Hungarian Victor Vasarely is considered the father of ‘op art’, or optical illusion art, not to be confused with the quite different category of ‘pop art’. Optical illusions evolved from the trompe l’oeil of classical murals through the canvases of Baroque masters into geometrical deceptions such as this.
Cheyt-stri, c.1971, SilkscreenVictor Vasarely Hungarian (1906 - 1997) |
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Hungarian Victor Vasarely is considered the father of ‘op art’, or optical illusion art, not to be confused with the quite different category of ‘pop art’. Optical illusions evolved from the trompe l’oeil of classical murals through the canvases of Baroque masters into geometrical deceptions such as this. |
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