Bridget Riley

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Riley, Bridget,

1931–, English painter. Associated with the pop artpop art,
movement that restored realism to avant-garde art; it first emerged in Great Britain at the end of the 1950s as a reaction against the seriousness of abstract expressionism.
..... Click the link for more information. movement, Riley covers large canvases with interlocking bands, undulating curves, scattered discs, or repeated squares or triangles. Because of their sequential arrangement and the relationship of their color values, these patterns create optical sensations of rhythmically vibrating surfaces. She is responsible for the interior decoration of the Royal Liverpool Hospital, where her color choices (blue, yellow, pink, and white) were intended to relax patients. Riley is represented in the Museum of Modern Art, New York City.

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The glittering opening of The Responsive Eye, a major exhibition of abstract painting at the Museum of Modern Art, signalled the latest phenomenon, op art--and its center of attention was a young painter named Bridget Riley, whose dazzling painting Current appeared on the cover of the catalogue.

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Having been in storage for many years, the painting is now back out on display as part of an exhibition of optical art, which also includes works by Bridget Riley and Peter Sedgley.

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Having been in storage for many years, the painting is now back out on display as part of an exhibition on Op Art - optical art - which also includes works by Bridget Riley and Peter Sedgley.

Get some perspective!

There will also be major retrospectives including a Bridget Riley exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy.

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Call the on 0151 Op Art in Focus celebrates the development of optical art, featuring 26 works by 18 artists, including Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely.

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The book highlights the friendships and connections between artists including Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, David Hockney, Frank Auerbach, Bridget Riley, Sandra Blow, Gillian Ayres, Frank Bowling, Howard Hodgkin, David Bomberg, and William Coldstream.

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With which form of abstract art was British painter Bridget Riley associated?

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Beginning with elegant Edwardian woodcuts, the book encompasses the iconic mid-century work of Paul Nash, Graham Sutherland, and John Piper, as well as the startling innovations of 1960s Pop artists such as Richard Hamilton, Eduardo Paolozzi, and Bridget Riley. Prints from the masterful series by Patrick Caulfield, David Hockney, Chris Ofili, and Paula Rego are shown alongside those created for the 2012 London Summer Olympics by leading British artists such as Anthea Hamilton, Fiona Banner, Tracey Emin, Gary Hume, and Martin Creed.

The Brits sure do "print" well

Other highlights in the collection include work from artists L S Lowry, Bridget Riley, William Tillyer, Margaret Harrison, Sonia Boyce and Kader Attia.

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A selection of works from the Collection, which contains pieces by internationally-famous 20th century artists including Stanley Spencer, Bridget Riley, Barbara Hepworth and Lowry, is usually shown every year focusing on a theme.

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endoflonging.co.uk Works to Know By Heart, An Imagined Museum, Tate Liverpool (till February 14, 2016) Sixty major works from three major European art museums (including Bridget Riley and Andy Warhol) make up this intriguing interactive show, in which visitors are invited to memorise the artworks.