Zèbres 1932 - 1942

Victor Vasarely made this painting of zebras in black and white with paint. It's all about lines. Look at how the paint is applied. It's not just flat; you can see the texture, the little ridges, almost like he's drawing with the paint itself. The black and white stripes create this wild optical illusion, like the zebras are twisting and turning in front of you. It's like he's saying, "Hey, seeing isn't always believing; it's a process." The cool thing is that he repeats a simple shape but manages to create something visually complex. Vasarely reminds me a bit of Bridget Riley, another artist who loved to play with perception and create these mesmerizing patterns. They both get you thinking about the way we see and understand the world around us. It's like an ongoing conversation about how art can mess with our minds in the best possible way.