Victor Vasarely was born in 1906 in Hungary. He became one of the fundamental figures of the Op Art movement.
His work was based on visual perception through geometric abstraction.
He began his medical studies at the University of Budapest in 1925, but abandoned them two years later to dedicate himself to art.
In 1927, he studied painting at the Private Podolini-Volkmann Academy.
In 1929 he entered Műhely, an art school founded by Alexandre Bortnyik and based on the Principles of the Bauhaus in Dessau. Here he came into contact with constructivism and abstract art.
In 1930, Vasarely moved to Paris, and in 1937 he created his "Zebras" works considered precursors of Op Art.
During the 1940s, Vasarely began to develop his characteristic style of geometric abstract painting with interactive colors.
In 1955, he published his "Yellow Manifesto" where he expounded his ideas on visual kinetic art.
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Style Art Deco
"The name Art Deco was assigned in the 1960s, at the exhibition "Les Années 25" held in Paris at the Museum of Decorative Arts.
The first pieces could be seen at the International Exhibition of "Decorative Arts and Modern Industry" held in Paris in 1925. This exhibition was a direct response to the Turin exhibitions of 1902 and Milan of 1906.
The Art Deco style emerged between 1920 and 1940 and is represented by symmetrical, rectilinear lines, abstract designs, and bold colors.
It featured the implementation of exotic materials such as parchment, shagreen (the skin of a small shark or ray), chrome pieces, and enamels, as well as ivory and mother-of-pearl inlays.
In contrast, Art Nouveau was more focused on asymmetrical, curved lines inspired by nature."
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