Straight lines that appear curved, views that display two perspectives at once-these are the trademarks of op art, pioneered and pushed to new levels by Victor Vasarely. GAUZE bandage-for most, this cloth is simply an aid to healing. Victor Vasarely looked at the criss-cross threads, laid over a childhood cut, and it led him to become the "Father of Op Art." The young Vasarely noticed the threads forming grids on the bandage. These formations intrigued …showed first 75 words of 827 total…

…showed last 75 words of 827 total…his homeland to trace his Hungarian roots. During most of his career the country was communist, and was not particularly conducive to artists interested in expressing themselves. He returned to his birthplace in Pécs and opened a museum dedicated to his work. He dedicated 400 pieces of work to the state which are displayed at the Vasarely museum in Budapest. After a long superb career of fooling the eye, Vasarely died of a stroke in 1997.