Op Art

"Reality is more than the thing itself. I look always for its super reality. Reality lies in how you see things." - Pablo Picasso. The Op Art movement remains relatively short when compared to other movements like Cubism or Surrealism. The movement officially lasted only three years, and followed the Pop Art movement. Op Art began with the desire to involve a correlation between seeing and understanding. The art movement involved manipulating the eyes or creating an optical illusion. Similar to other movements, the Op Art artists did not use conventional paint and brush techniques. Instead, the artists used a limited color scheme, and a limited style to draw shapes and objects. Each painting or design had its own way of alluding the human eye. Although this movement was relatively short, the artistry they displayed was important to all art movements and art lovers.


"Reality is more than the thing itself. I look always for its super reality. Reality lies in how you see things." - Pablo Picasso. The Op Art movement remains relatively short when compared to other movements like Cubism or Surrealism. The movement officially lasted only three years, and followed the Pop Art movement. Op Art began with the desire to involve a correlation between seeing and understanding. The art movement involved manipulating the eyes or creating an optical illusion. Similar to other movements, the Op Art artists did not use conventional paint and brush techniques. Instead, the artists used a limited color scheme, and a limited style to draw shapes and objects. Each painting or design had its own way of alluding the human eye. Although this movement was relatively short, the artistry they displayed was important to all art movements and art lovers.
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