Optical art

Optical art

This was a twentieth century art movement and style in which artists sought to create an impression of movement on the picture on the picture surface by means of optical illusian

An optical illusion is an image that deceives a person, leading to a misinterpretation of its meaning.

Bridget Riley was an inspiring optical illusion artist that began painting in the late 1950's, working only with black and white squares and using simple geometric shapes - squares, lines and oval.

By the end of the 1960's, Riley was using a full range of color.

Sometimes lines of color are used to give a shimmering effect, while other works fill the canvas with tessellating patterns.

Bridget Riley's mayor paintings are very large and may take six to nine months to develop, almost to evolve. She begins by making small color studies.

Everything is painted by hand- no, rulers, masking tape or mechanical means are used when actually applying the paints.