Op Art

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Op Art is an abstract art movement that emerged in the 1960s, characterized by the use of geometric forms and optical illusions to create a sense of movement, vibration, or warping in the viewer’s perception.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract art ⓘ
art movement ⓘ
aimsTo create illusions of depth and motion ⓘ
engage the viewer’s visual perception ⓘ
alternativeName Optical Art ⓘ
linked to: Op Art
developedInRegion Europe ⓘ
United States ⓘ
emergedInDecade 1960s ⓘ
gainedMassAttentionWith The Responsive Eye ⓘ
hasCharacteristic creation of apparent movement ⓘ
creation of visual vibration ⓘ
creation of warped spatial perception ⓘ
high-contrast patterns ⓘ
non-representational imagery ⓘ
precise, hard-edged forms ⓘ
use of geometric forms ⓘ
use of optical illusions ⓘ
viewer-dependent effects ⓘ
influenced fashion design ⓘ
graphic design ⓘ
interior design ⓘ
poster art ⓘ
influencedBy Bauhaus ⓘ
Color theory ⓘ
Constructivism ⓘ
Gestalt psychology ⓘ
majorExhibitionVenue Museum of Modern Art, New York ⓘ
movementType geometric abstraction ⓘ
notableArtist Bridget Riley ⓘ
Carlos Cruz-Diez ⓘ
Jesús Rafael Soto ⓘ
Julian Stanczak ⓘ
Richard Anuszkiewicz ⓘ
Victor Vasarely ⓘ
Yaacov Agam ⓘ
notableWork Current ⓘ
Movement in Squares ⓘ
Zebra ⓘ
linked to: zebra
relatedTo Geometric abstraction ⓘ
linked to: Abstract art

Hard-edge painting ⓘ
Kinetic art ⓘ
Minimalism ⓘ
typicalColorScheme black and white ⓘ
complementary colors ⓘ
usesElement color contrast ⓘ
grid structures ⓘ
line ⓘ
pattern ⓘ
repetition ⓘ
shape ⓘ
usesTechnique afterimage effects ⓘ
distorted perspective ⓘ
figure-ground ambiguity ⓘ
moiré patterns ⓘ
simultaneous contrast ⓘ

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Larry Poons → movement → Op Art ⓘ
Homage to the Square → influenced → Op art ⓘ
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Op Art → alternativeName → Optical Art ⓘ
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Op Art movement → alsoKnownAs → Optical Art ⓘ
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Op Art movement → hasNotableWork → “Zebra” by Victor Vasarely ⓘ
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Op Art movement → hasNotableWork → “Current” by Bridget Riley ⓘ
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Victor Vasarely → movement → Op Art ⓘ
Victor Vasarely → influenced → Op Art movement ⓘ
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The Responsive Eye → notableWorkIncluded → Vega series (Victor Vasarely) ⓘ
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