OP ART

Martin Welsby

Also known as optical art, is a style of art which utilizes optical illusions.

Illusion and picture; understanding and seeing.

ORIGIN OF ‘OP ART’

Derived from the work of Bauhaus.

Term first appeared in Time magazine in October 1964.

Work which would now be described as ‘op art’ had been produced for several years previously.

Julian stanczak

Optical paintings – Martha Jacksons gallery

GALLERY