Suprematist painting by Kazimir Malevich

Geometric abstract art is a form of abstract art based on the use of simple geometric forms placed in nonillusionistic space and combined into nonobjective compositions. Some say that geometrical abstraction is the essence of abstact art itself, and must be noted that Wassily Kandinsky, considered to be the father of this form of art is mainly geometrical in his depictions. Other examples of pioneer abstractionists like Malevich and Mondrian show this geometrical approach. However geometrical abstract art cannot only be seen has an invention of XXth avantgarde artists or movements; it is present several cultures through history as decorative motifs or as art pieces themselves. Islamic art for its prohibition of depicting human or animal figures (to prevent believers from idolatry), is a prime example of this geometrical/pattern based art. Abstract art can be related to music, in fact, Kandinsky in his essays wrote about the connection between music and painting and how music influenced his work. Image File history File links Malevitch23. ... Image File history File links Malevitch23. ... Black Circle (Malevich, 1913) Suprematism means, in Kasimir Malevichs own words, supremacy of forms. It is almost a study in abstract forms conceived in itself – non-objective and not related to anything except geometric shapes and colours. ... Black square by Malevitch Abstract art is now generally understood to mean art that does not depict objects in the natural world, but instead uses shapes and colors in a non-representational or subjective way. ... Wassily Kandinsky On White II (Kandinsky 1923) Wassily Kandinsky (Russian: Василий Кандинский, first name pronounced as [vassi:li]) (December 4, 1866 O.S., (December 16, 1866 N.S.) – December 13, 1944) was a Russian painter and art theorist. ... Self-portrait, 1933 Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (Казимир Северинович Малевич, Polish Malewicz, Ukrainian transliteration Malevych, German Kasimir Malewitsch), (February 12, 1878 – May 15, 1935) was a painter and art theoretician, pioneer of geometric abstract art and one of the most important members of the so-called Russian avantgarde. ... Mondrian can refer to: The artist, Piet Mondrian; A stimulus used in research into color perception, particularly color constancy. ... Islamic art is the art of Islamic people, cultures, and countries. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Geometry (from the Greek words Ge = earth and metro = measure) is the branch of mathematics first introduced by Theaetetus dealing with spatial relationships. ... A pattern is a form, template, or model (or, more abstractly, a set of rules) which can be used to make or to generate things or parts of a thing, especially if the things that are generated have enough in common for the underlying pattern to be inferred or discerned... Music is a human activity which involves structured and audible sounds, which is used for artistic or aesthetic, entertainment, or ceremonial purposes. ...

Expressionist abstract painters like Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline or Wols represent the opposite of geometric abstract art. Pollocks Galaxy, a part of the Joslyn Art Museums permanent collection Blue Poles Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an influential American artist and a major force in the Abstract Expressionism movement. ... Frank Klines Painting Number 2, 1954 Franz Kline (May 23, 1910 - May 13, 1962) was an American painter mainly associated with the Abstract Expressionist group which was centered, geographically, around New York, and temporally, in the 1940s and 1950s; but not limited to that setting. ... Wols, was the pseudonym of Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze (May 27, 1913- September 1, 1951) who was a German painter and photographer. ...

Artists who created geometric abstract works include Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, Victor Vasarely, Kazimir Malevich, Max Bill, Vieira da Silva, Frantisek Kupka, Gordon Walters, Sean Scully among others. Look up Artist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Wassily Kandinsky On White II (Kandinsky 1923) Wassily Kandinsky (Russian: Василий Кандинский, first name pronounced as [vassi:li]) (December 4, 1866 O.S., (December 16, 1866 N.S.) – December 13, 1944) was a Russian painter and art theorist. ... Piet Mondrian in his studio in 1941 as photographed by Arnold Newman Pieter Cornelis (Piet) Mondriaan, after 1912 Mondrian, (March 7, 1872–February 1, 1944) was a Dutch painter and an important contributor to the De Stijl art movement, which was founded by Theo van Doesburg. ... Victor Vasarely (Vásárhelyi GyÅ‘zÅ‘) (9 April 1908, Pécs - 15 March 1997, Paris) was a French Hungarian-born artist often acclaimed as the father of Op-art. ... Self-portrait, 1933 (detail) Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (Казимир Северинович Малевич, Polish Malewicz, Ukrainian transliteration Malevych, German Kasimir Malewitsch), (February 23, 1878 – May 15, 1935) was a painter and art theoretician, pioneer of geometric abstract art and one of the most important members of the Russian avant-garde. ... Max Bill (December 22, 1908 – December 8, 1994) was a Swiss architect, artist, and designer. ... Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908-1992) is a Portuguese-French abstractionist painter. ... František Kupka (September 23, 1871 - June 24, 1957) was a Czech painter. ... Gordon Walters (1919-1995) was a pioneer of modernist abstract painting in New Zealand. ... Sean Scully (born 1945) is a painter. ...