Before the computer… there was OP ART!

OP Art = a form of art

characterized by the use of geometric shapes and brilliant colors to create optical illusions (such as motion).

Even though your mind wants to believe that some of the squares are closer and some farther away; the real difference is due to the variation of size.

Vocabulary: Optical Illusion = visual images that differ from objective reality

Non-objective Art = art that does

not represent an object, person or place.

Abstract Art is (more accurately) the simplification of a subject; whereas, non-objective art is created without a subject in mind.

Victor Vasarely

is considered the father of OP Art.

He was born 1908 in Hungary.

He later settled in Paris in1930’s and became aFrench citizen 1959 .

Victor created hypnoticworks that look as if

theywere created on acomputer beginning inThe 1940s.

Vasarely’s contemporary works featured animated surfaces

of geometric forms and interacting colors.

In the 1960s he used even brighter colors to suggest movement through optical

illusion.

Bridget Louise Riley was born 24 April 1931 in London; she is a famous OP Artist who created many black and white images in the 1960’s that created a sense of motion.

                                                                                                                                                      

                             

MacKay’s Rays, 1957

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Hajime Ouchi.

Today, you will try your hand at a few techniques designed to help you better understand the way artists create optical illusions!

Supplies:

Ruler, compass, protractor, sharpened 2B pencils,

Erasers, color pencils and practice sheets to

follow along with teacher’s instructions