Op art

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Op art is an abstract art movement that uses precise patterns, contrasts, and optical illusions to create a sense of movement and visual vibration.

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Op art canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract art
art movement
visual art genre
aimsTo create a sense of movement
create depth illusions
create visual vibration
destabilize visual perception
alsoKnownAs optical art
appliedIn fashion design
graphic design
basedOn optical illusions
emergedInCountry France
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
emergedInPeriod 1960s
exhibitionHeldAt Museum of Modern Art
surface form: Museum of Modern Art, New York
exhibitionYear 1965
hasCharacteristic afterimage effects
ambiguous figure-ground relationships
dynamic surfaces
moiré patterns
non-representational imagery
viewer-dependent effects
hasMedium drawing
installation art
painting
printmaking
hasNotableArtist Bridget Riley
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Jesús Rafael Soto
Julian Stanczak
Richard Anuszkiewicz
Victor Vasarely
Yaacov Agam
influencedBy Bauhaus
Constructivism
Gestalt psychology
color theory
geometric abstraction
popularizedByExhibition The Responsive Eye
relatedTo Hard-edge painting
Kinetic art
Minimalism
uses color interactions
geometric forms
high contrast
line
precise patterns
repetition
shape

Referenced by (6)

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Penetrable movement Op art
Josef Albers influenced Op art
Abraham Palatnik movement Op art
M. C. Escher movement Op art