zebegen by victor vasarely. victor vasarely (1908-1997) hungarian born in 1908 moved to france in...
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4th Grade Art Smart
Zebegen
by Victor Vasarely
Victor Vasarely (1908-1997)• Hungarian born in 1908• Moved to France in 1930 (considered a
French Painter)• Worked as a Graphic Designer • Early work was in complex black & white
patterns• Added intense color contrasts later in work• “Father” of OP ART• Died in 1997
Optical ArtEvolved around 1960 Creates an Optical Illusion (A misleading image.)
Is Abstract (not concrete/realistic)
Uses Visual Contrast(A large difference between two things; for example, rough and smooth, yellow and purple, light and shadow. )
Comprised of Shapes geometric (square, triangle, circle) and organic (irregular in outline)
often appears – to the human eye – to be moving or breathing due to its precise, mathematically-based composition
Examples of his work:
9 Style GroupsHis art is categorized chronologically into different
but sometimes overlapping styles
1. Graphic
2. Belle Isle
3. Denfert
4. Cystal-Gordes
5. Black – White
6. Planetary Folklore
7. Vonal
8. Gestalt
9. Universal Structures
Planetary FolkloreAll over pattern
Uses 2 color units withcontrasting colors
Consists of two geometric elements that fit one intothe other
Zebegen 1964
Examples of His Planetary Folklore Style
Primary Colors The basic colors from which all colors are
mixedRed, Yellow & Blue No other colors can be mixed to make
primary colors.
Secondary Colors• Green, Violet & Orange• Created by mixing two primary colors
together in equal parts
Intermediate (Tertiary) ColorsA color mixed from a primary and secondary
color.Intermedia
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Cool colors
Warm colors
Color wheel
Vocabulary:Composition:
Geometric Shapes:
Hue:
Value:
Intensity:
To create, form or design something by arranging parts to create a unified whole.
Any shapes and/or forms based on math principles, such as square/cube, circle/sphere, triangle/cone, pyramid etc…
Another name for color.
The lightness or darkness of a color.
The brightness or dullness of a color.
Project:Fold 9 x 9 paper in ½ and then in ½ again to
form 16 squares.Brainstorm a simple design unit can be made
using circles, triangles, and squares. (refer to print)
Pick a pair of complementary colors: red/green, blue/orange or violet/yellow.
Design op art pattern using crayons and one or two design units. (vary placement & arrangement to draw the eye around the design)