Op art "Optical art is a method of painting concerning the interaction between illusion and picture plane, between understanding and seeing." Op art works are abstract, with many of the better known pieces made in only black and white. When the viewer looks at them, the impression is given of movement, hidden images, flashing and vibration, patterns, or alternatively, of swelling or warping.
Op art is derived from the constructivist practices of the Bauhaus. The Bauhaus was founded by Walter Gropius, stressed the relationship of form and function within a framework of analysis and rationality. Students there were taught to focus on the overall design, in order to present unified works.
The term first appeared in print in Time Magazine in October 1964, though works which might now be described as "op art" had been produced for several years previously.
Op Art Works
Op art is a perceptual experience related to how vision functions. It is a dynamic visual art, stemming from a discordant figure-ground relationship that causes the two planes to be in a tense and contradictory juxtaposition. It is created in two primary ways. The first, and best method, is the creation of effects through the use of pattern and line. Often these paintings are the black and white, or otherwise grisaille. Second, is the lines create after-images of certain colors due to how the retina recieves and processes light.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op_art
Lauren Bray
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