Transcript Victor Vasarley

Victor Vasarley
By Leigh Anna Cooper
Main Info
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Victor was born on April 19th 1906.
He died on March 15th 1997.
Nationality: Hungarian France.
Field: Painting
Movement: Optical Art.
Personals
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Victor married his fellow student Claire Spinner.
They had two sons “Adre, and Jean Perre”
He worked for a ball bearing company in Budapest.
He got his Baccalaureate degree in 1925.
Having lived in mostly cheap hotels Victor finally
settled in 1942-1944 in saint-cere in the lot
department.
Historical Styles
• Some historical styles Victor used
were: Graphics witch he used first.
Belle isle he used second. Denfert he
used this the third time. Cystal-Gords
he used a lot in his art work. Black
and white he used with his zebras.
Planitary Folklore he didn’t use that
much. Voral he used often.
Gestalt/Universal structures is
what he used most often.
Museums victor Opened
• In 1979 Victor opened a museum
named The Optical Art Of Vasarely in
Phenox art Museume. “VasarelyYouaul”.
• In 1992 he opened another museum
and Victor became a Graphics designer
and poster designer during the 1930’s.
• Actions with other artists were limited
during this time.
Discoveries
• In 1947 Vasarely discovered his
place in abstract art.
• He also began to work with oils
creating both abstract and fugatile
canvices.
• In 1951-1955 Kenetic images and
black and white Photographs where
what Victor was doing.
Historical Styles and facts
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Graphics, 1930’s
Buhaus design studies of the 20’s
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Black and white reversals, Checkered Boards, Zebras, Harlequins and
other international studies were used by victor during this time.
• Ex: Victors reversal Zebra paintings
Other
• Victor influenced young artists with his museums and his art work
in them.
• He went from Graphic designs to Optical designs and paintings
witch he loved to do.
• He said “I Absolutely Fell In Love With Optical Art When I Started
To Use It”.