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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The rhapsody of a summer dream
Alla Grande
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,808
Les uns contre les autres... (Esprit voile)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 50 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,574
Les voiliers de l'aurore... (Esprit voile)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,925
Combinaison sphérique sur fond ocre
Muriel Charbonnier
Painting - 70 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,106
La Comédie (Clermont-Ferrand)
Antony Squizzato
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$5,850
Stella noire - LC63
Landry Clément
Sculpture - 41 x 41 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 16.1 x 1 inch
$1,825
Peinture 01-2024-06
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,404
Peinture 03-2024-16
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,404
This is not a Phone
Scott Troxel
Sculpture - 25.4 x 14 x 11.4 cm Sculpture - 10 x 5.5 x 4.5 inch
$760
Snake I - blue - (UV print: large) 2020
Go Segawa
Sculpture - 22 x 22 x 22 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 8.7 x 8.7 inch
$1,404
Mona Lisa Dream Blue (La Joconde)
Marie KVK
Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,925
Urban_Mirrors_Frankfurt_016
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 120 x 96 x 0.5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch
$2,223
Topology of feelings - II
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 x 1.9 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 0.75 inch
$590
Carrés sans titre 1
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Painting - 20 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$796
Naufragos inminentes. From the series Durero
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 27.9 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$750
Mots croisés 4
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 85 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 33.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$714
Variacion 6
Marcello Cid Saint Jean
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$585
The infinite city
Federico Cortese
Painting - 63 x 35.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24.8 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$620
New Kheops (LC97)
Landry Clément
Sculpture - 21.5 x 99 x 2.7 cm Sculpture - 8.5 x 39 x 1.1 inch
$3,697
LC96-New Arrow (LC96)
Landry Clément
Sculpture - 88 x 27 x 2.7 cm Sculpture - 34.6 x 10.6 x 1.1 inch
$3,463
Augo Superiore (LC89)
Landry Clément
Sculpture - 54 x 20 x 3.2 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 7.9 x 1.3 inch
$3,487
Dont just exist, Live
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,450
Lampe réverbère mécanique
Jonathan Pradillon
Design - 65 x 27 x 27 cm Design - 25.6 x 10.6 x 10.6 inch
$585
Peinture 11-2022-72
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 60 x 180 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch
$1,755
Does this path have a heart?
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 76.2 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 48 x 2 inch
$900
