Victor Vasarely
Bio
(Hungary, 1908-France,1997), Vásárhelyi Győző, renamed in France as Victor Vasarely, was the father of Op art. In the early 1930s he settled in Paris, where he worked as a graphic designer for advertising agencies. After a period of figurative expression, he opted for a constructive and geometric abstract art. Beginning his main artistic research: around geometric abstract art, which provides optical effects of movement. Vasarely called this development visual kinetics (cinétique plastique) and based on the perception of the viewer who, in the end, is considered the only creator of the work.
From 1948 he exhibited regularly at the Denise René gallery and began to create works of integration with space. In the 1960s he created two-dimensional works that visually suggest movement and three-dimensional works that require the viewer to move in order to produce a kinetic effect.
Statement
Victor Vasarely, strove to incorporate the temporal dimension to the plastic form. His painting is based on scientific rigor and combines the laws of physics and knowledge of geometry, along with the perceptual qualities of color and its influence on visual perception. His work was not so much based on the beauty of forms as on the visual surprise they produce, motivated by perceptual deception. Beginning his main artistic research: around geometric abstract art, which provides optical effects of movement. Vasarely called this development, visual kinetics (cinétique plastique), based on the perception of the viewer who, in the end, is considered the only creator of the work. He used various materials, but using a minimum number of shapes and colors. He considered painting to be measured, calm, rational and serene (nets, wefts).
Additional information
Relieve de madera, Edición de 50 ejemplares, Edición Denise René.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
