Bell work 10 minutes to color You need to finish the Enlarging Artwork handout if you did not do it yesterday!

CLASS VOTE Continue with grid work or move to op art and revisit the grids in small bits?

Op Art When something plays tricks on your eyes it is called an Optical Illusion… Op Art is artwork that plays tricks on our eyes.

Op Art Artists have been intrigued by the nature of perception and by optical effects and illusions for many centuries. They have often been a central concern of art, just as much as themes drawn from history or literature. But in the 1950s these preoccupations, allied to new interests in technology and psychology, blossomed into a movement. Op, or Optical, art typically employs abstract patterns composed with a stark contrast of foreground and background - often in black and white for maximum contrast - to produce effects that confuse and excite the eye. Initially, Op shared the field with Kinetic art - Op artists being drawn to virtual movement, Kinetic artists attracted by the possibility of real motion. 

The question posed was how to provide the viewer with an illusion of movement on a static 2D surface.  The use of repetition of pattern and line, often in high contrast black and white was one way Op Artists used to create this illusion of movement. 

Agamograph An agamograph is a series of images that change at different angles. This work is named after the Israeli sculptor, Yaacov Agam who was born in 1928 and still living today (2017). This artist is known for his optical and kinetic art.

3D Hand Drawings