Vasarely initially began as a poster artist and graphic designer before experimenting artistically with textural effects and the interplay between shadow and light, resulting in such works as Zebra, which is broadly accepted as one of the first examples of
Op Art;
« In basic research, intellectual rigor and sentimental freedom
necessarily alternate. »
Victor Vasarely
the artist worked with numerous materials including Perspex and wood, but only a minimal number of colours and forms. Throughout his career, Vasarely experimented with numerous styles including
surrealism and
cubism, but was most notably inspired by the methods of
Bauhaus and
Constructivism, as well as painter and art theorist Wassily Kandinsky. (
Artist website)
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Vasarely initially began as a poster artist and graphic designer before experimenting artistically with textural effects and the interplay between shadow and light, resulting in such works as Zebra, which is broadly accepted as one of the first examples of
Op Art;
« In basic research, intellectual rigor and sentimental freedom
necessarily alternate. »
Victor Vasarely
the artist worked with numerous materials including Perspex and wood, but only a minimal number of colours and forms. Throughout his career, Vasarely experimented with numerous styles including
surrealism and
cubism, but was most notably inspired by the methods of
Bauhaus and
Constructivism, as well as painter and art theorist Wassily Kandinsky. (
Artist website)
Read Less
