Victor Vasarely
1908 - 1997
Born in Pécs (Hungary), born in Moscow (RU), based in Moscow (RU).
Victor Vasarely (1908–1997, Hungary/France) moves to Paris in 1930 to work as a graphic designer and begins painting abstract geometric works after the war, at first inspired by textures in nature. He is considered the founding father of Op Art, a movement in art based on optically constructed patterns and illusions and the sometimes disruptive effect they have on our senses. In the 1950s his work is black-and-white; the gradual incorporation of colour takes place in the 1960s. Vasarely’s geometrically based work helped formulates an ‘international grammar’ for perceiving the Concrete. He executes many public art projects in various countries.
Works
>Victor Vasarely, Keiho, 1956.Painting, oil, canvas, 195.5 x 130.5 x 2.5 cm.
>Paul De Vree, Renaat Braem, Victor Vasarely, Jef Verheyen, Publication of the exhibition 'Integratie 64' with a cover design by Victor Vasarely, 1964.Periodical, ink on paper, 31,1 x 23,6 cm.
Exhibitions & Ensembles
> Exhibition: Jef Verheyen. Window on Infinity. 23 March 2024 - 18 August 2024.
> Exhibition: Museum of Parallel Narratives. In the framework of L’Internationale. 14 May 2011 - 02 October 2011.
> Exhibition: The collection XXIX – Spirits of Internationalism: 6 European Collections 1956-1986. 20 January 2012 - 29 April 2012.
> Ensemble: Het Concrete [The Concrete].
> Ensemble: Jef Verheyen - ARCHIVE.
> Ensemble: Window on Infinity - Room 07.