Op art is a style of artwork that creates optical illusions, manipulating colors and lines to trick the viewer's eyes. Notable artists in this genre include M.C. Escher, known for his unique visual puzzles, and Bridget Riley, whose works create the illusion of movement. The document also includes a simple studio activity involving the creation of an op art piece using lines and colors.

1. 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.

2. Op Art
There is an artist named M.C. Escher who is famous
for creating lots of different kinds of Op Art.
M.C. Escher

3. Op Art
M.C. Escher

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M.C. Escher

5. Op Art
When you stare at a color for a long time, then
you stare into an empty space… you can
sometimes see the opposite of that color!

6. Op Art
Stare at the nose for 15 seconds. Then, look into
the white box. What do you see?

7. Op Art
Stare at the black dot with color for 15 seconds.
Then, look quickly at the black dot without
color. What do you see?

8. Lines!
Op Art is only successful when using
various lines correctly. How many
different lines can you think of?

9. Op Art
There is an artist named Bridget Riley who is famous for
creating Op Art that looks like it is moving.
Sometimes it hurts your eyes to look at it for too long.

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13. Op Art Studio!
1. Place a dot somewhere
on your paper.
2. Use a ruler to make
diagonal lines from your
dot to the ends of the
paper. Use straight lines!
3. Use curve lines inside
your diagonals. Make
sure they go all around
the paper.
4. Color every other
section, using two
colors.