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, Entrada-L, Ramon Enrich

Ramon Enrich

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

$5,474

Print, #091, Charlie Edmiston

Charlie Edmiston

Print - 71.1 x 50.8 cm Print - 28 x 20 inch

$839

Painting, N° 225, Claude Bourguignon

Claude Bourguignon

Painting - 130 x 160 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63 x 1.2 inch

$5,230

Sculpture, Cube, André Saraiva

André Saraiva

Sculpture - 7 x 7 x 7 cm Sculpture - 2.8 x 2.8 x 2.8 inch

$912

Painting, #38, George Vander Sluis

#38

George Vander Sluis

Painting - 188 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 74 x 48 x 1 inch

$18,000

Print, May, David Nash

May

David Nash

Print - 102 x 66 cm Print - 40.2 x 26 inch

$2,189

Print, Sans-titre, Dalek

Dalek

Print - 46 x 61 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.1 x 24 x 0 inch

$487

Painting, Pulsations, Liam Hennessy

Liam Hennessy

Painting - 100.1 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 24 x 1.2 inch

$871

Painting, 75073, GE 75

GE 75

Painting - 65 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch

$2,919

Painting, Gong, Helena Monniello

Helena Monniello

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.8 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch

$1,724

Painting, Construction, Olivier Swiz

Olivier Swiz

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$2,129

Sculpture, Virgule, Daniel Jung

Daniel Jung

Sculpture - 30 x 35 x 25 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 13.8 x 9.8 inch

$1,825

Painting, Via Láctea, Tomàs Sunyol

Tomàs Sunyol

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

$4,859

Painting, 7749, Renato Spagnoli

Renato Spagnoli

Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$2,311

Painting, In Knots, Emily Redd

Emily Redd

Painting - 35.6 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 14 x 14 x 0.1 inch

$950

Print, Bauhaus Bleu infini, Skio

Skio

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

$268

Sculpture, El granero, Fabio Santori

Fabio Santori

Sculpture - 30 x 54.5 x 5 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 21.5 x 2 inch

$1,581

Painting, KH#264, Klaus Hoffmann

Klaus Hoffmann

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2.7 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 1.1 inch

$1,946

Painting, Untitled 5, Jesús Perea

Jesús Perea

Painting - 73 x 60.5 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.8 x 0.8 inch

$2,594

Painting, Estro, Lotario

Lotario

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$608

Painting, Hailstorm V, Mark Kellett

Mark Kellett

Painting - 49.5 x 49.5 x 1.3 cm Painting - 19.5 x 19.5 x 0.5 inch

$2,550

Painting, Inercias, Danilo Cedillo

Danilo Cedillo

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,919

Painting, Caption, Nicolas Jesbac

Nicolas Jesbac

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

$730

Print, Oracle, Lady M.

Lady M.

Print - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$3,163

Painting, Red coral, Scimoc

Scimoc

Painting - 73 x 73 x 4 cm Painting - 28.7 x 28.7 x 1.6 inch

$3,223

Painting, UP23_71, Matt Neuman

Matt Neuman

Painting - 28 x 28 x 2 cm Painting - 11 x 11 x 0.8 inch

$2,554

Sculpture, Violette, Rémy Demestre

Rémy Demestre

Sculpture - 55 x 52 x 13 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 20.5 x 5.1 inch

$1,034

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

$1,095

Sculpture, Green Sevens, Janet Sherman

Janet Sherman

Sculpture - 58.4 x 58.4 x 5.1 cm Sculpture - 23 x 23 x 2 inch

$2,700

Painting, Untitled, Ton Slits

Ton Slits

Painting - 31 x 24.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,338

Painting, Deep sea, Fabian Albertini

Fabian Albertini

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

$2,129

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Elena Paredes

Elena Paredes

Fine Art Drawings - 48.5 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.1 x 13.8 inch

$1,338

Painting, Untitled, Nahum Villèlia

Nahum Villèlia

Painting - 70 x 52 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 20.5 x 0 inch

$1,825

Painting, Calma Hùmeda, Danaé Huerta

Danaé Huerta

Painting - 110 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$607 $547

Painting, Hélice, Jlopezred

Jlopezred

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,554

Painting, Cascade, Sharon Webb

Sharon Webb

Painting - 61 x 61 x 4.6 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.8 inch

$2,500

Print, Coils 3B, Matt Neuman

Matt Neuman

Print - 41 x 41 cm Print - 16.1 x 16.1 inch

$1,034

Print, Eclipse II, Ruth Thomas

Ruth Thomas

Print - 53 x 53 x 1 cm Print - 20.9 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch

$1,262

Painting, Sans titre, Camille Adra

Camille Adra

Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$2,189

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