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Op Art - The Art of Optical Illusion

Bridget Riley

What is “ Op ” Art? • “ Op ” is short for optical. Optical means having to do with the eye. • You may have heard of an optometrist. An optometrist is an eye doctor.

Op Art began in the 1960 ’ s • Optical Art is a mathematically-themed form art • The point of optical art is to confuse the eye.

Bridget Riley • Bridget Riley was born in 1931 in London. • Bridget Riley is a well known creator of Op Art. Her work is characterized by its intensity and its often disorientating effect.

Bridget Riley • In 1960, she began working initially in black and white • She evolved a style in which she explored the dynamic effects of optical phenomena or Op art. Movement in Squares, 1961 Tempera

Bridget Riley • Bridget Riley Blaze 1, 1962 Emulsion on Hardboard, 43x43 in.

Bridget Riley • Bridget Riley Descending, 1965 Emulsion on Hardboard, 36x36 in.

Bridget Riley • Bridget Riley Arrest 1, 1965 Emulsion on Canvas, 70x68 1/4 in.

Bridget Riley • Bridget Riley Cataract 3, 1967 PVA on Canvas, 87x87 3/4 in.

Bridget Riley • Bridget Riley Orient 4, 1970 Acrylic on Canvas, 88x127 in.

Bridget Riley • Around the 1980 ’ s her extensive exploration of color and contrast began. Dominance Portfolio, Blue , 1977

Bridget Riley • Orphean Elegy I (1978)

Bridget Riley • Ease (1987)

Bridget Riley • Echo (2000) Silkscreen

Bridget Riley • Carnival (2000) Silkscreen

Is the ball moving?

Are the intersections white or gray?

Here ’ s more “ Op Art. ”

Look at this picture again…  In Op art, the dark colors recede while the light colors advance.

Student Created Op Art