This site is all about Op Art or ‘Optical Art’, a movement pioneered by artists like Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely in the 1960’s which came to public attention after an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1965 called “The Responsive Eye”. On the site, you can read about the main artists, see examples of their work and find out about upcoming exhibitions, learn about the history of Op Art and download pictures from the gallery.
Recent Op Art News
Prescription Art is releasing a new limited edition screenprint by UK based contemporary street artist Carl Cashman who we have featured on this site before. “Although usually abstract, Carl’s work is always personal. And ’LOVE HURTS’...
A large steel and enamel sculpture by famous Op and Kinetic Artist Carlos Cruz-Diez that was installed in the grounds of a school in La Roche-sur-Yon, France, has been taken to the local dump rather than...
Gianni Sarcone has produced a new series (although he has been working on them since 1997) of optic kinetic works he is calling his “Kinegrams”. In Gianni’s words: “Kinegrams are interactive, static images that magically...
Op Artist and Sculptor Mon Levinson – one of the original 100 artists exhibited at the famous 1965 “Responsive Eye” exhibition – has died on March 25 2014 at his home in Manhattan. He...
Bridget Riley has created another stunning hospital installation, this time at St. Mary’s Hospital in Paddington. Work on the mural (physical work at the hospital – not design and preparation) started in September of...
Irma Boom is a Dutch graphic designer living and working in Amsterdam. Irma has recently produced a wallpaper series for design house Thomas Eyck that is reminiscent of Bridget Riley‘s early 1980s works (see...
Better late than never? Can I get away with that? The infinitely talented Gianni Sarcone has created a series of works based on hearts for all (Op Art) lovers. Gianni did in fact email...
Scott from Muddlegeist software has recently released an iPhone / iPad app that generates an ever changing series of Op Art inspired patterns. “A few weeks ago I was a bit ill, and spent...
Be careful who you let in your house, particularly if you have original works by Victor Vasarely. A Florida woman was ordered held on a $10,000 bond after she stole works from a legally...
Tobias Rehberger is a German artist, famous for his large scale installations, notably “Slinky springs to to fame” – a giant ‘slinky’ bridge corssing the Rhein-Herne Canal in the Imperial Garden, Oberhausen. A few years...
A forthcoming (23rd November 2013) auction at Heritage Auctions (www.ha.com – great domain name – somebody was forward thinking there) sees 3 works by Victor Vasarely for sale. 1 is an original signed painting...
Master of visual trickery Gianni Sarcone has had a new article published in the Smithsonian magazine. You can read the article here and see some more of Gianni’s fantastic and visually confounding work.
Op Art Exhibitions on now
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