Bukowskis presents Vasarely at Modern Art + Design

Modern Art & Design presents

Victor Vasarely, ”OLTAR-ZOELD”

Victor Vasarely, born in Hungary in 1908, is one of the key figures behind the Op art movement. His innovative art focus on contrasting colours and optical illusions. Vasarely studied for Láslo Moholy-Nagy and came through him into contact with Kandinsky, Gropius, Le Corbusier and Mondrian, as well as the functionalism of the Bauhaus movement..

1930 Vasarely moved to Paris, where he worked successfully as a graphic designer, systematically exploring the optical and emotional range of various printing techniques. This led to a greater understanding of geometric form and its ability to evoke a sensual perception of space, substance, and energy.

Vasarely developed his own form of geometric abstraction, which he varied endlessly, creating different optical patterns with kinetic effect. He considered colour and form inseparable, and geometric shapes were arranged with fluorescent colours so that the eye perceived a fluctuating movement. Vasarely himself summed up this approach with the words: 'Every shape is the basis of a colour, every colour is the attribute of a shape'. In this way, his paintings transferred forms from nature into purely abstract elements.

To be sold at Modern Art & Design. Estimate: 600 000 - 800 000 SEK.

When is the viewing and auction?

Viewing: 10–15th November, Berzelii Park 1, Stockholm.

Open: Mon–Fri 11 AM – 6 PM, Sat–Sun, 11 AM – 4 PM.

Auction: 16–17th November, Arsenalsgatan 2, Stockholm.

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