Composition with Red, Yellow, and Green 1980

Victor Vasarely made this piece, Composition with Red, Yellow, and Green, using geometric forms and bright colors to create an optical illusion. He's playing with how we see, almost like a visual game. Look at how the squares shift and bend, like they're being pulled towards some invisible force. The colors, so bold and flat, add to this effect. It's not about depth or texture; it's about surface and the way our eyes try to make sense of it all. This one little green square inside a yellow frame, it sits there so unassuming, but it's crucial! It anchors the whole composition, giving your eye a place to rest amidst all the visual gymnastics. Vasarely was super interested in how art could mess with your perception. Think of Josef Albers, another colour guy, who knew colour could be a whole world in itself.