Op Art movement

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The Op Art movement is a style of abstract art that emerged in the 1960s, characterized by precise geometric patterns and optical illusions that create a sense of movement and visual vibration.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
European Op Art 1
Op Art movement canonical 1
Op art movement 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract art style ⓘ
art movement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Op Art ⓘ
Optical Art ⓘ
linked to: Op Art
artHistoricalPeriod 20th-century art ⓘ
postwar art ⓘ
developedFrom Bauhaus experiments in perception ⓘ
Color Field theory ⓘ
Constructivism ⓘ
geometric abstraction ⓘ
emergedInDecade 1960s ⓘ
emphasizes impersonal execution ⓘ
scientific approach to color and form ⓘ
systematic composition ⓘ
focusesOn illusion of depth ⓘ
illusion of flicker ⓘ
illusion of vibration ⓘ
optical phenomena ⓘ
visual perception ⓘ
gainedProminenceInYear 1964 ⓘ
1965 ⓘ
hadMajorExhibition “The Responsive Eye” ⓘ
linked to: The Responsive Eye
hasCharacteristic black-and-white compositions ⓘ
emphasis on optical perception over emotion ⓘ
emphasis on viewer participation ⓘ
hard-edge forms ⓘ
high-contrast color schemes ⓘ
illusion of movement ⓘ
mathematical planning of compositions ⓘ
non-representational imagery ⓘ
use of afterimage effects ⓘ
use of ambiguous figure-ground relationships ⓘ
use of grid structures ⓘ
use of moiré effects ⓘ
use of optical illusions ⓘ
use of precise geometric patterns ⓘ
use of repetitive patterns ⓘ
viewer-dependent perception ⓘ
visual vibration effects ⓘ
hasNotableArtist Bridget Riley ⓘ
Carlos Cruz-Diez ⓘ
François Morellet ⓘ
Jesús Rafael Soto ⓘ
Julian Stanczak ⓘ
Richard Anuszkiewicz ⓘ
Victor Vasarely ⓘ
Yaacov Agam ⓘ
hasNotableWork “Current” by Bridget Riley ⓘ
linked to: Op Art

“Fall” by Bridget Riley ⓘ
“Zebra” by Victor Vasarely ⓘ
linked to: Op Art
influenced album cover design ⓘ
fashion design ⓘ
graphic design ⓘ
interior design ⓘ
poster art ⓘ
influencedBy Bauhaus school ⓘ
Futurism ⓘ
Gestalt psychology ⓘ
Josef Albers ⓘ
Minimalism ⓘ
Victor Vasarely ⓘ
kinetic art ⓘ
optical science ⓘ
perceptual psychology ⓘ
majorExhibitionHeldAt Museum of Modern Art, New York ⓘ
majorExhibitionYear 1965 ⓘ
popularizedBy Time magazine article “The Op Art Explosion” ⓘ
linked to: Time magazine
regionOfOrigin Europe ⓘ
United States ⓘ
relatedTo Minimalism ⓘ
geometric abstraction ⓘ
hard-edge painting ⓘ
kinetic art ⓘ
termCoinedBy Time magazine ⓘ
usesTechnique chromatic vibration ⓘ
color contrast ⓘ
line interference ⓘ
pattern repetition ⓘ
simultaneous contrast ⓘ
spatial ambiguity ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Larry Poons → influencedBy → Op Art movement ⓘ
Vibrations series → influencedBy → European Op Art ⓘ
linked to: Op Art movement
Mexico 68 logo → influencedBy → Op art movement ⓘ
linked to: Op Art movement