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Assignment: Op-Art Painting

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.

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Assignment: Op-Art Painting

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  1. Assignment:Op-Art Painting Light-to-Dark or Dark-to-Light

  2. Optical Art • Op-Art is short for Optical Art. At the Beginning Ghee Beom Kim

  3. Op-Art Deceives the Eye • By means of geometric patterns. Citation Needed

  4. Start of Op-Art • Due to the changing times of the 1960's optical illusion art or “Op-Art” started and quickly gained popularity. Metamorphosis 1964 Painting by British Artist- Bridget Riley

  5. Op-Art Referred to as Retinal Art • Illusionary Depth • Motion Created • Through the Repetition of Form and Color Vega-Nor Victor Vasarely

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) • Known for: • Changing perspective and placement of 2D objects. See how the lines change to make a zebra? Zebra

  9. Bridget Riley (1931-Today) • Known for: • The military using her artwork for motion sickness. How does looking at this picture make you feel? Cataract 3

  10. Basic Layout • 9”x12” manila paper • Draw a vertical and horizontal axis • Cross through the center. • From center, mark nine ½”points • On each axis. • Connect the points on each axis • Choose diamond, star, or square

  11. Painting Layout • Number Sections 1-9. • Paint the pure hue in Section 5. • 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. • Accuracy of brushwork is more demanding in smaller area for each section. • Value transition must be even and consistent.

  12. Student Example: Op-Art

  13. Student Example: Op-Art

  14. Student Example: Op-Art

  15. Answer on a Separate Piece of Paper 10 Questions: • Title your paper: Op-Art. • Add your name and period number.

  16. Question 1 • How does Optical Art deceive the eye?

  17. Question 2 • When did Op-Art gain popularity?

  18. Question3 • Op–Art is referred to as (fill in the blank).

  19. Question 4 • How does Op-Art give a sense of illusionary depth and motion?

  20. Question 5 • What does trompe l'oeil mean?Where does this term come from?

  21. Question 6 • What is M C Escher known for?

  22. Question 7 • What is Victor Vasarely known for?

  23. Question 8 • What is Bridget Riley known for in the field of Op-Art?

  24. Question 9 • How did looking at Cataract 3 make your eyes react?

  25. Question 10 • Name another artwork by Bridget Riley.

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