Victor Vasarely Heisenberg

Silkscreen 1983

Limited edition of 25 (4/25)

Publisher: Graphos Verlag A.G.

Printer: Silium (Paris)

Catalog: Benavides 942

65.00 cm × 61.00 cm (image size)

Signed by the artist in pencil

Artist Proof

Certificate of authenticity included

Condition: Very good

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Artwork Description

"Heisenberg" is a representative silkscreen print from the 1980s by Victor Vasarely, who pursued the fusion of scientific thought and visual art.

The precisely composed geometric forms maintain an orderly structure, yet create visual fluctuations and uncertain spatial perception for the viewer. Through the repetition of colors and forms, subtle changes, and spatial illusions, the screen appears to be constantly changing despite being static.

This visual instability is the essence of Op Art that Vasarely pursued, leading the viewer not to a single fixed image, but to a diverse and transforming perceptual experience.

This work, which presents fluctuations and ambiguities inherent in mathematical order, is an extremely intellectual piece that questions vision itself.

Title Explanation

This is very clear.

The title is derived from Werner Heisenberg.

Heisenberg was a theoretical physicist who represented 20th-century physics,

Most famous is the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.

Simply put, this is a fundamental principle of quantum mechanics that states, "the position and momentum of a particle cannot be simultaneously determined with perfect accuracy."

This aligns very well with Vasarely.

Because his Op Art also involves images that change depending on the viewing position and gaze,
and are not fixed to one state.

Therefore, this title can be interpreted as transposing the "uncertainty" of physics into visual art. It is a very intellectual and Vasarely-esque naming.

"The title is derived from the theoretical physicist Heisenberg, suggesting the fluctuations and uncertainty of visual perception."