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, Shape 4, Osse Müller

Osse Müller

Painting - 150 x 230 cm Painting - 59.1 x 90.6 inch

$7,824

Painting, Fluo, Ninu

Ninu

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 cm Painting - 8 x 12 inch

$1,444

Sculpture, Serenity, L'Atlas

L'Atlas

Sculpture - 90 x 87 x 8 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 34.3 x 3.1 inch

$10,592

Painting, Compos'art, Daniel Reymondin

Daniel Reymondin

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

$9,629

Print, Passage, Eric Dujols

Eric Dujols

Print - 80 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,106

Painting, Orange, Dark Shield

Dark Shield

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,444

Print, Untitled, Angelo Tozzi

Angelo Tozzi

Print - 45.5 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print - 17.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$1,806

Painting, Blue Night, Chufy

Chufy

Painting - 130 x 97 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.6 inch

$4,333

Photography, Bouclier, Sophie Serra

Sophie Serra

Photography - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,998

Painting, Blue space II, Luis Medina

Luis Medina

Painting - 39.9 x 39.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

$660

Painting, Mondrian city, Alicja Ressa

Alicja Ressa

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

$1,500

Sculpture, Gold cinetic (1), Hayvon

Hayvon

Sculpture - 26 x 23 x 6 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 9.1 x 2.4 inch

$337

Painting, Circle, Alexandre Idier

Alexandre Idier

Painting - 41 x 41 x 11 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 x 4.3 inch

$2,528

Fine Art Drawings, Balance, Tanner Jackson Rhines

Tanner Jackson Rhines

Fine Art Drawings - 54.61 x 101.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 40 inch

$12,037

Sculpture, Untitled, León Ferrari

León Ferrari

Sculpture - 55.9 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm Sculpture - 22 x 5 x 4 inch

$24,500

Sculpture, Vortex II, Thomas

Thomas

Sculpture - 200 x 70 x 70 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 27.6 x 27.6 inch

$9,928

Painting, Bakou, Jean Branchet

Jean Branchet

Painting - 100 x 100 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

$2,046

Fine Art Drawings, # 477, Daniel Gonçalves

Daniel Gonçalves

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$2,407

Sculpture, Sans titre, Piero Cipolat

Piero Cipolat

Sculpture - 80 x 80 x 20 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 31.5 x 7.9 inch

$4,634

Sculpture, Giants, High jump in Rio, JR

JR

Sculpture - 99 x 55 x 20 cm Sculpture - 39 x 21.7 x 7.9 inch

$12,037

Painting, Slash, Aphisit Sidsunthia

Aphisit Sidsunthia

Painting - 30 x 81 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 31.9 x 0.6 inch

$2,841

Fine Art Drawings, Entropy Zone 4., Petr Strnad

Petr Strnad

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$590

Painting, Line 0623-02, Ahn Hyun-Ju

Ahn Hyun-Ju

Painting - 49 x 30 x 2.7 cm Painting - 19.3 x 11.8 x 1.1 inch

$1,143

Painting, N° 225, Claude Bourguignon

Claude Bourguignon

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

$5,176

Painting, Abstrait, Muriel Matt

Muriel Matt

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

$3,852

Painting, BCM0302243, André Nadal

André Nadal

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$5,176

Print, Blackdoors 42, Blackdoors

Blackdoors

Print - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,806

Print, Bauhaus Bleu infini, Skio

Skio

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

$265

Print, Straec #39, Luuk de Haan

Luuk de Haan

Print - 100 x 72.5 cm Print - 39.4 x 28.5 inch

$3,492

Painting, Sunny 26°, Holly Miller

Holly Miller

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Painting - 30 x 30 inch

$4,382

Sculpture, Entropic XY, Ghazi Baker

Ghazi Baker

Sculpture - 65 x 45 x 2.8 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 17.7 x 1.1 inch

$9,268

Sculpture, Embrace, Patricia Volk

Patricia Volk

Sculpture - 27 x 45 x 42 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 17.7 x 16.5 inch

$3,190

Painting, Estro, Lotario

Lotario

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

$602

Painting, Karma, Brian Neish

Brian Neish

Painting - 76 x 76 x 4 cm Painting - 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch

$2,465

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

Print, #091, Charlie Edmiston

Charlie Edmiston

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

$831

Painting, Cuore, Simone Del Sere

Simone Del Sere

Painting - 85 x 85 x 5 cm Painting - 33.5 x 33.5 x 2 inch

$4,002 $3,603

Painting, Pulsations, Liam Hennessy

Liam Hennessy

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

$871

Sculpture, Net, Svetli Evgeniev

Net

Svetli Evgeniev

Sculpture - 39 x 42 x 3 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,854

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