Op Art

Op is in short for ...

• Optics

• Optical

• Operation

• Opportunity

What is Op Art?

• Op Art is a form of art that gives the illusion of movement by the precise use of shapes, colours and patterns.

• Op Art is a style of art which uses tiny dots of colour to create a painting.

Which of these artists are Op artists?

• Georges Seurat

• Pablo Picasso

• Victor Vasarely

• Bridget Riley

This work of art is made by ...

• Bridget Riley

• Pablo Picasso

• Georges Seurat

• Victor Vasarely

This work of art is made by ...

• Bridget Riley

• Pablo Picasso

• Georges Seurat

• Victor Vasarely

Op Art stands for "optimum art"

• True

• False

An optical illusion is an image that tricks your __________________________.

• ears into seeing something that is not there

• brain into seeing something that is not there

• eyes into seeing something that is not there

Op Art often shows what elements of art? Name three!

• Shapes

• Colour

• Pattern

• Texture