VASARELY, VICTOR

1908–97, French artist, one of the originators of op art, b. Pécs, Hungary. Educated at art institutes in Budapest, Vasarely was profoundly impacted by Bauhaus thought. He settled (1930) in Paris, where he worked as a commercial artist and graphic designer and later (1959) became a French citizen. Influenced by such modernist movements as constructivism, cubism, and surrealism, by the 1930s he had begun working with the elements of geometric abstraction. In the post–World War II years Vasarely worked out a new pictorial and spatial language, at first in black and white and soon in color. Exploiting optical illusions, he juxtaposed colors so that they appeared to vibrate, meanwhile developing a technique that made parts of his geometric images seem to bulge forward from their surface ground. Vasarely's paintings and graphic art reached the peak of their popularity and influence in the 1960s and 70s.

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Modern Painting: Contemporary Trends
Book by Nello Ponente; Skira, 1960
Subjects: Art, Modern--20th Century, Painting, Painting--History
...MAX BILL JOSEF ALBERS - VICTOR VASARELY - GEER VAN VELDE - RICHARD...canon of representational art: Victor Vasarely 1908 . Eridan II, 1957...personified by Richard Mortensen and Victor Vasarely, the first a Dane, the second...
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A Concise History of Modern Painting
Book by Herbert Read; Frederick A. Praeger, 1959
Subjects: Painting, Modern--20th Century
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Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture
Book by Alex Hughes, Keith Reader; Routledge, 1998
Subjects: France--Civilization--1945---Encyclopedias, Popular Culture--France--Encyclopedias
...Soulages, Pierre Stael, Nicolas de Supports/Surfaces Tinguely, Jean Utrillo, Maurice Vasarely, Victor Wols A abortion/contraception In 1945, French women had little control over their fertility and their reproductive...
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A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
Book by Ian Chilvers; Oxford University Press, 1999
Subjects: Art, Modern--20th Century--Dictionaries, Artists--Biography--Dictionaries
...as an artist he too belongs to the Victorian era, but he was president of the Royal...afar, thanks to Deborah Lambert and Victoria Kirkham. Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne...Times Literary Supplement V A Victoria and Albert Museum A AAA. See...
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Art in Latin American Architecture
Book by Paul F. Damaz; Reinhold Publishing, 1963
Subjects: Architecture--Latin America, Art, Latin American, Art, Modern--20th Century
...Frontispiece: Aluminum, screen by Victor Vasarely, University of Caracas, Venezuela Authors Note...Barrios, Pascual Navarro, Omar Carreno and the sculptor Victor-Valera, most of whom have executed numerous murals...
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The Vibrant Op Art of Victor Vasarely
Magazine article by Berniece Patterson; School Arts, Vol. 98, February 1999
Subjects: Arts education--Study and teaching, Sciences education--Study and teaching
The Vibrant Op Art of Victor Vasarely by Berniece Patterson...Op Art unit. I introduced Victor Vasarely to my fourth grade students...fourth grade students found Victor Vasarelys Op Art to be very stimulating...
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Op-Art-Self-Portraits
Magazine article by Christine Dugas; Arts & Activities, Vol. 144, October 2008
Subjects: Art education--Methods, Optical illusions--Influence, Self portraits--Materials, Self-portraits--Materials
...the work of Hungarian-born, French abstract painter, Victor Vasarely (1908-1997). This remarkable Optical-art (Op-art...complement. The students were especially impressed with Vasarelys ability to manipulate color and shape, giving a three-dimensional...
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It's an Illusion!
Magazine article by Pamela Geiger Stephens; School Arts, Vol. 102, April 2003
Subjects: Optical art--Study and teaching, Optical illusions--Study and teaching
...of British artist Bridget Riley and Hungarian artist Victor Vasarely grew to be exemplars of Op Art. Because the success...Art vocabulary and apply it to masterworks by Riley, Vasarely, or other Op artists. * Show Op Art images to students...
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Op Art Nature Scenes
Magazine article by Lisa Blanchette; Arts & Activities, Vol. 142, October 2007
Subjects: Art education--Aims and objectives, Art education--Equipment and supplies, Art education--Methods, Art teachers--Practice, Op art--Equipment and supplies, Op art--History, Op art--Study and teaching, Optical art--Equipment and supplies, Optical art--History, Optical art--Study and teaching, Painting (Art)--Evaluation, Painting--Evaluation
...artist Bridget Riley (b. 1931) and Hungarian artist Victor Vasarely (1908-1997). Rileys paintings often consisted of just...style in art. * learn about artists Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely. * combine abstraction with realism. * create a balance...
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The Return of Op: With Two Major Survey Shows on Op Art Running Almost Concurrently in Europe and the United States, We Asked Contributing Editor David Rimanelli and Art Historian Sarah K. Rich to Assess the Exhibitions and Reflect on the Resurgence of Interest In-And Contemporary Resonance Of-This Long-Moribund Movement
Magazine article by David Rimanelli, Sarah K. Rich; Artforum International, Vol. 45, May 2007
Subjects: Op art--Criticism and interpretation, Op art--Exhibitions, Op art--History, Optical art--Criticism and interpretation, Optical art--Exhibitions, Optical art--History
...no less than an object. And Victor Vasarely emerges in both shows not as...showcasing objects by the likes of Victor Vasarely and Marina Apollonio, Op is...with which Bridget Rileys and Vasarelys compositional styles were absorbed...
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Brush Strokes
Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), November 14, 2008
...and lithographs before the start of the Christmas exhibition. Theres work by artists including Antoni Tapies, Miro, Victor Vasarely, Pierre Soulages, Patric Heron and Bridget Riley. THE Lock Gallery at the Canal Basin is staging a new exhibition...
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Cezanne Country; Artist Gets Year in Provence, 100 Days in Washington
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 31, 2005
Subjects: Cezanne, Paul
...striking building of black and white hexagons designed by Victor Vasarely in the 1970s. The museum houses Mr. Vasarelys work and...particularly pleasant and helpful. Hotel Cezanne, 40 avenue Victor Hugo; 33-442-26-00-51. For information on the Year of...
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A Man for All Culinary Seasons; A Relaunched London Landmark Namechecks Even the Tinned Ingredients It Uses. This Looks like Environmental Awareness Gone Mad
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), May 2, 2007
Subjects: Restaurants--Restaurant reviews
...mind of one of my companions an MFI showroom, but closer inspection reveals details such as homage to the art of Victor Vasarely and more contemporary tributes such as steel chandeliers hanging from the rafters made by the young British designer...
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Curves in All the Right Places; an 18th Century Feel Is Achieved by Recent RCA Graduate Marie Retpen with Her Crinkly Vases (?45) Angus Ross's Steam Bent Ash Tilting Stool Costs ?380 Pods, Teardrops and Bottles in Aqua and Turquoises by Sophie Cook ?100 to ?150 Bed Quilt Which Pippa Caley Displays on a Chair, Costs ?875 the Ivy Lampshade Is by Elin Isaksson (Price on Request)
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), October 1, 2008
...the block is Seung-Hyun Suh, whose bowl studded with silver discs looks like a homage to Hungarian- French artist Victor Vasarely. Glass artists, too, have international recognition, especially in America, where glass is the most collected contemporary...
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Make a Bold Bid; Prepare for the Summer Sales Frenzy as the Auction Rooms Burst with Bargains, Says Katrina Burroughs
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), May 2, 2007
...as well as more mundane 1950s designs for Sanderson and Parker Knoll. There are big names galore - Raoul Dufy, Victor Vasarely - but prices arent extortionate, starting from pounds sterling200. The mid-century British contingent looks particularly...
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encyclopedia articles on: Vasarely Victor  - 2 results

 
 
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Vasarely, Victor
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
VASARELY, VICTOR 1908 97, French artist, one of the...Educated at art institutes in Budapest, Vasarely was profoundly impacted by Bauhaus...abstraction. In the post World War II years Vasarely worked out a new pictorial and spatial...
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Op Art
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Vibrating colors, concentric circles, and pulsating moire patterns were characteristic of op works by such artists as Victor Vasarely , Richard Anusziewicz, Bridget Riley , Yaacov Agam, and Larry Poons. A comprehensive exhibition of op art, entitled...


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