Victor Vasarely

1908 - 1997

Born in Pécs (Hungary), born in Moscow (RU), based in Moscow (RU).

Victor Vasarely (1908–1997, Hungary/France) moves to Paris in 1930 to work as a graphic designer and begins painting abstract geometric works after the war, at first inspired by textures in nature. He is considered the founding father of Op Art, a movement in art based on optically constructed patterns and illusions and the sometimes disruptive effect they have on our senses. In the 1950s his work is black-and-white; the gradual incorporation of colour takes place in the 1960s. Vasarely’s geometrically based work helped formulates an ‘international grammar’ for perceiving the Concrete. He executes many public art projects in various countries.

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The M HKA is a museum for contemporary art, film and visual culture in its widest sense. It is an open place of encounter for art, artists and the public. The M HKA aspires to play a leading role in Flanders and to extend its international profile by building upon Antwerp's avant-garde tradition. The M HKA bridges the relationship between artistic questions and wider societal issues, between the international and the regional, artists and public, tradition and innovation, reflection and presentation. Central here is the museum's collection with its ongoing acquisitions, as well as related areas of management and research.

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