2. TASK 1 – RESEARCH – WEB SOURCE
Title/Weblink/Date accessed:
• 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
Title/Weblink/Date accessed:
https://www.todamateria.com.br/op-art/amp/
4. TASK 1 – RESEARCH – WEB SOURCE
Title/Weblink/Date accessed:
• 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
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
5. TASK 1 – RESEARCH – WEB SOURCE
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.
6. TASK 1 – RESEARCH – WEB SOURCE
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.
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
7. TASK 1 – RESEARCH – WEB SOURCE
Created by Victor Vasarely
created by Bridget Riley
Created by Jesús Rafael soto
Esfera Theospacio (1989)
Movement in squares
(1961)
Zebra (1937)
10. TASK 4 – EVALUATION – PRODUCTION
• Describe three strengths of your final pieces.
• 1) the work Is an optical illusion, we met the target aim and managed to create what we
intended to create.
• 2) We did a good amount of research on the history, quotes and about different artists that
work with OP art.
• 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.
11. TASK 4 – EVALUATION – PRODUCTION
• Describe three areas for improvement in your final pieces.
• 1) more information could have been added covering more o the history.
• 2) Could have added information about op artists and their work with OP art, such as why they went
into op art and what inspired them.
• 3) Could have created a more complex and a more impressive illusion if we had more time and
practice.
12. TASK 4 – EVALUATION – PROBLEM
SOLVING
• Describe three problems you faced in your project and how you solved these
• 1) The internet was having issues effecting our ability to do the work and gather research.
• 2) At the beginning of the research phase logging into a computer was difficult meaning we had to
research on our phones and then re-research on the now working computer.
• 3) The elements in the poster were not aligning perfectly the way I wanted to, however this was fixed
with an adults support.
13. TASK 4 – EVALUATION – WORKING
WITH OTHERS
• Describe three problems you faced in your project and how you solved these
• 1) The internet was having issues effecting our ability to do the work and gather research.
• 2) At the beginning of the research phase logging into a computer was difficult meaning we had to
research on our phones and then re-research on the now working computer.
• 3) The elements in the poster were not aligning perfectly the way I wanted to, however this was fixed
with an adults support.
14. TASK 4 – EVALUATION - FEEDBACK
• Discuss the feedback you received from your tutor during the project
and how you used this to improve the project
