Victor VasarelyVictor Vasarely

Is one of the most famous hungarian painters of the xx’s century

Vasarely’s lifeVasarely’s life

He was born as He was born as Győző Vásárhelyi Győző Vásárhelyi in 1908 in Pécsin 1908 in Pécs..

StudiesStudies

After the secondary school, he enrolled for After the secondary school, he enrolled for Budapest University, where he took up medical Budapest University, where he took up medical studies. Inspired by the anatomy lectures he studies. Inspired by the anatomy lectures he joinedjoined Sándor Sándor Bortnyik’s workshopBortnyik’s workshop..

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After he had won a competition of designing advertising posters he left Hungary and settled down in Paris in 1930 working as a graphic artist at advertising agencies. During this period he developed the basic characteristics of his art.

Golden period of his art

The most famous works were created during the period labeled as Black-white, Crystal- and Line.

Crystal period

The compositions of the works from the Crystal period are characterized by the colors of light reflected on the prism.

60’s

In the 60’s he experimented with squares, hexagons, and then octagons, which created the basis of his arts.

Line period

During the Line period he was interested in the relationship of the parallels and movements regularly applying only one pair of colors, or the contrast of black-white.

Victor Vasarely

Died in 1997