Title
Victor Vasarely Artwork (3 Pieces)
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Creation Date
1968
Description
Red Squares, 1968 (Artwork Above)
Color Silkscreen on paper
Victor Vasarely
1985.27
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Sirt-MC, 1978 (Artwork Attached Below)
Color Silkscreen on paper
Victor Vasarely
1993.31
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Constellations, 1967 (Artwork Attached Below)
Color Silkscreen on paper
Victor Vasarely
1993.31
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Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) is considered the founder of Optical Art and is known for his investigational techniques in the use of color and patterns. He began his education at the University of Budapest School of Medicine before entering the field of art in 1927. This formal scientific training is thought to have enhanced his use of methodical compositions. He was also influenced by the Bauhaus School, which theorized that art and architecture be based on the forms of the cube, the rectangle, and the circle. Victor Vasarely advanced artistically using these theories of repetitive geometric arrangements and mathematical grids. He stated, "Every form is a base for color, every color is the attribute of a form."
He studied the work of Albert Einstein, Niels Henrick David Bohr, Norbert Wiener, and Werner Heisenberg and their concepts of physics, mathematics, and the structure of atoms. Through these studies, he formulated his own method of using a network of forms and a color system with modular relationships to create dimension. He had a fascination with technology, computers, and the geometry found in the natural world. He felt that the visual kinetics of his art relied on the perception of the viewer who was the creator of the experience.
