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Victor Vasarely — Le discours de la méthode portfolio (The Discourse on Method portfolio)
Victor Vasarely

Le discours de la méthode portfolio (The Discourse on Method portfolio)

Created by the father of Op Art, Victor Vasarely, *Le discours de la méthode* is a monumental portfolio of 24 works that bridges the worlds of science, philosophy, and visual perception. The collection brings together a diverse range of media — including Plexiglas and aluminium multiples, screenprints, lithographs, and collages — paired with the foundational text of René Descartes, drawing a deliberate parallel between the rationalist principles of the 17th-century philosopher and Vasarely's own systematic exploration of form, color, and optical illusion. Together, the works transform Descartes' intellectual framework into a vivid, kinetic visual language, inviting the viewer to experience reason itself as a dynamic and sensory phenomenon.

Medium
The complete set of 24 prints and multiples, comprised of one Plexiglas optical multiple, one aluminium multiple, screenprints in colours, lithographs in colours, and collage works, on BFK Rives paper or light-weight card-paper, with full margins and the full sheets, text by René Descartes,

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Evening & Day Editions

January 21, 2016

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Victor Vasarely, Le discours de la méthode portfolio (The Discourse on Method portfolio)

Created by the father of Op Art, Victor Vasarely, *Le discours de la méthode* is a monumental portfolio of 24 works that bridges the worlds of science, philosophy, and visual perception. The collection brings together a diverse range of media — including Plexiglas and aluminium multiples, screenprints, lithographs, and collages — paired with the foundational text of René Descartes, drawing a deliberate parallel between the rationalist principles of the 17th-century philosopher and Vasarely's own systematic exploration of form, color, and optical illusion. Together, the works transform Descartes' intellectual framework into a vivid, kinetic visual language, inviting the viewer to experience reason itself as a dynamic and sensory phenomenon.

Medium
The complete set of 24 prints and multiples, comprised of one Plexiglas optical multiple, one aluminium multiple, screenprints in colours, lithographs in colours, and collage works, on BFK Rives paper or light-weight card-paper, with full margins and the full sheets, text by René Descartes,
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Portfolio, Geometric, Monochrome, French, Bold, Multi-Medium, Op Art, Screenprint, Modern, Abstract

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