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Hungarian-French painter Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) was a precocious talent. His earliest surviving painting, a landscape done at age 12, baffled through its realism--an indication of the compelling illusions of spatial depth that would later define his dazzling universe. Inspired by the likes of Malevich and the Bauhaus school, Vasarely developed his own abstract-geometric visual language, exploring the relationship between pure form and pure color. Vasarely's experimentation with optical effects in the 1940s and '50s earned him a central role in the evolution of Op Art. By the late '50s and early '60s, he concentrated on the "democratization of art" by producing "multiples"--reasonably priced original works reproduced in large editions. Vasarely's attempt to "destroy the completely obsolete myth of the unique, inimitable masterwork" was a tremendous contribution to art theory. To him, there was no place for hierarchical division into originals and reproductions, nor for distinction between fine and commercial art--"We cannot leave the enjoyment of art to an elite of connoisseurs forever," he declared. This redefinition of the artist's position and function in society marked a crucial first step in the Pop Art movement. Vasarely's boldly colorful and eye-popping paintings are instantly recognizable and remain entirely modern and relevant today. In this dependable introduction, we explore the makings of an artist ahead of his time. Crisp reproductions and insightful texts celebrate the father of the Op Art movement, from his earliest hypnotizing optical illusions to his hallmark checkerboard works.… (altro)
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I had always loved Vasarely. His paintings seemed to be ahead of their time with their mathematical placement of colours that glowed. When I was in art college and was known as a colorist myself, I always hoped that one day I would see his work, he the master to me the pupil. A couple of years ago I went to the Guggenheim in New York and was bowled over by the huge size and vibrancy of his paintings and so I bought the book.
However, time and technology has altered the perception of Vasarely as a futuristic, abstract artist when his sort of work can easily be duplicated and elucidated by any good user of Photoshop. But I am before the time of computers, so I have kept my delight and awe and so I treasure the book. ( )
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Lorsqu'en 1985 on demanda à Vasarely, alors âgé de 79 ans, comment il envisageait l'avenir, il fit la réponse suivante: "Le but de l'art abstrait de l'avenir, c'est d'accéder à une totale universalité du spirituel, la technique de l'art va évoluer dans le sens du progrès général technique, le style sera détaché de toute personne, il sera même encodable."
In 1985, at the age of 79, Victor Vasarely was asked how he envisioned the art of the future.
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Victor Vasarely, optimiste infatigable, qui a profondément cru au progrès de l'art et de la société, par son amplitude et la diversité de la création lègue aux jeunes générations une méthode pour réconcilier l'art avec la vie et ouvre un champ illimité à de nouvelles découvertes.
Hungarian-French painter Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) was a precocious talent. His earliest surviving painting, a landscape done at age 12, baffled through its realism--an indication of the compelling illusions of spatial depth that would later define his dazzling universe. Inspired by the likes of Malevich and the Bauhaus school, Vasarely developed his own abstract-geometric visual language, exploring the relationship between pure form and pure color. Vasarely's experimentation with optical effects in the 1940s and '50s earned him a central role in the evolution of Op Art. By the late '50s and early '60s, he concentrated on the "democratization of art" by producing "multiples"--reasonably priced original works reproduced in large editions. Vasarely's attempt to "destroy the completely obsolete myth of the unique, inimitable masterwork" was a tremendous contribution to art theory. To him, there was no place for hierarchical division into originals and reproductions, nor for distinction between fine and commercial art--"We cannot leave the enjoyment of art to an elite of connoisseurs forever," he declared. This redefinition of the artist's position and function in society marked a crucial first step in the Pop Art movement. Vasarely's boldly colorful and eye-popping paintings are instantly recognizable and remain entirely modern and relevant today. In this dependable introduction, we explore the makings of an artist ahead of his time. Crisp reproductions and insightful texts celebrate the father of the Op Art movement, from his earliest hypnotizing optical illusions to his hallmark checkerboard works.
However, time and technology has altered the perception of Vasarely as a futuristic, abstract artist when his sort of work can easily be duplicated and elucidated by any good user of Photoshop. But I am before the time of computers, so I have kept my delight and awe and so I treasure the book. ( )