Gironde 1977

Victor Vasarely made Gironde, a geometrical composition in blue and green, sometime in the 20th century. The painting is all about how simple forms and colours can mess with your perception. Vasarely lays down these thin, precise stripes, and each one shifts in shade. It's like he's tuning the colour to make your eyes vibrate. The surface is smooth, almost machine-like, which is part of the point: it’s less about the artist’s touch and more about the optical effect. Look at how the blue and green meet; there's a dark line there. It's so precise it feels like it's cutting into space. Vasarely was interested in geometric abstraction, like Josef Albers, but he pushed it further into this realm of visual tricks. It’s a trip! He reminds us that seeing isn't just passive; it's something our brains actively construct.