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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Calicots et pigments bleus
René Galassi
Painting - 43 x 43 x 8 cm Painting - 16.9 x 16.9 x 3.1 inch
$1,263
Contact color N°7 - Mocha mousse
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 59 x 42 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$846
With Every Facet of My Soul
Kelly Jenkins
Painting - 63 x 63 x 3.5 cm Painting - 24.8 x 24.8 x 1.4 inch
$2,558
The Golden one (Metadrones cube)
Marco Araldi
Painting - 61 x 81 x 5 cm Painting - 24 x 31.9 x 2 inch
$3,366
Cathédrale – Demeure
Marie-Odile Wagner
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$958
Abstract landscape
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 1 inch
$650
Tabaco y Ron
Francisco Muñoz Tejeida
Painting - 69 x 49.5 x 1 cm Painting - 27.2 x 19.5 x 0.4 inch
$618
Sculpture Calligraphie Bleue
VanBinh
Sculpture - 26 x 12 x 5 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 4.7 x 2 inch
$620
Rusty cube 3
Veronique Hennebelle
Sculpture - 15 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$1,691
Green Circle Diptych I
Bernhard Lang
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,255
7 octobre 5784 triptyque n°3
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Painting - 210 x 630 x 4 cm Painting - 82.7 x 248 x 1.6 inch
$15,773
Trame de vie Bleu Océan
Tiphaine Descamps
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,003
Untitled
Alejandra Quintanilla
Painting - 48.8 x 37.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.2 x 14.9 x 0.1 inch
$750
Composition Red / Pink
Olivier Mosset
Print - 77.5 x 77.5 x 0.3 cm Print - 30.5 x 30.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,029 $1,826
Combinaison sphérique sur fond ocre
Muriel Charbonnier
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,210
Studio per gli Elementi Originari
Edival Ramosa
Print - 75 x 55.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.5 x 21.9 x 0 inch
$1,116
Old town in the evening
Voichenko Sergiy
Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$992
Clin d’œil, rêve d’un monde…
Marie-Odile Wagner
Print - 31 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.2 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$293
Chromointerference Circulaire B
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$18,039
Lace mandala
Maria Tuzhilkina
Painting - 39.9 x 39.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
$650
Artists Vantage Point
Theresa Vandenberg Donche
Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch
$640
Boite de Pandore
Vittoretti
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$846
Mask geometric - Geometric art
Tarek
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,593
Horizontal and Vertical Movements #1. From The Rectangular Composition Series
Almo
Painting - 34.8 x 24.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13.7 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$800
Sin título (Todos los caminos) (2)
Miquel Ponce
Painting - 50 x 37 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 14.6 x 1.6 inch
$789
AUBE Version limitée cuivrée
Francesco Marino Di Teana
Sculpture - 11 x 10 x 2 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 3.9 x 0.8 inch
$564
Bull rouge Cartier
Jean François Piecourt
Sculpture - 39 x 73 x 32 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 28.7 x 12.6 inch
$5,299
The Infinite Man
Belart Collective
Sculpture - 145 x 80 x 50 cm Sculpture - 57.1 x 31.5 x 19.7 inch
$2,819
