assignment: op-art painting
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Assignment: Op-Art Painting. Light-to-Dark or Dark-to-Light. Optical Art. Op-Art is short for Optical Art. At the Beginning Ghee Beom Kim. Op-Art Deceives the Eye. By means of geometric patterns. Citation Needed. Start of Op-Art. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Assignment:Op-Art Painting
Light-to-DarkorDark-to-Light
Optical Art
Op-Art is short for Optical Art.
At the BeginningGhee Beom Kim
Op-Art Deceives the Eye
By means of geometric patterns.
Citation Needed
Start of Op-Art Due to the changing times of the
1960's optical illusion art or “Op-Art” started and quickly gained popularity.
Metamorphosis1964 Painting byBritish Artist-Bridget Riley
Op-Art Referred to as Retinal Art
Illusionary Depth Motion Created Through the
Repetition of Form and Color
Vega-NorVictor Vasarely
Origins of Op Art
Goes back to the mainly European tradition of trompe l'oeil (French for deceives the eye).
The Enigma Illusion Isia Leviant
M.C. Escher (1898-1972)
Known for using:•Tessellation•Figure Ground Reversal
What do you see first the angel or the
demon?Circle Limit IV
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997)
Zebra
Known for:• Changing perspective and placement of 2D objects.
See how the lines change to make a
zebra?
Bridget Riley (1931-Today)
Cataract 3
Known for:•The military using her artwork for motion sickness.
How does looking at this picture make you feel?
Basic Layout
1. 9”x12” manila paper2. Draw a vertical and horizontal axis3. Cross through the center.4. From center, mark nine ½”points5. On each axis.6. Connect the points on each axis7. Choose diamond, star, or square
Painting Layout
1. Number Sections 1-9.2. Paint the pure hue in Section 5.3. Have the lightest tint at Section 1 and the
darkest shade at Section 9 OR the darkest shade at Section 1 and the lightest tint at Section 9.
4. Accuracy of brushwork is more demanding in smaller area for each section.
5. Value transition must be even and consistent.
Student Example: Op-Art
Student Example: Op-Art
Student Example: Op-Art
Answer on a Separate Piece of Paper 10 Questions:
Title your paper: Op-Art. Add your name and period number.
Question 1
How does Optical Art deceive the eye?
Question 2
When did Op-Art gain popularity?
Question3
Op–Art is referred to as (fill in the blank).
Question 4
How does Op-Art give a sense of illusionary depth and motion?
Question 5
What does trompe l'oeil mean? Where does this term come from?
Question 6
What is M C Escher known for?
Question 7
What is Victor Vasarely known for?
Question 8
What is Bridget Riley known for in the field of Op-Art?
Question 9
How did looking at Cataract 3 make your eyes react?
Question 10
Name another artwork by Bridget Riley.