Victor Vararely, Hungarian-born artist considered to be the founder of “op-art”, believes that the truths of our time are represented by relativity, the speed of light, and the weight of an atom. To this end he has gone from representational abstraction, through kinetic experiment, to what he terms an abstract geometrical alphabet.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011930
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Abstract
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Biography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Kinetic art
Crafts & Visual Arts → Optical art
Crafts & Visual Arts → Vasarely, Victor, 1906-
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Atomic structure
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geometry
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Light - Speed
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Relativity (Physics)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)