Victor Vasarely
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| Victor Vasarely | |
| Birth name | Vásárhelyi Győző |
| Born | April 9, 1906 Pécs, Hungary |
| Died | March 15, 1997 (aged 90) Paris, France |
| Nationality | Hungarian-French |
| Field | painting |
| Movement | optical art |
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Victor Vasarely, born Hungarian: Vásárhelyi Győző (9 April 1906[1], Pécs - 15 March 1997, Paris) was a Hungarian French artist whose work is generally seen aligned with Op-art. Zebra, created by Vasarely in the 1930s, is considered by some to be one of the earliest examples of Op-art. Vasarely died in Paris in 1997.
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[edit] Life and work
[edit] Awards
- 1964: Guggenheim Prize
- 1970: French Chevalier de L'Ordre de la Légion d'honneur
- Art Critics Prize, Brussels
- Gold Medal at the Milan Triennale
[edit] Museums
- 1970-1996: Vasarely Museum in Gordes Palace, Vaucluse, France (closed)
- 1976: Fondation Vasarely, Aix-en-Provence, France
- 1976: Vasarely Museum, Pécs, Hungary
- 1987: Vasarely Museum, Zichy Palace, Óbuda, Budapest, Hungary
[edit] References
- Busch, Julia M., A Decade of Sculpture: the New Media in the 1960s (The Art Alliance Press: Philadelphia; Associated University Presses: London, 1974) ISBN 0-87982-007-1
- Holzhey, Magdalena, Vasarely (Taschen: 2005) ISBN 3-8228-3908-6
- Robert C. Morgan, "Vasarely". New York: George Braziller, 2004
- Frank Popper, Origins and Development of Kinetic Art, Studio Vista and New York Graphic Society, 1968
[edit] External links
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- Vasarely: Images, Exhibits, Descriptions, Biography
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- Association Vasarely
- Online petition to save Museum Fondation Vasarely in Aix-en-Provence, France
- Vasarely Museum, Zichy Palace, Budapest
- Culture+Travel magazine feature from 2008 about the Vasarely Foundation in Aix
- Vasarely VS VRML - Caldor
