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French Vendee council ‘dump’ Op Art sculpture by Carlos Cruz-Diez

• Op Art News

~ 24th July 2014

A large steel and enamel sculpture by famous Op and Kinetic Artist Carlos Cruz-Diez that was installed in the grounds of a...

Francis Celentano

• Featured Artists

~ 15th June 2014

Francis Celentano is one of the original Op Art pioneers who was featured in the cutting edge exhibition that is credited...

Gianni Sarcone’s Kinegrams – Art in Motion

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~ 9th April 2014

Gianni Sarcone has produced a new series (although he has been working on them since 1997) of optic kinetic works he...

The Op Art Gallery: Featured Artists

Each month we try to feature a new Op Artist from around the world. If you're an Op Artist and you'd like to exhibit your art on the site, please contact us.

• Francis Celentano

  

  Francis Celentano is one of the original Op Art pioneers who was featured in the cutting edge exhibition that is credited with bringing the...

  Yohei Yama

  

  Yohei Yama was born in Japan and currently lives and works in France. A component common to the majority of Yohei’s works seen...

  Charline Lancel

  

  Charline Lancel is a Brussels based visual artist producing digital Op Art pieces that are currently printed on Aluminium panels using the ChromaLuxe...

• David Buckden

  

  David Buckden is an artist living and working in the UK who produces vibrant abstract geometric art. Originally a painter, in the late...

  Garry D Harley

  

  Garry Harley is an American artist, born in Denver, Colorado and raised in Nebraska who currently lives and works in Concord, Massachusetts, USA...

  Stanford Slutsky

  

  Stanford Slutsky is an American artist, born in Pittsburgh, PA where at a young age he unearthed clay and started to make sculptures....

• Polly Merredew

  

  Polly Merredew is an artist living and working in the UK and we’re delighted to be presenting some of her work this month....

  Tom Martinelli

  

  Tom Martinelli is an American artist, born in Queens NY who now lives and works in Galisteo, New Mexico.  Tom’s paintings have been...

  Fabrizio Rainieri

  

  Fabrizio is a graphic designer and artist living near to Florence in Italy.  Until 2003 he worked as a surveyor before retraining in...

• Lucy Alva Latashew

  

  Lucy Alva Latashew is an Argentinian born artist living and working in Barcelona.  All of the work you see is hand painted and...

  Anomynous Artist

  

  Op Art started primarily in black and white.  Bridget Riley’s early pieces for example were painted solely in black and white.  Later she...

  Igor Vojtela

  

  Igor Vojtela is based in Western Slovakia and has a background in teaching Maths and Physics but now works in the field of...

• Schneider

  

  First update of the New Year is from London based artist Schneider who uses cubes, lines and vivid contrasting colours to “question our...

  Nikos Smyrnios

  

  Where Op Art meets Pop Art…   Nikos Symrnios grew up in the 1960s – a time when Pop Art and Op Art...

  Jaka Bonča

  

  One of the things I like about running this site is finding people who create Op Art in a totally original and unique...

• Joanna Potratz

  

  Joanna Potratz, who lives and works in Poland, started creating her art in a difficult period in her life in which she was...

  Gianni Sarcone

  

  Widely considered as a leading authority on visual perception, Gianni Sarcone has written numerous books on topics ranging from optical illusions through to...

  CVADRAT

  

  CVADRAT (which means ‘square’ in non Cyrillic Russian) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1959 and now lives in Barcelona, Spain. Did you study...

• Guillermo Aguilar Huerta

  

  Originally from Monterry, Mexico, Guillermo Aguilar Huerta started to take art seriously in his early twenties, first studying for a Diploma in Art History...

  Carl Cashman

  

  Carl Cashman is a contemporary artist based in Devon, who creates stunning, vibrant geometric-based optical art. Some of Carl’s work is painted using...

  Robin Hunnam

  

  Robin Hunnam creates both digital and photographic Op Art.  He studied graphic design at Ravensbourne College of Art and Design, went on to...

• I am, we are

  

  The person behind “I am, we are” – the latest artist to feature in the Op Art Gallery – is a 27 year...

  Chris Long

  

  Chris Long first developed an interest in and started creating Op Art when he studied for a B.A. in Art at Solihull College...

  Arnold Steiner

  

  Born in Venezuela and raised in Miami, 36 year old Arnold Steiner has been involved in Fine Art and Design for most of...

• Myoshka

  

  In this update, we’re showcasing the visually immersive work of talented London-based Op Artist Myoshka. Myoshka, 33,  has worked in the creative side...

  Tony Digital Art & Design

  

  I’m really pleased to be starting 2012 with a hugely talented South American Op Artist, Tony.  Tony runs the blog ‘Tony Digital Art...

  Maryland Primary II

  

  It’s that family time of year, so we thought it would be nice for Christmas to return to the pupils of Maryland Primary...

• Terry Healy

  

  The latest additions to the Op Art Gallery are the work of 71 year old Op Artist Terry Healy. “I have always been...

  Bradley G Munkowitz

  

  Bradley G Munkowitz has over a decade of experience functioning as a design director for the motion graphics industry and has continued to...

  Maryland Primary

  

  With this update, we are doing something a bit different and featuring some of the works of a younger generation than normal –...

• Stephen Jaques

  

  Stephen was born in Derby (UK), and from an early age knew his vocation was to be an artist. He attended Derby College...

  Torrin Smart

  

  The latest update to the gallery features some of the work of Op Artist Torrin Smart. Now living in Glastonbury, Torrin has concentrated...

  Mark Dagley

  

  This month, we’re delighted to feature the work of Mark Dagley. For the past 20 years Mark has “engaged the fundamentals of abstraction...

• Chris Tucker

  

  In this months gallery update we’re featuring the work of London based Op Artist Chris Tucker. Chris has studied both at East Ham...

  Orang Vahid

  

  This month’s update features some of the stunning and original Op Art work of Orang Vahid. Originally working with a pen, paper, a...

  David Szakaly (Davidope)

  

  A series of absolutely stunning and mesmerising Op Art animations from bilingual and ‘bi-cultural’ Hungarian / German graphic designer David Szakaly aka Davidope....

• Martin Schuster

  

  Martin Schuster is the latest Op Artist to be featured in the gallery. Martin initially started creating Op Art in the 1960s and...

  Matt W. Moore

  

  The latest artist to display their work in the gallery is Matt W. Moore.  Matt is the founder of MWM Graphics, a Design...

  Marco Braun

  

  The newest additions to the gallery come from a series of Op Art works by the German digital artist Marco Braun. Marco works...

• Huda Al-Ruwais

  

  Huda was the original inspiration for the Op Art Gallery.  She contacted me in early 2009 asking if it was possible to display...

Op Art Around the World: Exhibition News

All the Op Art related exhibitions going on around the world right now... The map shows all 'live' exhibitions - hover over or click the markers to find out more. If you'd like your exhibition listed, please contact us

Latest exhibitions to be added

MACBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Permanent Exhibition

MACBA is the MUSEO DE ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO BUENOS AIRES, a new museum project that opened on the 1st September 2012 in...

A Matter of Abstraction @ Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal

Exhibition ends on: Monday, 4 April 2016

Montreal’s Museum of Contemporary Art is putting on a new semi-permanent ‘Matter of Abstraction‘ exhibition that will run until 4th...

Fondation Vasarely, Aix-en-Provence, France

Permanent Exhibition

The Fondation Vasarely in Aix-en-Provence, France permanently houses a large collection of Vasarely’s work.  The museum is open Tuesday to...