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, Sans titre, Zokay

Zokay

Painting - 84 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 33.1 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,205

Painting, Quadrangles, Alfredo Pizzi

Alfredo Pizzi

Painting - 170 x 210 x 0.1 cm Painting - 66.9 x 82.7 x 0 inch

$2,435

Painting, Untitled, Nahum Villèlia

Nahum Villèlia

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

$1,826

Fine Art Drawings, Vision, Christophe Czerwinski

Christophe Czerwinski

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$913

Painting, UP23_63, Matt Neuman

Matt Neuman

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

$2,313

Painting, Untitled, Sam Friedman

Sam Friedman

Painting - 182.9 x 152.4 x 2.54 cm Painting - 72 x 60 x 1 inch

$25,000

Painting, No Title, Dean Tavoularis

Dean Tavoularis

Painting - 27 x 41 x 1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch

$4,261

Painting, Cascade, Sharon Webb

Sharon Webb

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

$2,500

Painting, You and Me, Rumen Sazdov

Rumen Sazdov

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$5,843

Painting, In Conversation, Ron Agam

Ron Agam

Painting - 98 x 98 x 5 cm Painting - 38.6 x 38.6 x 2 inch

$40,500

Painting, Modulation, Piero Cipolat

Piero Cipolat

Painting - 77 x 77 x 4 cm Painting - 30.3 x 30.3 x 1.6 inch

$1,729

Print, Lani LDT, Static

Static

Print - 70 x 100 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

$913

Print, Eclipse II, Ruth Thomas

Ruth Thomas

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

$1,284

Painting, Jap's Eye 04, RK Polak

RK Polak

Painting - 140 x 100.1 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$4,256

Painting, XXXVI 12, Yves Popet

Yves Popet

Painting - 38 x 38 x 1 cm Painting - 15 x 15 x 0.4 inch

$3,470

Sculpture, Net, Svetli Evgeniev

Net

Svetli Evgeniev

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

$1,875

Painting, Women Walking, Omar Rayo

Omar Rayo

Painting - 34.3 x 50.8 cm Painting - 13.5 x 20 inch

$20,000

Painting, Venice, Mark David Smith

Mark David Smith

Painting - 66 x 66 x 3.8 cm Painting - 26 x 26 x 1.5 inch

$1,215

Design, Bab, Super Bab

Bab

Super Bab

Design - 119 x 71 x 3 cm Design - 46.9 x 28 x 1.2 inch

$1,461

Print, Coils 3B, Matt Neuman

Matt Neuman

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

$1,035

Painting, CBS-16, Martin Singer

Martin Singer

Painting - 47 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 18.5 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$682

Painting, The Four Seasons, RLL

RLL

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

$1,339

Painting, Rouge 1979 Red, Yves Alcaïs

Yves Alcaïs

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

$1,187

Print, Untitled, Kelley Walker

Kelley Walker

Print - 128 x 89.5 x 0.5 cm Print - 50.4 x 35.2 x 0.2 inch

$2,852

Painting, Balade, Alexandre Idier

Alexandre Idier

Painting - 116 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 x 1 inch

$2,617

Painting, Balance, Gaya Lastovjak

Gaya Lastovjak

Painting - 40 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$2,800

Sculpture, Eternal Signs 11, L'Atlas

L'Atlas

Sculpture - 80 x 60 x 5 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$14,609

Sculpture, Fragment, Christophe Ruiz

Christophe Ruiz

Sculpture - 70 x 70 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 27.6 inch

$1,826

Print, Sans titre, Isabel Pons

Isabel Pons

Print - 77 x 57 x 0.02 cm Print - 30.3 x 22.4 x 0 inch

$487

Painting, Church window, Adela Stanic

Adela Stanic

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

$2,557

Painting, Life Line, Ognyova

Ognyova

Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,983

Painting, Obsolète, Remi Rough

Remi Rough

Painting - 38 x 27 cm Painting - 15 x 10.6 inch

$5,600

Sculpture, Stay, Antoine Leclercq

Antoine Leclercq

Sculpture - 60 x 75 x 60 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 29.5 x 23.6 inch

$10,956

Painting, Intervention, Dyala Khodary

Dyala Khodary

Painting - 36 x 32 x 2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch

$900

Painting, Magic, Howard Brotman

Howard Brotman

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.8 inch

$3,075

Fine Art Drawings, Sunrise, Osse Müller

Osse Müller

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 62 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 24.4 x 0 inch

$2,191

Painting, The Keeper, Nick Rooney

Nick Rooney

Painting - 92 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,936 $1,742

Painting, Sin título, Hernan Ardila

Hernan Ardila

Painting - 150 x 113 x 0.2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 44.5 x 0.1 inch

$5,174

Painting, Le Cube, Snath

Snath

Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$840

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