Post on 31-Dec-2015
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Bridget Riley
Op Art - The Art of Optical Illusion
Created By Mrs. O’Loughlin
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 of Abstract art. Abstract meaning it doesn’t have to look like something.
• 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 RileyBlaze 1, 1962 Emulsion on Hardboard, 43x43 in.
Bridget Riley
• Bridget RileyDescending, 1965
Emulsion on Hardboard, 36x36 in.
Bridget Riley
• Bridget RileyArrest 1, 1965 Emulsion on Canvas, 70x681/4 in.
Bridget Riley
• Bridget RileyCataract 3, 1967 PVA on Canvas, 87x873/4 in.
Bridget Riley
• Bridget RileyOrient 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)
• Ease (1987)
Bridget Riley
Bridget Riley• Echo (2000)
Silkscreen
Bridget Riley• Carnival (2000)
Silkscreen
Bridget Riley
• Bridget Riley is one of Britain's best-known artists.
• Since the mid-1960s she has been celebrated for her optically vibrant paintings which engage the viewer's sensations and perceptions, producing visual experiences that are complex and challenging.