Op+Art

Op Art

The Tauranga Art Gallery is holding an exhibition for op art. I had to create four designs that represent Tauranga.

My role Researches, computer graphic artist, web publisher, art critic

My Research

What is op art? Op art is style of optical illusions. It is a method of painting that concerns the interactions between illusion and picture plane between understanding and seeing.

Who is Bridget Riley? Bridget Riley is an op artist who was born in London. She first studied art in 1949 to 1952 at Goldsmith College and then later on in 1952 to 1955 she studied it at the Royal College of art. Her early work was figurative with a semi-impressionist style.

Another famous op artist is…. Tony DeLap who was born in Oakland California in 1927 is a west coast artist, he was known for his abstract sculpture utilizing illusionist techniques and meticulous craftsmanship. Tony lives in the Bay Area of Oakland and he studied art, illustration and graphic design at several Bay Area colleges including the San Francisco academy of art and he also attended the Claremont colleges in Southern California. He then went back to the Bay area where he then taught at the California College of arts, the San Francisco art institute and also the UC Davis where he secured a teaching position at the University of California in Irvine.

Here are some of my designs

For this design I used paint and I used sort of like a tile type of style. 

For This design I also used paint and I used an angle checkered type style



For this design I used a style of different shapes

For this design I used a checker type style