Orion-K 1972

Victor Vasarely made this painting, Orion-K, using geometric forms and a full spectrum of colors, all playing off one another. It's a real brain-bender, right? You can almost feel Vasarely mapping out each square, choosing where to let one color end and another begin. I can imagine him puzzling over how to balance the warmth of the reds and yellows with the coolness of blues and greens. Maybe he felt like he was walking a tightrope, trying to create order out of chaos, or vice versa! It’s kind of wild how the surface seems to vibrate, almost like it’s alive, constantly shifting and changing. You know, his interest in perception and how we see things reminds me of Josef Albers, but with a totally different vibe. Vasarely invites us to question our own sense of reality and how our eyes can play tricks on us. Ultimately, Orion-K celebrates the power of painting as a form of visual inquiry, where experimentation and play lead to new ways of seeing and experiencing the world.