Victor Vasarely (Hungarian/French 1906–1997) was a painter, printmaker, and designer widely regarded as the founder of the Op Art movement. Born in Pécs, Hungary, he studied at the Műhely Academy in Budapest, a school influenced by Bauhaus principles, before relocating to Paris in 1930 to work as a graphic designer. Using precise geometric forms and carefully orchestrated color relationships, Vasarely created optical illusions that suggest movement, depth, and shifting space on a flat surface.