Playing with Geometric

Geometric Abstract art employs geometric forms in a non-figurative way. The tradition of using geometry in visual art dates back centuries, however in many cases geometric forms were used in a distinctly decorative way, or in a symbolic sense. The Modernist position of using geometric shapes and forms in a self-referential, or purely abstract sense dates back to the era of Synthetic Cubism, which originated around 1912. In this phase of Cubism, artists extracted the Cubist tendency to flatten the world into geometric planes, employing the flattened shapes to construct compositions that were intended to be read as formal examinations of aesthetic elements like line, color and shape.