Victor Vaserely
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997)
Internationally recognized as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. He is the acknowledged leader of the Op Art movement, and his innovations in color and optical illusion have had a strong influence on many modern artists.
In 1947, Vasarely discovered his place in abstract art. Influenced by his experiences at Breton Beach of Belle Isle, he concluded that \\\"internal geometry\\\" could be seen below the surface of the entire world. He conceived that form and color are inseparable. \\\"Every form is a base for color, every color is the attribute of a form.\\\" Forms from nature were thus transposed into purely abstract elements in his paintings. Recognizing the inner geometry of nature, Vasarely wrote, \\\"the ellipsoid form...will slowly, but tenaciously, take hold of the surface, and become its raison d\\\'etre. Henceforth, this ovoid form will signify in all my works of this period, the \\\'oceanic feeling\\\'...I can no longer......
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