Op-Art. Optical Art - 1950s to 1960s Optical Art is a mathematically-themed form of Abstract art, which uses repetition of simple forms and colors to create vibrating effects, moiré patterns, foreground-background confusion, an exaggerated sense of depth, and other visual effects. In a sense, all painting is based on tricks of visual perception: manipulating rules of perspective to give the illusion of three-dimensional space, mixing colors to create the impression of lightning and shadow, and so on. With Optical Art, the rules that the viewers eye uses to try to make sense of a visual image are themselves the subject of the artwork.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:20:02 +0000