Stri-Archt II 1977

Victor Vasarely made this print called Stri-Archt II, with serigraphy, and it’s an amazing example of how artists can play with our perception. The surface is alive. I love the way he uses color here, almost like a recipe, blending different shades to create the illusion of depth and volume. The dots, carefully placed, pulse and breathe, making the whole image shift and shimmer. It's not just about seeing; it's about feeling the image move and change before your eyes. If you look closely at one of the spheres, like the purple one at the top right, you can see how the color changes from the center outwards, and how this creates a sense of something pushing out towards you. Vasarely's work reminds me a bit of Bridget Riley, another artist who was super interested in how art can mess with our minds. It’s like they are both part of a big conversation about what art can do, and how it can make us see the world in new ways.