• Key art movements in the Modern period were characterised by a preoccupation with geometry. From Op Art’s mathematically precise illusions... Key art movements in the Modern period were characterised by a preoccupation with geometry. From Op Art’s mathematically precise illusions... Key art movements in the Modern period were characterised by a preoccupation with geometry. From Op Art’s mathematically precise illusions... Key art movements in the Modern period were characterised by a preoccupation with geometry. From Op Art’s mathematically precise illusions... Key art movements in the Modern period were characterised by a preoccupation with geometry. From Op Art’s mathematically precise illusions... Key art movements in the Modern period were characterised by a preoccupation with geometry. From Op Art’s mathematically precise illusions... Key art movements in the Modern period were characterised by a preoccupation with geometry. From Op Art’s mathematically precise illusions... Key art movements in the Modern period were characterised by a preoccupation with geometry. From Op Art’s mathematically precise illusions... Key art movements in the Modern period were characterised by a preoccupation with geometry. From Op Art’s mathematically precise illusions...

    Key art movements in the Modern period were characterised by a preoccupation with geometry. From Op Art’s mathematically precise illusions to Minimalism’s formal concerns, geometry has been at the root of many essential artworks.

    Engaging with the study of lines, angles and surfaces is a fundamental practice for many leading Modern artists. Perhaps the first artist that comes to mind is Piet Mondrian. The Dutch painter is widely regarded as one of the most significant artists of the last century, pioneering abstraction with his visually striking, inimitable compositions. Mondrian coined the term ‘Neo-Plasticism’ when describing his paintings, which are iconic for their vivid primary colours and bold horizontal and vertical lines. Meaning ‘new art’, the term embodies a commitment to pure, unadulterated painting, stripped back to its basic components. The artist believed that only through limiting oneself to the most essential elements of painting, colour, and line form, can an artist represent the universe and human experience at its most essential state.

  • Mondrian’s contribution to the trajectory of Modern art was monumental. The legendary Josef Albers was particularly influenced by the artist,... Mondrian’s contribution to the trajectory of Modern art was monumental. The legendary Josef Albers was particularly influenced by the artist,... Mondrian’s contribution to the trajectory of Modern art was monumental. The legendary Josef Albers was particularly influenced by the artist,... Mondrian’s contribution to the trajectory of Modern art was monumental. The legendary Josef Albers was particularly influenced by the artist,... Mondrian’s contribution to the trajectory of Modern art was monumental. The legendary Josef Albers was particularly influenced by the artist,... Mondrian’s contribution to the trajectory of Modern art was monumental. The legendary Josef Albers was particularly influenced by the artist,... Mondrian’s contribution to the trajectory of Modern art was monumental. The legendary Josef Albers was particularly influenced by the artist,... Mondrian’s contribution to the trajectory of Modern art was monumental. The legendary Josef Albers was particularly influenced by the artist,... Mondrian’s contribution to the trajectory of Modern art was monumental. The legendary Josef Albers was particularly influenced by the artist,... Mondrian’s contribution to the trajectory of Modern art was monumental. The legendary Josef Albers was particularly influenced by the artist,... Mondrian’s contribution to the trajectory of Modern art was monumental. The legendary Josef Albers was particularly influenced by the artist,... Mondrian’s contribution to the trajectory of Modern art was monumental. The legendary Josef Albers was particularly influenced by the artist,... Mondrian’s contribution to the trajectory of Modern art was monumental. The legendary Josef Albers was particularly influenced by the artist,...

    Mondrian’s contribution to the trajectory of Modern art was monumental. The legendary Josef Albers was particularly influenced by the artist, creating a significant body of work titled ‘Homage to the Square’. Began in the 1950s, this series consumed the artist for 25 years and was inspired by Mondrian’s own obsession with the many formal possibilities of a square.

    Through exploring geometry within art, major artists were able to investigate an infinite range of visual effects.

    In 1965, Josef Albers exhibited alongside Bridget Riley, Frank Stella and Victor Vasarely in one of Modern art's most important exhibitions, 'The Responsive Eye'. The exhibition occured at the height of the Op Art movement, a period in which artists engaged with how vision functions through their vibrant, geometric compositions. Creating dynamic optical illusions, artists such as Albers, Riley, Stella and Vasarely sought to confront visual perception, encouraging a different way of seeing. 

     

    Artists external to Op Art, such as leading conceptual artist Sol LeWitt, also explored geometry. LeWitt, who was influenced by Albers' teachings and consideration of the square motif, used line and form in order to contemplate structures and logic in a uniquely cerebral way.

     

    Pioneers such as Riley and LeWitt have inspired generations of artists to explore geometry. For instance, Damien Hirst's ongoing obsession with circles mirrors Albers' fixation on the square. Geometric artworks from across both the Modern and Contemporary period continue to provide audiences with a vital means of engaging with visual, aesthetic, and human experience.

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