When looking at the suggested artists for this research point , two artists jumped out at me due to their contrast, but also their intriguing style. The first is neo, post and ordinary impressionist Paul Signac whose ‘Opus 217’ caught my eye immediately, with all the swirls and shapes created with the bright vibrant colours, and the slightly untidiness of his dabbing technique, leaving gaps on the canvas. By combining clashes of many colours all into one background, he’s been able to create the illusion of magic, circus and fun all by using the mentioned colours in a series of jazzy shapes. Also with the effects of optical mixing he has been able to create gradient and layers to give depth and form into both the background and the male of the painting.
In contrast, the contemporary ‘Op’ artist Bridget Riley, uses shapes and different variations of tones to create pathways that suddenly disappear. By using a monochrome palette, Riley gradually fades the concentration of the black in order to create distance and an aerial perspective. Looking at these pieces below reminds me of an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ type of illusion where one doesn’t know where anything ends or indeed stops, and in a way the pieces slightly look like slits and ditches in masses of rock landscape.
http://blog.designfolia.com/op-art/
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