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New Vasarely Book by Josh Rubin
A new book of work by Victor Vasarely, the Hungarian painter who played a critical role in the evolution of Op Art in the 40s and 50s, is being published. Vasarely created a plethora of amazing pieces in his day, but what's even more impressive to me is the fact that those were the days before we had computers to assist us with the creation, repetition and distortion of simple geometric forms.
Due for release this Summer by Taschen, you can pre-order at Amazon.
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