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Victor VasarelyCinetique1973
1973
$6,075
£4,665.34
€5,346.42
CA$8,552.10
A$9,580.24
CHF 4,992.18
MX$116,859.17
NOK 63,439.15
SEK 59,818.59
DKK 39,904.22
About the Item
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Victor Vasarely
Cinetique
1973
Silkscreen in two parts; paper and mylar
12 1/4 x 10 x 1 1/2 in.
Edition of 50, numbered in Roman Numerals
Signed in ink on mylar and numbered on verso
Condition: This work is in excellent condition.
Frame: The work is framed in the original black wood frame which is part of the piece itself.
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art.
Proof of provenance on the back (please refer to photos) from Edition Du Griffon.
ABOUT THE WORK:
This is an early and rare objects by Vasarely.
This work shows the optical effects of Vasarely's work to the fullest.
The piece is composed of two layers. The bottom layer is a screenprint on paper, and the top layer is screenprint on clear mylar. When place on top of each other they work forms a very kinetic, optical effect.
These elements are kept together by a black wood frame which is part of the work itself.
They are signed in silver ink on the bottom right side and numbered in Roman numerals on the verso, and bears a label from Edition Du Griffon.
ABOUT THIS ARTIST:
Victor Vasarely, whose original name was born in Pécs, Hungary on 9 April 1908. Today, he is widely regarded as the father of the Optical Art movement.
In 1927 Vasarely began his artistic training at a private drawing school in Budapest. After moving to Paris in 1930 Vasarely was successful as a graphic designer and systematically explored the optical and emotional scope of the different graphic techniques. This led to his understanding in 1947 that geometric forms could evoke a sensory perception conveying new ideas of space, matter and energy.
Paris was a big source of inspiration for him. In creating his first kinetic works, Vasarely was inspired by the cracked tiles of the Denfert-Rochreau metro station in Paris, and the manner in which the waves shaped the pebbles on the Belle-Isle-Sur-Mer beaches.
He eventually developed his personal style by creating his own geometric form of abstraction, which he varied to obtain different optical patterns with a kinetic effect.
In the artist's works, one can clearly distinguish the elements of what Vasarely used to call Alphabet Plastique (plastic alphabet), the circle, the square and their variations. Sometimes, an element of deep three-dimensionality is added to the Alphabet Plastique, so that the typical Vasarley's impossible volumes are created.
Victor Vasarely spent the course of a long, critically acclaimed career seeking, and arguing for an approach to art making that was deeply social. He placed primary importance on the development of an engaging, accessible visual language that could be universally understood.
Vasarely designed murals of metal and ceramic, mainly for buildings in France. He exhibited works regularly at Documenta in Kassel between 1955 and 1968. The official spiral-shaped logo of the 20th Olympic games in Munich was designed by Vasarely. In 1976 the artist founded the Fondation Vasarely in Aix-en-Provence which supported the creation of an institute for contemporary design and architecture in 1981. The Vasarely Museum, in the artist's birth-town Pécs was opened in 1976, followed by the opening of a second museum in Zichy Palace in Budapest in 1987.
- Creator:Victor Vasarely (1906 - 1997, French, Hungarian)
- Creation Year:1973
- Dimensions:Height: 12.25 in (31.12 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:Roman Numeral Edition of X (10)Price: $6,075
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- Condition:This work is in excellent condition.
- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU53831572683
Victor Vasarely
Widely considered the grandfather of Op art, the French-Hungarian painter Victor Vasarely (1906–97) created eye-popping geometric abstractions that play with the viewer’s perception of depth, perspective and motion. A classic example is the 1937 Zebra, which consists of undulating black and white stripes that suggest the form of the titular animal through optical trickery. The work is often credited as the earliest Op art painting.
Such illusions were more than pleasing tricks for Vasarely, who insisted that “pure form and pure color can signify the world.” He wanted to “democratize” art by producing works in large editions at reasonable prices that were understandable across national and cultural boundaries. In the 1960s, he developed an alphabet plastique, or fine art alphabet, consisting of elementary visual building blocks that could be used in endless combinations to create original compositions. By employing this universal visual vocabulary and stripping away topical references, he sought to create what he called a “Planetary Folklore.”
Embodying Vasarely’s singular belief that art should serve a social function, accessible to all, these innovations may perhaps be his greatest contribution to 20th-century art.
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