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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Painting, Strates 3, Sophie Dumont

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,654

Sculpture, Phoebis argante, Yann Crenn

Yann Crenn

Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 6 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 2.4 inch

$3,911

Painting, Colorful maze, Schagen Vita

Schagen Vita

Painting - 50 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

$599

Sculpture, Hypolimnas, Yann Crenn

Yann Crenn

Sculpture - 20 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch

$2,811

Painting, Narquoise, Sabine Louriac

Sabine Louriac

Painting - 61 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$1,051

Painting, Arches, Ludovic Mercher

Ludovic Mercher

Painting - 81 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$1,466

Painting, Explorer, Ludovic Mercher

Ludovic Mercher

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

$1,222

Painting, Stripes, Vision

Vision

Painting - 68 x 45 x 0.5 cm Painting - 26.8 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch

$611

Painting, Patchwork 1, Vision

Vision

Painting - 55 x 46 x 1.6 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.6 inch

$904

Fine Art Drawings, Drawing 408, Sumit Mehndiratta

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$733

Sculpture, Mobius 8, Guillaume Roche

Guillaume Roche

Sculpture - 25 x 29 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 11.4 x 3.9 inch

$2,322 $2,090

Sculpture, 8 Eisquader, Clemens Hutter

Clemens Hutter

Sculpture - 17.3 x 22.2 x 5 cm Sculpture - 6.8 x 8.7 x 2 inch

$1,100

Sculpture, Infinidad, Fabio Santori

Fabio Santori

Sculpture - 48 x 48 x 18 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 18.9 x 7.1 inch

$2,200

Sculpture, Fior, Fabio Santori

Fabio Santori

Sculpture - 52 x 52 x 22 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 20.5 x 8.7 inch

$1,711

Sculpture, Peonza, Fabio Santori

Fabio Santori

Sculpture - 47 x 35 x 63 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 13.8 x 24.8 inch

$3,055

Sculpture, Tambor, Fabio Santori

Fabio Santori

Sculpture - 33 x 15.5 x 63 cm Sculpture - 13 x 6.1 x 24.8 inch

$1,466

Sculpture, Aurea sexual, Fabio Santori

Fabio Santori

Sculpture - 72 x 46 x 23 cm Sculpture - 28.3 x 18.1 x 9.1 inch

$3,055

Sculpture, Aporie, Mpcem

Mpcem

Sculpture - 165 x 50 x 30 cm Sculpture - 65 x 19.7 x 11.8 inch

$7,821

Sculpture, Le quoi des choses, Mpcem

Mpcem

Sculpture - 170 x 80 x 70 cm Sculpture - 66.9 x 31.5 x 27.6 inch

$12,709

Painting, Sunny, Sophie Duplain

Sophie Duplain

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$2,750

Painting, Atelier 16, Sophie Dumont

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,666

Painting, Atelier 22, Sophie Dumont

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 54 x 64 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,666

Painting, Ink, Jeremie Faivre

Ink

Jeremie Faivre

Painting - 32.5 x 32.5 x 4.5 cm Painting - 12.8 x 12.8 x 1.8 inch

$611

Sculpture, Glace 1, Christian Michaud

Christian Michaud

Sculpture - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 20 x 20 x 1 inch

$895

Sculpture, Turnout, Philip Hearsey

Philip Hearsey

Sculpture - 10 x 31 x 18 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 12.2 x 7.1 inch

$1,405

Painting, El Bosque, Ana Seggiaro

Ana Seggiaro

Painting - 78.7 x 111.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31 x 44 x 0.1 inch

$3,800

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