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

Sin título

Intitled

Composition abstraite

Untitled

Composition

Jardín deconstruido

Natural Feelings

Rainbow Star of David

Le Théâtre électrique

Forbidden fruit I

Monuments

Six shades of midnight

No Name

Chaise architecturale

The Night

Epreuve sans titre

Heart

Efflorescence

Inversion

Orbital #3

I think you see VIII

El sueño

Traffic light

untitled

Habitaculo

Set of 4 black Cobra chairs

Night Shift

Cubo X

Circular Staircase Puerto Rico

Sans Titre

Empreinte

Le cube

Sfera Antares

El viento, espiral de la rosa.

Danse avec les fleurs

La ligne des formes 3

Saint Louis

Shot putter

Façades

Como una mariposa

Construction

Power intention

Table Phoenix

Void #1

Sphiral

Big things - Drawing 4

AB160

Cube offshore

La cocote white

Spring flight

Nothing Changes Until It Does

Untitled

untitled

Janmarda Jukurrpa (Bush Onion Dreaming)

Cubic Geometry Six-27

Urban wallpaper 10

Watiya-warnu Jukurrpa (Seed Dreaming)

Paysage Damier

Falsaciones del triangulo de Penrose 14

Console HAMA

Pardes, 5761, for The Jewish Museum

Tableau au blé

Des-habitaciones II

Bo kaap

Lucia

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