Diuru 1976

Victor Vasarely's "Diuru" is a trip isn't it? A real head-scratcher of colour and form. I can imagine Vasarely really getting into it, plotting out those squares in shades of blue, green, red, and purple. Picture him, carefully layering the paint to get that smooth, almost unreal surface. He has created something out of nothing using only blocks of colour and a grid. Each block of colour has such a crucial role to play in making the surface move and bend. I see an ongoing conversation between flatness and depth, surface and illusion. It is like he is using these simple tools to change our perception. Vasarely’s work, with its clean lines and geometric shapes, makes me think of artists like Josef Albers. Both were interested in how color can mess with our eyes and minds. There’s something so optimistic, even utopian, about the Op Art movement, don’t you think? As if through careful design, we can bend reality to our will!