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Victor VasarelyVictor Vasarely Signed Original Serigraph, Circa 1970's - Composition CinetiqueCirca 1970's
Circa 1970's
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Wonderful serigraph in color on black light cardboard, created circa 1970's.
By French/Hungarian artist Victor Vasarely, considered the father of Op Art.
This work is in excellent condition, archivally matted and beautifully framed.
The image is 21"h x 19"w. The frame measures 31"h x 28 1/2"w.
The work is signed in pencil lower right. The edition size is seen lower center: 75/250.
Considered the father of Op Art, Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) began his artistic training at the Muheely school, founded in Budapest by a student of the Bauhaus. He settled in Paris in 1930, where he created what is considered today as the first Op Art work, "Zebra" (1937). In Paris he worked as a graphic designer for advertising agencies. During this period his artistic style varied from figurative expression, towards a type of constructive and geometric abstract art, interested in the representation of perspective without vanishing points.between 1936 and 1948 he participated regularly in the Salon des Surindependents and in the Salon des Nouvelles Réalités. From 1948 he exhibited regularly at the Denise René Gallery. In the fifties his work approached the use of new materials and supports such as aluminum or glass. In the same way he began to make works of integration with space, such as Homage to Malevich. In the sixties he participated in numerous group exhibitions, such as The Responsive Eye at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, as well as solo exhibitions in Europe and America. Among the numerous awards he received throughout his life, the Guggenheim Prize (1964), the Art Critics of Brussels and the gold medal at the Milan Triennial stand out. In 1970 he was also named Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honor. He is represented in the museums dedicated to him in Aix-en-Provence, Pécs and Budapest, but also in the most important centers of contemporary art in the world, such as the Tate Gallery in London, the MoMA in New York, the Guggenheim in Venice or the Reina Sofia in Madrid.
- Creator:Victor Vasarely (1906 - 1997, French, Hungarian)
- Creation Year:Circa 1970's
- Dimensions:Height: 31 in (78.74 cm)Width: 28.5 in (72.39 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Phoenix, AZ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2749214652982
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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