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Optical Art
(1950s to1960s)
By: Stephany Pulla
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Artists
Bridget Riley Victor Vasarely Heinz Mack Jesus - Rafael Soto
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Optical Art Movement
• Optical Art is a mathematically-themed form of Abstract art.
• It uses repetition of simple shapes and colors.
• Creates a foreground- background confusion.
• Many artists experimented with Optical art in the early 1920s and 1930s.
• It is an art that to this day is still used.
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Artwork: Bridget Riley
Blaze 1
1962
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Cataract 3
1967
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Victor Vasarely
Etude Lineaire
1935
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Vega 200 1968
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Heinz Mack
Pyramide1989
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Light Dynamo 1963
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Jesus-Rafael Soto
Untitled
1959
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Vibration 1963
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Works Cited
http://kulpol.ffm-info.net/images/vasarely.gif
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/OdapNWKIKyUdHLn-I9qaCQ
http://artnet.com/
http://www.tate.org.uk/collection/