
Rotoreliefs (Optical Disks) (S. 441a)
Rotoreliefs (Optical Disks) by Marcel Duchamp is a kinetic artwork featuring rotating disks designed to create optical illusions and visual movement. The work challenges traditional notions of static art through motion and perception.
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Editions & Works on Paper
June 27, 2024
Lot 2
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Victor Vasarely
Hungarian-French · b. 1906
Vasarely pioneered Op Art with geometric compositions that create powerful illusions of movement and depth, directly paralleling Duchamp's exploration of optical perception and visual motion in the Rotoreliefs.

Bridget Riley
British · b. 1931

Riley's precise geometric patterns generate intense sensations of movement and perceptual instability in the viewer's eye, sharing Duchamp's core interest in kinetic illusion and the relationship between static form and perceived motion.

Yaacov Agam
Israeli · b. 1928

Agam creates kinetic and optical artworks that shift and transform as the viewer moves or interacts with them, closely mirroring Duchamp's Rotoreliefs in their emphasis on motion, illusion, and the active role of perception in experiencing art.
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