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

Riding Boots

Abstract geometrik

Alom-I Yellow/Yellow (large hand signed BASF Luran mounted on aluminum)

Connaissances

Ritual

Farandole

Let's Go II

Ronin

Le guetteur de sens

Free Cell / La libération de la cellule

Egg Dreams

Triangle Traffic Natural - incl Frame

Turnout

Four Purple Squares

Untitled

Yellow stairs

Explosion 2

4 Ways

Peinture 12-2020-122

SANTA FE (Géométrie nomade 2017)

Concept #100

Present imperfect

Format #693

Tsiga & Biga (4)

Tsiga & Biga (6)

Tsiga & Biga (3)

# Untitled 543

Patternstory 14.

Goutte collante I

Zone fertile

Genesis III

Planète étoile II

Trapezoidal Light

Life you hoped for

Composition interieure

Encuentro de Dos Mundos

Composition 119

Cathédrale – Jeu de lignes

Cathédrale – Demeure

Op-art icon (aqua)

Evolution of color

Comforting Illusion

Peinture 01-2023-08

Peinture 07-2027-36

Peinture 04-2024-35

Peinture 04-2024-25

Place Within Reach 12.

40.000 Carres (noir)

40.000 Carres (blanc)

Arrow GM - LC70

David

Dallas

Patternstory 12.

Geometric dove (black tile)

Geometric dove (blue tile)

Fixaro

Clin d'oeil

Going Deeper I.

Encrypted

MB 79

Hommage à l'Hexagone

REF 19-20 - Jour de fête

Cycles X

Untitled. Unique embroidery artwork from the Durero series

Untitled. Unique embroidery artwork from the Durero series

Stimulus 4