Op Art and the work of Bridget Riley.
Born in England, she became the foremost artist in the OP art style! Op Art is derived from the Bauhaus a German think-tank group during the 1920-30s.
Victor Vasarely Movement in Squares, 1961 Tempera on Hardboard, 481/2x473/4 in.
Op Art (short for Optical Art) was a art style that created a vibrating effect or optical illusion. Movement in Squares, Tempera on Hardboard, 481/2x473/4 in. How Op Art Works It is a perceptual experience related to the eye, and how the eye functions. -When two planes are next to each other in an unusual manner, they begin to compete with each other between figure and ground. This is called Juxtaposition. Bridget Riley Breathe, Emulsion on Canvas, 117x82 in. In black and white, pattern and line compete with each other to cause a vibrating effect.
Bridget Riley Descending, Emulsion on Hardboard, 36x36 in. In color, lines with different values create after images of color
In color, lines with different values create after images of color. Due to how the retina in the eye processes light, color arises because lightness and darkness are the two central properties in the creation of color. Bridget Riley Cataract 3, PVA on Canvas, 87x873/4 in Bridget Riley Arrest 1, 1965 Emulsion on Canvas, 70x681/4 in. Bridget Riley Fall, 1963 Emulsion on Hardboard, 551/2x551/4 in. Bridget Riley Blaze 1, 1962Emulsion on Hardboard, 43x43 in. Bridget Riley Orient 4, 1970Acrylic on Canvas, 88x127 in. Your Assignment To create an Op Art line drawing/painting in the style of Bridget Riley Using wavy flowing lines as the background with alternating diagonal lines between each wavy line. Incorporating concentric circles Using black and white or complimentary colors