Geo/Metric @ MoMA by Dr. Savola

Dr Savola

lasse_savola1 — 2020-02-03 17:30:45 UTC

Picasso's out-of-the-box art changed the world. Here's one of his guitars from 1913. Here he seems to place shape over form.

Beam Sosothikul

2023-02-05 04:26:49 UTC

"Guitar" by Georges Braque from 1913 is a cubist still life painting that shows the artist's use of fragmented forms and geometric shapes to depict a musical instrument.

Beam Sosothikul

2023-02-05 04:27:55 UTC

"Untitled from Konstruktionen. Kestnermappe 6 (Constructions. Kestner Portfolio 6)" by László Moholy-Nagy from 1923 is a photomontage demonstrating the artist's use of abstract forms, geometric shapes, and photographic images to create a dynamic and innovative composition.

Beam Sosothikul

2023-02-05 04:29:33 UTC

"Orange" by Vasily Kandinsky from 1923 is an abstract painting that showcases the artist's use of vibrant color and dynamic brushstrokes to convey an emotional experience, demonstrating his involvement in the movement of Expressionism.

Beam Sosothikul

2023-02-05 04:30:58 UTC

Josef Albers was a German artist and teacher known for his abstract color theory and series "Homage to the Square," including "Ten Works" from 1962.

Jenna Markart

2023-02-06 02:14:27 UTC

"Untitled" by Bridget Riley in 1965 shows a unique shape styling of distorting rectangles that are just black and white. This style of illusion and geometric shapes catches the eye and makes the viewer curious.

Julia Czerwonka

2023-02-06 22:09:29 UTC

Mark Grotjahn Untitled (2 Greens Cream Black Butterfly 74)2002

When I first look at this piece I think of a starburst or a spark. When I looked at it closer and longer it appreciated the tension the two sparks are creating on the middle line. Grotjahn uses linear perspective and vanishing points as his main technique. Your eye goes directly to the vanishing points of both lines in the middle of the page.

Caitlin Burke

2023-02-07 19:46:14 UTC

This Abstract art shows simplicity and minimalism in its approach. Made up of skinny rectangles and half circles overlapping one another. The color palette is very simple and monochrome making the artwork calming and not chaotic like some abstract artworks can be.

Evangelina Colucci

2023-02-08 04:06:31 UTC

"Konstruktionen 6. Kestnermappe" By László Moholy-Nagy from 1923 is a lithograph depicting a multitude of lines overlapping two rectangles represents Nagy's way of describing a humanistic utopian view of the world. Nagy was a Hungarian artist who dabbled in film, typography, and graphic design which helped him contribute to the Bauhaus movement in Germany.

Harmony Ishikawa

2023-02-08 21:39:12 UTC

Aleksandr Vesnin "Proposal for a Monument to the Third International" 1921
I love the use of minimal colors, and the lines with the words. In a sense you can choose what you want it to say, to me I see some sort of a ship.

Ana Guerrero

2023-02-09 23:12:35 UTC

"Josef Albers began making his Homage to the Square painting series around 1951.” Josef Albers an influential abstract painter was known for his experiments with color and shapes. After I saw this simple painting of four squares it looks as if it was going into a room, or another dimension, basically 3D, because of the colors Josef Albers decided to use; going from light to dark. Even though it's just a solid square with one color the print speaks to you and there seems to be some sort of movement. This was when he explored his creativity and it shows.

Nikayla Sudyatmiko

2023-02-10 03:16:51 UTC

Francois Morellet was a french contemporary abstract painter, sculptor, and a light artist. He is mostly known for his minimal and conceptual art and he also played a big role in the development of geometrical abstract and post conceptual art.

JIE GONG

2023-02-10 03:47:06 UTC

The work is considered an early example of his abstractionist style, which he developed through his exposure to Cubism during his time in Paris. In the drawing, Mondrian transforms the image of a pier stretching into the sea into a cluster of horizontal and vertical lines, symbolizing the rhythmic ebb and flow of the ocean and the flickering of starlight. The work represents a shift towards a more pure form of abstraction, in which the artist stripped away illustrative elements and used only a vertical-horizontal grid to simplify the image. In this piece, color is eliminated and the grid forms a symbolic structure representing what Mondrian saw as a cosmic dualism between the masculine and spiritual (vertical) and the feminine and material (horizontal). The drawing speaks to both the physical movement of water and a spiritual structure within nature, embodying Mondrian's pursuit of "a true vision of reality."

Sheldon McCloud

2023-02-11 02:33:57 UTC

Hélio Oiticica Metaesquema No. 3481958

This work is from a series by Helio Oiticica, a Brazilian artist. The series all feature works in the shape of squares and rectangles. While in this particular work the rectangles are arranged in a grid like pattern. The rectangles are skewed and to me appear to be floating and bouncing off of each other.

SIMON HO

2023-02-11 19:52:06 UTC

"Homage to the Square: Ten Works" is a series of screen-printed paintings created by the German-American artist Josef Albers. The series consists of ten prints, each of which features a simple composition of nested squares of different colors. The series is characterized by its use of simple geometric shapes, limited color palettes, and repetitive compositions. The nested squares in each painting create a sense of depth, and the variations in color and placement of the squares produce a range of visual effects. The "Homage to the Square" series is considered to be one of Albers' most important works and has been widely influential in the art world. Its simplicity, repetitive composition, and exploration of color and form continue to inspire artists and designers today. Albers was a pioneer of abstract art and was a member of the Bauhaus school, which sought to unite art, craft, and technology. In the "Homage to the Square" series, he sought to explore the relationship between color and form, and to demonstrate the way in which different colors can affect each other.

Leila Philipp

2023-02-12 11:57:40 UTC

“Untitled From Locus” by Dorothea Rockburne is one part of a series of six. The pieces from this series were created by running folded paper through a printing press in order to create indented planes and embossed lines throughout the paper. She then went over each piece with Aquatint in order to create a “richly textured surface.” This piece stood out to me because of the artist's use of only folds on paper to create interesting texture and dimension. The raised points that the folds create give the pieces in this series a 3-dimensional and sculpturesque look that is incredibly interesting to look at despite having no other visuals or colors represented.

Adejoke Ogunjobi

2023-02-13 03:00:15 UTC

Bridget's painting makes the audience reflect on how it physically feels to look. Her paintings of the 1960s became synonymous with the Op Art movement, looking at this piece gives an illusion making it seem like it moves.

amisha mangal

2023-02-13 04:21:15 UTC

"Untitled" , by Dorothea Rockburne in 1972, is part of what appears to be a pentaptych. The set of five papers' only sign of interference are the folds and creases. The artist has folded the paper before inserting it into the press, which has created equal and symmetrical lines on the opposite side of the main fold. This means that half has a raised look while the other half appears embossed. This specific piece reminds me of a philosophy we may have all heard : you can't undo what you've already done. Similarly, you can't unfold paper after you've already creased it. This pice takes that metaphor a step further with the embossing; everything has an equal and negative reaction.

Geneva Frazier

2023-05-21 19:37:26 UTC

This image is a depiction of the piece entitled Orange by Vasily Kandinsky from 1923. I was more drawn to this work than the others I sifted through from the gallery because it gave me a more relatable feel than (no disrespect ) what the others seemed to be just a bunch of greatly painted shapes. When I looked at this piece I immediately began to be able to tell a story within myself, and that is how I feel the most loved by art: when I can look at the work and redefine it in my own experience. I also love this work because although it is from 1923 it has a very 80s feel to it at the same time, which tells me that it was maybe even ahead of its time. Finally, the colors used are impeccable and was mixed very well.

Keishin Sadava

2023-05-22 23:47:21 UTC

"Amorpha: Fugue in Two Colors" by František Kupka in 1912 there is a repetitive motif of ovals and circles that overlap each other creating a dynamic composition. The use of red and blue create a contrast allowing the viewer to maneuver their gaze across the artwork.