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Op art is a style of visual art that creates optical illusions, using precise geometric patterns and colors to trick the viewer's eye into perceiving movement or depth that isn't actually there. It matters because it challenged traditional ideas about what art could do by making the viewer's own perception a central part of the artistic experience.
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Movement in Squares, by Bridget Riley 1961 The Fire and Water Fountain, a public artwork installation in Tel Aviv. 1986. Op art, short for optical art, is a style of visual art that uses distorted or manipulated geometrical patterns, often to create optical illusions. It began in the early 20th century, and was especially popular from the 1960s on, the term "Op art" dating to 1964.
Op artworks are normally abstract, with some better-known pieces created in black and white. Typically, they give the viewer the impression of movement, hidden images, flashing and vibrating patterns, or swelling or warping. In contrast, the much older trompe-l'œil style always represents figurative subjects, which are shown with deceptive three-dimensionality.