2. Task 1 – Research – Web source
Definition:
• Links used on research:
• https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/o/op-art
• https://www.britsnnica.com/art/Op-art
• https://www.dictionary.com/browse/op-art
3. Task 1 – Research – Web source
Main artists and work of art:
• Link used on research:
• https://www.todamateria.com.br/op-art/amp/
4. Task 1 – Research – Web source
Main characteristics:
• Link used for research:
• https://www.todamateria.com.br/op-art/amp/
5. Task 1 – Research – Web source
Quotes related to Op art:
I didn’t accept it. I received it. – Richard Allen
Abstraction is real, probably more real than nature. - Josef Albers
It is the original idea that is unique, not the object itself. - Immanuel Kant
• Links used for research:
• https://quotefancy.com/quote/1626840/Richard-Allen-I-didn-t-accept-it-I-received-it
• https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/victor_vasarely_825421
• https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/josef_albers_305555
6. Task 1 – Research – Web source
Summary of Op art history
Optical art is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions. Op art works are abstract,
with many better-known pieces created in black and white. Typically, they give the viewer
the impression of movement, hidden images, flashing and vibrating patterns.
Op at originated in 1960s by Victor Vasarely.
Vasarely wanted to create a universal visual vocabulary for modern art.
Op art is short for 'optical art'. The word optical is used to describe things that relate to
how we see. Op art works in a way that is similar to optical illusions. Artists use shapes,
colours and patterns in special ways to create images that look as if they are moving or
blurring.
In 1965, the first Op-art exhibition was organized at the Museum of Modern Art in New
York: The Responsive Eye. In addition to Victor Vasarely, works of many other artists were
exhibited: Richard Anusziewicz, Bridget Riley, Ad Reinhardt, Kenneth Noland and Larry
Poons. Even so, Op Art is not considered a genuine movement, but rather a strand of other
artistic lines.
7. Task 1 – Research – Web source
Colours that cause great contrasts are used, in addition to different levels of lighting, exploring the
creation of virtual shapes and optical effects. After gaining significant prominence in the 1960s, Op-art
almost fell into oblivion. One of the reasons for this is perhaps the fact that it does not arouse feelings
in people, being closer to science than to man itself.
Even though it brings rigor to its construction, it symbolizes a precarious and unstable world, which
changes at every moment. Despite gaining traction in the mid-1950s, Op Art underwent relatively slow
development.
It lacks the current thrust and emotional appeal of Pop Art, as it is overly cerebral and systematic,
closer to the sciences than the humanities. On the other hand, its possibilities seem to be as limitless
as those of science and technology.
• Links used for research:
• https://www.historiadasartes.com/nomundo/arte-seculo-20/op-art/
• https://mundoeducacao.uol.com.br/artes/a-opart.htm
The reason for Op Art is the representation of movement through painting only with the use of graphic
elements. Another fundamental factor for the creation of Op Art was the evolution of science, which is
present in practically all works, based mainly on psychological studies on modern life and on Physics on
Optics. The alteration of modern cities and man's suffering with the constant change in their rhythms of
life.
8. Task 1 – Research – Web source
Definition of Op art in my own words:
Op art or Optical art is a type of abstract art
that makes use of geometric shapes and lines
to create optical illusions. This art style is
based on colour theory and the physiology and
psychology of perception. Overall, the illusions
created by Op art range from subtle to
disturbing and disorienting. The main features
of Op art are: Three-dimensionality, optical
and visual effects, colour movement and
contrast, vibrant tones (especially black and
white), geometric shapes and lines and an
abstract style.
9. Task 1 – Research – Web source
Most important artists and their artwork:
Victor Vasarely (1908 - 1997) Zebra (1937)
10. Task 1 – Research – Web source
Bridget Riley (1931) Movement in squares (1961)
11. Task 1 – Research – Web source
Jesús Rafael Soto (1923 - 2005) Esfera Theospacio (1989)
13. Task 3 – Production/Final Products
Include a version of your print product/screenshots
Include a link to your blog where you have posted this PP and your final
products – the post on your blog should be titled ‘Induction Week Project’
15. Task 4 – Evaluation – Production
Describe three strengths of your final pieces.
1) Everything is perfectly aligned;
2) We did a good amount of research;
3) The illusion created has different forms of interpretation, from a certain
angle it looks like a hole, from another it looks like an eye, from another it
looks like the inside of an hollow cone and if the illusion is slowly rotated it
looks like the circles inside are moving along the line of the base circle.
16. Task 4 – Evaluation – Production
Describe three areas for improvement in your final pieces.
1) It could have more information;
2) Could have added information about op artists;
3) Could have created a more complex illusion if we had more time.
17. Task 4 – Evaluation – Problem Solving
Describe three problems you faced in your project and how you solved these
1) The internet was slow and that delayed our work;
2) At the beginning of the research phase I could not log in and I had to do
part of the research on my phone and then put it all again on the computer. I
went to the help desk near library to change my password and then I was able
to log in;
3) The elements in the poster were not aligning perfectly the way I wanted
to, so I asked the teacher for help and he showed me how to fix it.
18. Task 4 – Evaluation – Working with others
Choose three aspects of your production where you worked well with your
team and this benefited the project
1) We both could successfully research the information we needed to create
our poster;
2) We used our personal strengths to do the part of the work that would be
better for each one;
3) We managed to, individually, complete different parts of the work and then
put it all together nicely.
19. Task 4 – Evaluation - Feedback
Discuss the feedback you received from your tutor during the project and how
you used this to improve the project
