1. Victor Vasarely
Hungarian-French artist, recognized as the greatest innovator and master of Op Art.

2. Victor de Vasarely was born in Pécs, Hungary, on April 9, 1908.

3. As a young man he attended the Academy of Painting in Budapest and then studied at the Bauhaus School of Budapest .The Bauhaus schools were known for approaches to architecture and graphic design that were similar to the high quality of machine produced objects and environments.

4. He became acquainted with the formal and geometrical styles of Paul Klee and Vasily Kandinsky and with William Ostwald's theory of color scales.

5. In 1930, Vasarely moved to Paris, France
In 1930, Vasarely moved to Paris, France. He married Claire Spinner; they had two sons. In the 1930s Vasarely was a graphic designer and a poster artist who frequently combined geometric pattern and organic representational images

7. Vasarely explored the visually vibrating effect of insistent pattern as well as the appearance of depth despite the use of flat shapes and the absence of modeling.

8. Vasarely wanted to create designs that were universal
Vasarely wanted to create designs that were universal. A socialist, his goal was to produce an art that could be mass produced and affordable for everyone. He became fascinated with an art of pure visual perception without traditional themes and representational qualities.

9. Vasarely's work was abstract and increasingly based on geometry.

23. In 1976 the Vasarely Museum was opened in Pécs, Hungary
In 1976 the Vasarely Museum was opened in Pécs, Hungary. The Vasarely Center was opened in New York City in 1978 and the Centre Vasarely opened in Oslo, Norway, in 1982.

24. Victor Vasarely died in Paris on March 15, 1997 at the age of 90.

25. The following artwork was completed by students from Fertita middle school.
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