What do you notice about these two

pieces of art?

Let’s watch some illusions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoUfT_UR8Gc#t=172
Op Art
Example of an optical illusion:
 Stands for “Optical
Art”: art that
creates an optical
illusion
 Optical illusion: an
image that tricks
your eyes into
seeing something
that’s not there
The bar is the exact same gray all
the way across.
 More optical illusions

Fraser Spiral Illusion: This looks like a Hermann Grid Illusion: Black
spiral, but it is actually concentric dots appear and disappear
circles (circles inside of circles, all with very quickly at the
the same center). intersections.
 Op Art:
Do you remember what it stands for?
 First started, and most
popular, in the 1960s

 Also known as:

 Geometric abstraction
 Hard-edge abstraction
 Perceptual abstraction

Bridget Riley. “Movement in Squares.” 1961.

 What is Op Art all about?
 Optical illusions
 Eye-brain
connection
 Elements of art:
 Line
 Shape
 space

 Principles of design:
 Pattern What is the optical illusion in this
 Movement piece? How did the artist,
Bridget Riley, create it?
Famous Op Artist: Bridget Riley

Born April 24th, 1931 in

London, England.
Cataract 3, 1967.
More of Bridget Riley’s Art

Blaze 3, 1963. Loss, 1964.

Famous Op Artist: Victor Vasarely

Born in 1906 in Hungary, but

lived most of his life in Paris,
France; died in 1997.

He is often claimed as the

father of Op Art.
 More of Victor Vasarely’s Art

Cheyt-M Ambigu-B, 1970.

 Vanishing Point: The point at
which a thing disappears or ceases
 .to exist

Vanishing Point
Vanishing Points?
OPTION 1: Geometric Op Art
created by students
More student work
* Where
are the
vanishing
points?
OPTION 2: ORGANIC OP ART
*Free flowing wavy lines. Less straight and rigid.
These are just ideas! You will have to include at
least 3 colors.
Option 3: You can also combine Geometric with Organic!
 -You will be using colored pencils to
complete this project!

NO! Scribbly lines and not bold!

YES! Bold colors – Press hard with

colored pencil!
To review, Op Art Project:
 Create original
Geometric OR
Organic Design, OR
a combination of
both.
 Use colored pencils
& include at least 3
colors.
 Must be an illusion!
Your 1st Practice Technique: Sphere