op art

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a style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s; produces dramatic visual effects with colors and contrasts that are difficult for the eye to resolve

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I am always wandering around in enigmas. There are young people who constantly come to tell me: you, too, are making Op Art. I haven't the slightest idea what that is, Op Art. I've been doing this work for thirty years now. M. C. Escher

Deeper into the fair, Philadelphia’s (A10) is spotlighting (1917-2008), a painter who worked in the Op Art vein (although most painters eschewed that term). Source: Internet

Introducing Op Art, London: BT Batsford Ltd, 1973, p. 28. Op art works are abstract, with many of the better known pieces made in only black and white. Source: Internet

His own paintings form the foundation of both hard-edge painting and Op art. Source: Internet

Op art is a method of painting concerning the interaction between illusion and picture plane, between understanding and seeing. Source: Internet

Op art is a style of art that uses optical illusions to create an impression of movement, or hidden images and patterns. Source: Internet

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