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Do Now:. Must a work of art express feelings or emotions in order to be considered art? Must art communicate something or be about something? Should art tell a story?. Op art and color theory. Op Art. “Optical Art” developed in the 1960s

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Do Now:

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  1. Do Now: • Must a work of art express feelings or emotions in order to be considered art? • Must art communicate something or be about something? Should art tell a story?

  2. Op art and color theory

  3. Op Art • “Optical Art” developed in the 1960s • First Op Art painting – Victor Vasarely’s “Zebra”, 1938 • Op Art exists to fool the eye, and to create visual tension (often creates the illusion of movement) • Op Art is, almost exclusively, non-representational • The elements used (color, line, shape) are chosen carefully to achieve maximum effect. • Positive and negative space are of equal importance - op art cannot exist without both

  4. First Op Art paintingVictor Vasarely’s “Zebra”, 1938

  5. Movement in Squares Bridget Riley 1961

  6. Color Theory

  7. Vibration – more disorienting

  8. Color families - subtle

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