Bia 1964

Victor Vasarely created this geometric painting, Bia, with what looks like acrylic or oil paint on canvas. Look at the way the green circles get smaller as they move inwards, making the image feel like it's breathing, expanding and contracting simultaneously. I can almost feel the texture, smooth and slick in some parts, with a slight drag in others. The surface isn't just a flat plane; it feels like it's subtly shifting. Vasarely is playing with our perception, creating an optical push and pull with color and shape. It reminds me a little of Bridget Riley, another artist who messes with your eyes, but Vasarely brings a kind of playful, psychedelic energy to the whole thing. Like, is it a painting, a puzzle, or a portal? It's all of the above, really.