Composition with green and blue 

Sonia Delaunay created this abstract composition with green and blue, characteristic of her exploration of color and form. Delaunay was deeply embedded in the artistic and intellectual circles of early 20th-century Europe, where the boundaries between art, design, and everyday life were being radically redefined. The artwork is a dynamic arrangement of geometric shapes and vibrant colors. In France, in the years before the First World War, the rise of industrial capitalism was causing deep social change. In the art world, traditional academic models were being challenged by artists such as Delaunay, who saw abstraction as a means of expressing the energy and dynamism of modern life. Note how she breaks down representational forms into basic shapes, using color to create movement and rhythm. To fully understand this work, one might look at the broader history of abstract art and design, as well as the specific social and cultural context in which it was made. The meaning of art, like everything else, is always contingent on its context.