Bridget Riley
Op Art - The Art of Optical Illusion
Created By Mrs. O’Loughlin
What is “Op” Art?
• “Op” is short for optical. Optical
means having to do with the eye.
• You may have heard of an
optometrist. An optometrist is an
eye doctor.
Op Art began in the 1960’s
• Optical Art is a mathematicallythemed form of Abstract art.
Abstract meaning it doesn’t have
to look like something.
• The point of optical art is to
confuse the eye.
Bridget Riley
• Bridget Riley was
born in 1931 in
London.
• Bridget Riley is a well
known creator of Op
Art. Her work is
characterized by its
intensity and its often
disorientating effect.
Bridget Riley
• In 1960, she began
working initially in
black and white
• She evolved a style
in which she
explored the
dynamic effects of
optical phenomena
or Op art.
Movement in Squares, 1961
Tempera
Bridget Riley
• Bridget Riley
Blaze 1, 1962
Emulsion on
Hardboard, 43x43
in.
Bridget Riley
• Bridget Riley
Descending, 1965
Emulsion on
Hardboard, 36x36
in.
Bridget Riley
• Bridget Riley
Arrest 1, 1965
Emulsion on Canvas,
70x681/4 in.
Bridget Riley
• Bridget Riley
Cataract 3, 1967
PVA on Canvas,
87x873/4 in.
Bridget Riley
• Bridget Riley
Orient 4, 1970
Acrylic on Canvas,
88x127 in.
Bridget Riley
• Around the 1980’s
her extensive
exploration of
color and contrast
began.
Dominance Portfolio, Blue, 1977
Bridget Riley
•
Orphean Elegy I
(1978)
Bridget Riley
•
Ease (1987)
Bridget Riley
•
Echo (2000)
Silkscreen
Bridget Riley
•
Carnival (2000)
Silkscreen
Bridget Riley
• Bridget Riley is one of
Britain's best-known artists.
• Since the mid-1960s she
has been celebrated for her
optically vibrant paintings
which engage the viewer's
sensations and
perceptions, producing
visual experiences that are
complex and challenging.