Monocolor Yellow 1971

Here's a description of a yellow painting made by Victor Vasarely. The artist paints the light, square by square, building up the composition gradually. The painting starts to breathe as the circles grow in intensity, like the sun burning in the sky. I imagine Vasarely standing back, squinting, adjusting the tone, again and again, until the light feels just right. I wonder if he’s thinking about how light changes everything, how it shifts our perception, how it makes things glow. You can sense the push and pull between control and intuition. The painting reminds me of a pixelated image, the kind you see on a screen, but here, it’s all done by hand. It makes you think about how we see, how we process information, and how artists have always been fascinated by these questions. It’s a conversation that echoes through time, each artist adding their voice to the chorus.