Tewe-ket 1974

Victor Vasarely made this painting, Tewe-ket, with a clean, crisp geometric sensibility. It's all about greens and golds, shapes and patterns, which makes the painting feel so considered, so precise. I can imagine Vasarely standing in front of the canvas, carefully plotting each line and curve. Did he use stencils, rulers? Was he thinking about math? Or was it more intuitive, a play with space and form? The more I look, the more those two orbs push against each other, it is like they are doing a dance, a tango across a grid. Vasarely has this way of making paintings that are like optical puzzles. He has affinities with other greats like Bridget Riley, another artist who creates perceptual experiences. But it's not just about tricks. It's about how we see, how we perceive the world around us, and how artists keep that conversation going. It is a back and forth that transcends time.