About The Art

Victor Vasarely (1906-1997), born in Hungary, is considered one of the first practitioners of Op Art, abstract art where optical effects occur in a viewer’s personal perception. He briefly studied medicine at the University of Budapest from 1925-27 but left to pursue art for two years and then enrolled at the Muhely Academy in Budapest which is often referred to as the “Hungarian Bauhaus”.

In 1930. Vasarely relocated to Paris, where he worked as a graphic designer for various advertising agencies. In 1944, he had his first solo exhibition, which was the inaugural show in Paris. Vasarely began his experiments in Op Art in the early 1950s. During the same period, he adapted his abstract visual vocabulary to architecture by completing a series of murals for the University of Caracas in Venezuela.

Continuing with experimentations, he became an overnight sensation in the United States in 1965 when his work was included in the landmark Op Art exhibition “the Responsive Eye” at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. As a result of the exhibition’s popularity, Vasarely’s art became widely celebrated, and he experienced enormous success as a printmaker.

“Vasarely was considered the master of optical or “Op Art” which he created in the 1960s. He was Hungary’s old master printmaker as demonstrated by the quality of prints now on view at the Butler.” -Dr. Louis Zona

This exhibition on view in the Segall Print Gallery, Butler North, organized by Carole Sorell Inc., sponsored by the Park West Foundation, and curated by David S. Rubin.

CATEGORIES: Exhibition

DATE: April 13, 2025 - July 20, 2025

LOCATION: Segall Print Gallery, Butler North