Victor Vasarely was a Hungarian painter, graphic artist, and one of the most important representatives of Op Art and geometric abstraction. He was born on 1906, in Pécs, Hungary. Initially, he studied medicine, but after two years, he decided to change his focus and devote himself to art. From 1928 to 1929, he attended the private art school of Sándor Bortnyik in Budapest, which was the Hungarian counterpart to the Bauhaus. In 1930, he moved to Paris, where he worked as a graphic artist and began his artistic career, creating works based on optical illusions and geometric forms.
His work, especially from the 1950s onward, focused on creating spatial illusions through the precise use of shapes and colors, evoking a sense of movement and depth on flat surfaces. Vasarely developed his own visual language based on simple shapes like squares, triangles, and lines, arranged rhythmically to create optical illusions. His concept of "Planetary Folklore" aimed to create a universal language of art that could be understood worldwide.
Victor Vasarely passed away on March 15, 1997, in Paris. His work continues to inspire artists and art lovers today, and his impact on the development of Op Art and contemporary art remains invaluable.
