1. Optical illusion Art

2. OPArt
• Op Art is an abbreviation of
'optical art' and the term came
into regular use in the mid-
1960s. The style is characterized
by abstract patterns, often in
black and white, with a stark
contrast between background
and foreground.

3. Famous artists of Op Art
• Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely were
two of the most important op artists.
Look at the way shapes, colors and
light and dark shades are used in
these op artworks to change the way
2D images appear.

4. Illusion of Optical Art
• Optical illusion art, or Op Art for
short, is an aesthetic style that
intentionally exploits that oddity
of human perception that gives
the human eye the ability to
deceive the human brain

5. • Nataraja
• Artist: Bridget Riley
• Created: 1993
• Period: Hard-edge painting
• Genre: Abstract art

6. • Vega-Nor
• Artist: Victor Vasarely
• Created: 1969
• Period: Op art
• Genre: Abstract art

7. In industries use of Optical Art
• Most Op Art works are abstract and are colored black and white.
• Op art also creates visual tension on the eyes which gives the sense of
movement and illusion.
• In 1965 an art exhibition was in New York called ‘The Responsive Eye’
which launched the craze of Op Art.
• When the craze of Op Art started, it began to appear on anything and
everything. Clothes, advertising, stationery, and fabrics.

9. • Op Art has since developed its
way into fabric furnishing,
influenced by its colors and
patterns. Barbara Brown was a
known designer for Op Art
influenced in furnished fabrics. It
was all about the prints, and still
is, so Op Art is still a major part
of fashion today. An Op Art artist
who is still in the art world today
is Eley Kishimoto. Her Op Art
work has been used on
motorbike helmets.

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