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VASARELY, VICTOR. Planetary Folklore Participations Nº 1. Multiple comprised of 195 multicolor plastic squares and circles within frames, nested within two tin trays, signed and numbered 485 by Vasarely from the edition of 3000 on a label on the reverse of the top tray. Description and instructions mounted to inside lid, contents leaf and 8 printed program sheets laid in. 511x515 mm; 20 1/8x20 1/4 inches (overall), original metal box with color pictorial label and side labels, light surface wear. Published by William Wise and Editions Pyra, Switzerland in collaboration with Editions Denise Rene, Paris. Pyra and Paris, 1969
A fascinating interactive art piece by the father of Op-Art. The concept of this "Plastic Unity" sculpture is to create an art experience, to design an unlimited number of compositions with the colored tiles or to reproduce one of the three Vasarely designs supplied. The metal frame has a metal wire to allow the creation to hang on a wall. According to the "giant computer of the Compagnie Internationale pour l'Informatique, the mathematical possibilities for different compositions are" 5,971,415,683,544,067 followed by 265 zeros or 281 "--from the label.
