Yvaral
Jean-Pierre Vasarely , known by the stage name Yvaral (born January 25, 1934 in Paris ; † August 2, 2002 ibid), was a French painter , computer artist and kinetic artist as well as a representative of Op Art . Along with Julio Le Parc , François Morellet , Horacio Garcia Rossi , Francisco Sobrino and Joël Stein, he was one of the co-founders of the group of artists Groupe de Recherche d'Art Visuel (GRAV) in 1960 .
life and work
Yvaral was born as Jean-Pierre Vasarely and was the son of Victor Vasarely . From 1950 to 1953 he studied graphics and advertising at the École des Arts appliqués in Paris. From 1960 he began to work with like-minded people in the Groupe de Recherche d'Art Visuel in order to support the development of a coherent abstract visual language using simple geometric elements.
In 1975 he coined the term Numerical Art to show that his art is developed (or programmed ) according to numerical rules or algorithms . From then on, he used computers to digitally process and manipulate images, even though he still hand-painted the final images.
He used this technique to create a series of portraits : starting from iconic representations such as the face of Marilyn Monroe , he gradually changed them to the point where they appeared as abstract compositions while the original image remained recognizable.
As part of the Groupe de Recherche d'Art Visuel and later as an individual artist, Yvaral took part in numerous solo and group exhibitions around the world. This included, among other things, participation in documenta III in Kassel in 1964 in the Light and Movement department .
Literature and Sources
- documenta III. International exhibition ; Catalog: Volume 1: Painting and Sculpture; Volume 2: Hand Drawings; Volume 3: Industrial Design, Graphics; Kassel / Cologne 1964
- Kimpel, Harald / Stengel, Karin: documenta III 1964 - International Exhibition - A Photographic Reconstruction (series of the documenta archive), Bremen 2005, ISBN 978-3-86108-528-7
- Holzhey, Magdalena, Vasarely ( Taschen : 2005) ISBN 3-8228-3908-6
Web links
- Biography in the Tate catalog
- Official website of Michèle Vasarely ( Memento of February 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- Portraits
- Materials by and about Yvaral in the documenta archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yvaral |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vasarely, Jean-Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter and kinetic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 2, 2002 |
| Place of death | Paris |