Boglar-Or 1968

Vasarely made "Boglar-Or" with paint. I imagine him carefully building up this square plane, these gradients that change before our very eyes. I sympathize with the artist—the back and forth between the concept and the actual making. You know, that moment when you move from the idea in your head to what actually happens when the brush hits the surface. But this isn’t just about precision; it’s about feeling. I mean, look at the way those blues pull you in, right? And then the warmer yellow tones create this push and pull. It’s a color vibration thing. The optical thing. Of course, Vasarely was deeply engaged with ideas around perception and the power of abstraction. I think artists are always in conversation across time, so it's not surprising that his work reminds me of artists like Bridget Riley, or Josef Albers. These artists inspire one another. Ultimately, this painting is about seeing, about questioning how we see, and how we experience the world through color and form. It's a pretty open question.