I cannot put into words how much of an inspiration Bridget Riley and her ‘Op Art’ movement has been to me. Her captivating work consists of the most simplistic elements and is yet transformed and molded in such a way that, to the viewer, it is beyond complex. Her enchanting black and white body of artworks creates optical illusions that fascinate me, makes me realize it doesn’t take much for an artist to make an impact to her viewers; all she needs is her willingness to portray her aesthetic visions on canvas without fear of being criticised…
Of her artworks Riley said “‘the eye can travel over the surface in a way parallel to the way it moves over nature. It should feel caressed and soothed, experience frictions and ruptures, glide and drift…One moment there will be nothing to look at and the next second the canvas seems to refill, to be crowded with visual events.”
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| Bridget Riley 1961 Movement in Squares Tempera on Board 122 x 122 cm |
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| Bridget Riley 1961 Britannia Emuslion on cardboard 56 x 61 cm |
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Bridget Riley 1966 Untitled: Diagonal Curve Emulsion on Board 130 x 130 cm |
You can really get a sense of how dynamic these Op Art pieces are when you scroll up and down the page - they take on new life with added movement!
ReplyDeleteGreat Nugget and great quote from the artist!
Ms. Onkka