Boglar-Or 1968

Victor Vasarely made this hypnotic painting called Boglar-Or with paint, and a rigorous system of dots. Look at how the grid both holds and releases the forms. The colours have a funny kind of depth; yellow ochre, a blue leaning periwinkle, and a murky black. It reminds me of being a kid and staring at those old-school Magic Eye posters, waiting for the hidden image to pop out. The whole composition relies on the tension between order and chaos. Each dot is carefully placed, but together they create this wobbly, almost organic effect. Like a digital screen glitching, or maybe even cells under a microscope, there’s something unsettling and strangely alive about it. It's like the hard-edged geometry wants to party with something more fluid. I'm thinking about Bridget Riley and her crazy bending lines when I look at this piece. These artists push paint into places that make you question what you see.