet

Painting - 108 x 97 x 5 cm Painting - 42.5 x 38.2 x 2 inch

$1,038

Painting, Ligne 2, Alexis Kenz

Alexis Kenz

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,441

Sculpture, Trikota, Éliane Monnin

Éliane Monnin

Sculpture - 27 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch

$1,343

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