
Victor VasarelyUngheria, Francia, 1906–1997Si può ammirare?
Copenaghen, Danimarca
Appartiene alla collezione, ma al momento non è esposta.
1951–1955
“Le Mouvement” at the Denise René gallery
Kinetic art flourishes: works by Vasarely, Calder, Duchamp, Man Ray, Soto and Tinguely are exhibited at the Denise René gallery under the title “Le Mouvement”.
1955
The “Yellow Manifesto”
In 1955 Vasarely publishes his “Yellow Manifesto”, in effect the programme of Op art: building on the research of the constructivists and Bauhaus pioneers, he postulates that visual kinetics relies on the perception of the viewer, considered the sole creator, who plays with optical illusions.
1955
Prizes in Brussels, Milan and Venezuela
In 1955 Vasarely receives the Art Critics Prize in Brussels, the Gold Medal of Milan and the International Painting Prize of Venezuela.
16 luglio 1955 – 18 settembre 1955
Exhibition: documenta
2 March 1959
A patent for the method of “plastic units”
On 2 March 1959 Vasarely patents his method of “unités plastiques”: geometric forms are cut out of a coloured square and rearranged, using a strictly defined palette of colours and forms.
11 luglio 1959 – 11 ottobre 1959
Exhibition: Documenta II