op art. try to count the number of black dots below
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OP Art
Try to count the number of black dots below.
• Developed in the 1950s-60s
• Op Art uses equal values of contrasting colors to cause the viewers eye to move involuntarily.
• This was a total Abstract form of art.
Op Art
• Hard-edge painting- style of art in which the artist uses crisp edges. No brushstrokes.
• Abstract Art- a style of art that shows objects in simplified arrangements of shape, line, texture, and color. Often geometric.
Op Art Elements & Principles1. Balance: is it symmetrical or asymmetrical?2. Pattern: “Multiplicity of Simplicity”…using
the same simple pattern over and over and over…
3. Color: Not necessary, high contrast of black and white gives powerful result.
4. Assimilation: our tendency to minimize things and make them appear uniform.
5. Contrast: exaggerating differences.6. Negative & Positive: negative surrounds
positive, it is behind the figure. Positive is the figure.
7. Line- always gives us positive space. It is an abstract concept.
8. Multiple grouping- when we are confronted by several stimuli and how we organize it.
9. Good figure- the perceptual ability to predict the total entity from minimum information.
10.Proximity- objects that are near one another have a tendency to group.
11.Similarity- all similar things have a tendency to group.
Op ArtistsJosef Albers
Bridget Riley
Victor Vasarely
M.C. Escher