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op art (ŏp), movement that became prominent in the United States and Europe in the mid-1960s. Deriving from abstract expressionism abstract expressionism, movement of abstract painting that emerged in New York City during the mid-1940s and attained singular prominence in American art in the following decade; also called action painting and the New York school. ..... Click the link for more information. , op art includes paintings concerned with surface kinetics. Colors were used in creating visual effects, such as afterimages and trompe-l'oeil. Vibrating colors, concentric circles, and pulsating moiré patterns were characteristic of op works by such artists as Victor Vasarely Vasarely, Victor, 1908–97, French artist, one of the originators of op art , b. Pécs, Hungary. Educated at art institutes in Budapest, Vasarely was profoundly impacted by Bauhaus thought. ..... Click the link for more information. , Richard Anusziewicz, Bridget Riley Riley, Bridget, 1931–, English painter. Associated with the pop art movement, Riley covers large canvases with interlocking bands, undulating curves, scattered discs, or repeated squares or triangles. ..... Click the link for more information. , Yaacov Agam, and Larry Poons. A comprehensive exhibition of op art, entitled "The Responsive Eye," was organized by the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, in 1965. Op artor Optical artBranch of mid-20th-century geometric abstract art that deals with optical illusion. Op art painters devised complex optical spaces by manipulating repetitive forms such as parallel lines, checkerboard patterns, and concentric circles or by creating chromatic tension from the juxtaposition of complementary colours, thereby creating the illusion of movement. Principal artists of the Op movement in the late 1950s and the '60s include Victor Vasarely, Bridget Riley (b. 1931), and Larry Poons (b. 1937). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Less a critique than a formal appreciation, it has a glamorous, slightly Op art look. But Garcelle Beauvais, in a bright yellow minidress and impossibly high yellow heels, and Lisa Rinna, bedecked in a brown and cream Op Art retro dress and skinny tan suede boots, apparently did not, and both looked terrific despite choosing color over the almost universal darkness. Yes, the balconies have a great shape and there is some colourful Op art in the foyer but what about context and respect to what's around it. |
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