Dimensions: 151 x 151 cm
Signed at the bottom of the composition: 'vasarely -'
signed, dated and described on the reverse: 'VASARELY | "VEGA-BALL" - | (150 x 150) - 1979 - | [signature]'
Origins
Galería Siete Siete, Caracas
private collection, since 1984
Sotheby's, New York, 2012
private collection, Poland
Biography
He was of Hungarian descent. He grew up in Budapest. Since 1930, he was active in Paris. One of the leading representatives of geometric abstraction, a forerunner of op-art, i.e. art operating with optical illusions. Since the 1950s, he tried to define it by formulating a series of manifestos. He referred to his abstract art as kinetic plastic art, trying to create the impression of movement through the effects used in it. Since 1960, in his theoretical manifestos, the artist has been developing the concept of a plastic alphabet entitled "Planetary Folklore." He wanted to use his plastic ideas to decorate buildings.
