Copyright: Modern Artists: Artvee
Victor Vasarely made this painting, Deux Cubes, Prismes, with a very particular kind of precision. The way he’s laid down these clean, crisp shapes it really speaks to someone who understands artmaking as a considered, constructed process. The surface is super smooth, which is part of the trick. It’s all about how the colours bump up against each other. Look at the way the warm yellows and reds vibrate against the cool pinks and greys. There’s this optical buzz that makes the whole thing seem like it’s moving, even though it’s totally flat. My eye keeps snapping to the edges where the colours change. It gives the illusion of three-dimensionality. Vasarely's work reminds me a bit of Josef Albers, who was all about colour relationships, but Vasarely takes it into this wild, geometric space. It's like he's saying, "Let's see how far we can push this whole perception thing." And I love that!
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