Modern Art & Design presents Victor Vasarely
Victor Vasarely, "KONDOR"
Bukowskis presents the work "KONDOR" by Victor Vasarely at the upcoming auction Modern Art & Design – the leading auction for modern art and design in the Nordics.
Victor Vasarely, born in 1908 in Hungary, is considered one of the leading figures behind the Op Art movement, thanks to his innovative art focusing on contrasting colors and optical illusions. Taught by László Moholy-Nagy, he came into contact with the works of Kandinsky, Gropius, Le Corbusier, and Mondrian, as well as Functionalism at the Bauhaus, which also made a strong impression on him. In 1930, Vasarely moved to Paris, where he successfully worked as a graphic designer and systematically explored the optical and emotional range of various graphic techniques. This led to an increased understanding of geometric form and its ability to evoke a sensory perception of space, matter, and energy.
Vasarely developed his own form of geometric abstraction, which he varied endlessly, thereby creating different optical patterns with a kinetic effect. He considered color and form to be inseparable, and geometric shapes were arranged in fluorescent colors in such a way that the eye perceived a fluctuating movement. Vasarely himself summarized this approach with the words: "Every form is the basis for a color; every color is an attribute of a form.” In this way, forms from nature were transformed into purely abstract elements in his paintings.The catalog entry "KONDOR" is characterized by features typical of Vasarely's Op Art paintings: the hypnotic colors and distorted surfaces. The composition captivates the viewer, and the eye follows the distorted perspective with great speed. Through the skilled use of circles and squares, combined with vivid contrasting colors, a vibrating, trompe l’oeil-like dimensionality is conveyed.
The work will be sold at Modern Art & Design
Estimate: 1 000 000 – 1 200 000 SEK
Viewing: May 14–19, Berzelii Park 1, Stockholm
Open May 14 12 AM–6 PM, weekdays 11 AM–6 PM, weekends 11 AM–4 PM
Live auction: May 20–21, Arsenalsgatan 2, Stockholm
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