Victor Vasarely Heisenberg

Silkscreen, 1983

Edition of 25 (4/25)

Publisher: Graphos Verlag A.G.

Printer: Silium (Paris)

Catalogue: Benavides 942

65.00 cm × 61.00 cm (image size)

Hand-signed by the artist in pencil

Artist Proof

Certificate of Authenticity included

Condition: Excellent

Artwork Description

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

The precisely structured geometric forms, while maintaining an orderly composition, create a visual oscillation and an uncertain spatial perception for the viewer. Through the repetition of colors and forms, subtle variations, 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.

By presenting the fluctuations and ambiguities hidden within mathematical order, this work is a profoundly intellectual piece that questions the nature of sight itself.

Title Description

This is very clear.

The title is derived from Werner Heisenberg.

Heisenberg was a leading theoretical physicist of the 20th century,

most famously known for the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.

(Heisenberg no Fukakuteisei Genri)

Simply put, it states that "the position and momentum of a particle cannot be simultaneously determined with perfect precision."

This is a fundamental principle of quantum mechanics.

This aligns very well with Vasarely.

Because his Op Art also features images that change depending on the viewing position or gaze, and are not fixed.

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

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