OP

ART
Mohit Khatwani • NOV 2018
Op Art (a term coined in
1964 by Time magazine)
is a form of abstract art
(specifically
non-objective art)
which relies on optical
illusions in order to fool
the eye of the viewer.
FEATURES

MOVEMENT.
GEOMETRIC.
PATTERNS.
ABSTRACT.
 ARTISTS
VICTOR VASARELY
PETER SEDGLEY
BRIDGET RILEY
Victor Vasarely
Victor Vasarely was
the pioneer of op
art. He used sharp
geometric shapes
but created organic
art with them. The
colors blue and read
predominated but
weren’t exclusive.
One of his most
famous painting is
the zebras in the
first page
Peter Sedgley
Peter Sedgley became known for his
experiments with one of the recurrent images
of late twentieth-century painting, the "target"
of concentric rings of colour. The effect was
intensified by changing lights of red, yellow
and blue, electrically programmed. Later he
developed "videorotors", stippled with brilliant
fluorescent colour.
Bridget Riley
The effect of the work
of British artist
Bridget Riley can be
to produce such
vertigo that the eye
has to look away.
Though carefully
programmed, her
patterns are intuitive
and not strictly
derived from
scientific or
mathematical
calculations.
Other Artists
Other artists associated with
Op-Art include: Yaacov Agam,
Josef Albers, Richard Allen, Getulio
Alviani, Richard Anuszkiewicz,
Carlos Cruz-Diez, Tony DeLap,
Gunter Fruhtrunk, Julio Le Parc,
John McHale, Youri
Messen-Jaschin, Reginald H. Neal,
Bridget Riley, Jesus Rafael Soto,
Julian Stanczak, Günther Uecker,
Ludwig Wilding, and Marian
Zazeela.
The End.