Crystal-Gordes Period

In the studies of these periods, the forms are juxtaposed by areas of contrasting colors laid out in flat tints. Vasarely rediscovers the contradictory perspectives of axonometry, the strength of pure composition. The most representative work of this period is “Homage to Malevitch” (1952-1958) which marks the turn towards kineticism. In this painting, the square pivoting on its axis becomes a rhombus, thus creating a visual principle that will be at the center of the artist’s kinetic research. In 1954, Vasarely realized his first architectural integrations in the University of Caracas in Venezuela, in collaboration with the architect Carlos Villanueva.