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Editor: Here we have an untitled acrylic painting by Victor Vasarely. The canvas is filled with geometric shapes, mostly rectangles, in shades of red, blue and purple. The first word that comes to mind is hypnotic. What do you see in this piece? Curator: I see an attempt to unlock something fundamental about human perception, perhaps even consciousness. Vasarely, a key figure in Op Art, delves deep into how our minds create meaning from visual information. What feelings arise when you consider its patterns and colors? Editor: I think it's really exciting because it is both rigid and chaotic at the same time. Curator: Precisely! The rigidity gives a sense of order, while the color combinations and shifting orientations suggest dynamism. The simple rectangle takes on emotional, psychological and even spiritual resonance through its careful manipulation. Do you find any of the configurations create certain effects for you, maybe even an illusion of movement? Editor: Now that you point it out, in some parts it does look like the squares are shifting, or almost vibrating. Curator: Consider how this visual language resonates with other abstract and minimalist works. These symbols—simple geometric shapes repeated and altered—are part of our cultural memory. They have come to represent modernity, progress, even utopia. Yet, there's always a tension isn't there? Between order and chaos, control and freedom. Editor: I never thought of simple shapes as cultural symbols, but it makes sense in this context! Curator: Indeed, visual symbols are vessels that hold not just images but whole worlds of associations, memories and possibilities. This piece makes you aware of the power of abstraction. Editor: Looking at art this way definitely changes the way I look at abstraction, and it gives new meaning to seemingly basic imagery.