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Victor Vasarely is a Hungarian-French artist who was the leader of the short-lived optical art movement. Optical art is a style of visual art that is abstract, usually in black and white, and creates illusions of depth or movement. Vasarely is often considered the father of the optical art movement. The primary medium of his work is oil paints on wood or board. He did accomplish a few of his pieces with pastel on paper. Victor Vasarely’s didn't find his own style until 1947, when he discovered that the use of geometric abstract shapes could create optical illusions. Victor Vasarely’s style was soon adopted by other artists. His work is featured in many places around the world. He has an outdoor work exhibited in the yard of a church in Hungary. In June of 1970, Victor Vasarely opened his first dedicated museum, complete with over five hundred of his own works in it. Sadly, it closed in 1996. Less

Victor Vasarely is a Hungarian-French artist who was the leader of the short-lived optical art movement. Optical art is a style of visual art that is abstract, usually in black and white, and creates illusions of depth or movement. Vasarely is often More