Op Art

オプ・アート / 1960s– / Style / Geometric Abstraction

Raises perceptual vibration and depth inside a still image through repeated line, form and value.

Op Art — ブリジット・ライリー《Bolt of Colour》（シナティ財団, マーファ） — Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 · © Colmandavid
ブリジット・ライリー《Bolt of Colour》（シナティ財団, マーファ） — Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · © Colmandavid
Op Art — Bridget Riley, Orient IV (Berardo Collection) — Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0 · © Pedro Ribeiro Simões from Lisboa, Portugal
Bridget Riley, Orient IV (Berardo Collection) — Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0 · CC BY 2.0 · © Pedro Ribeiro Simões from Lisboa, Portugal

At a glance

Visual cues

  • High contrast
  • Repeated lines
  • Optical illusion
  • Geometric distortion

Best used for

  • Key visuals that stop the eye hard
  • Implying sound and motion in a still

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Dictionary entry

Type
Keep a neutral sans away from the illusion zone
Composition
Deform one repetition rule gradually
Material
Black and white plus exactly one color
Caution
Never let the vibration reach the reading zone. Lower area and contrast on long-viewed screens.
Further study
Bridget Riley / Victor Vasarely

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