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Set against a framework of thick, black horizontal and vertical lines, Léger's "mechanical elements" are composed of tightly interlocking circles, ellipses, curves, diagonals, rectangles, dots, and groups of parallel wavy lines.
- The Children's Garden
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- Six Designs for Abstract Wall Decorations
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- Walking Flower
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- Starfish and Swimmers
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- The Bicyclist
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- Woman With a Cat
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- Fernand Léger (1881–1955)
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- The Children's Garden
Explore. abstraction (8,615) from recognisable sources (3,634) man-made (999) objects (23,571) tools and machinery (1,287) machinery (179) ‘Mechanical Elements‘, Fernand Léger, 1926.
Similarly, Mechanical Elements from 1920 ( 1999.363.36) presents a stylized view of interlocking disks, pistons, and clamps in a compressed, chaotic compositional space that reflects the energy of modern life.
Study for "Mechanical Elements". Fernand Léger. 1918.
Here, the artist has moved beyond the depiction of specific objects—a factory, train, or the modern city itself—to arrive at a near abstract construction of geometric forms and flattened planes of color. Interlocking together, these mechanical elements exist within the composition in perfect accord.
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Oct 14, 2023 · His work is characterised by fantastic recurring interchangeable geometric elements that featured the cone, relief-like space, the cylinder, and a disk. Surprisingly, none of this work directly depicts identifiable mechanical parts.