Victor Vasarely
Cheyt Stri
Handwoven tapestry
107 7/8 x 119 5/8 in. (274 x 303.8 cm)
Executed in 1972, this work is from an edition of 6 produced by Galerie Denise René, Paris and Tabard Frères & Sœurs, Aubusson.
Around 1947, Vasarely discovered his place in abstract art. Influenced by his experiences at Breton Beach of Belle Isle, he concluded that “internal geometry” could be seen below the surface of the entire world. He conceived that form and color were inseparable. “Every form is a base for color, every color is the attribute of a form.”
Cheyt Stri
The visual research carried out by Vasarely is based on a scientific method. The artist reasoned about the abolition of the distinction between real and illusory sensations-he considered geometric shapes as spatial, mental, habitual symbols and made carefully studied compositions that seem to break through the plane of representation with a 3-D effect.