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Princeton's WordNet

  1. op artnoun

    a style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s; produces dramatic visual effects with colors and contrasts that are difficult for the eye to resolve

Wiktionary

  1. op artnoun

    A genre of abstract art that uses geometric shapes and vivid colours to create optical illusions, such as an illusion of movement.

  2. Etymology: Short for optical art.

Wikipedia

  1. Op art

    Op art, short for optical art, is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions.Op artworks are abstract, with many 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.

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  1. op art

    Op Art, short for Optical Art, is a genre of visual art that uses optical illusions to create dynamic, often interactive, visual effects. It emerged in the mid-20th century and features abstract patterns and designs in stark contrasts of color and shape, displayed in a way that leads to an impression of movement, hidden images, flashing, vibration, or sometimes even swelling or warping. Key figures in this art movement include Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely.

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  1. Op art

    Op art, also known as optical art, is a style of visual art that makes use of optical illusions. "Optical art is a method of painting concerning the interaction between illusion and picture plane, between understanding and seeing." Op art works are abstract, with many of the better known pieces made in black and white. When the viewer looks at them, the impression is given of movement, hidden images, flashing and vibration, patterns, or alternatively, of swelling or warping.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of op art in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of op art in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of op art in a Sentence

  1. Gary Kasparov:

    The highest art of the chessplayer lies in not allowing your opponent to show you what he can do.

  2. Bruce Barnes:

    Our board of trustees, staff, and members are thrilled that this wonderful sculpture of Philip Seymour Hoffman has been placed at our Dryden Theatre, since the museum was founded, one of our key missions has been to preserve and exhibit motion pictures, and this statue enables us to recognize Hoffman’s extraordinary contribution to the art of cinema.

  3. Walter Benjamin:

    The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betraying ideas. The slogans of an inadequate criticism peddle ideas to fashion.

  4. Jane Chen and Drue Kataoka:

    On the swaddles and blankets we only have hands of mothers and babies of developing countries. It’s unusual to have fine art on baby products, so when you are holding your baby – holding the most precious thing in the world – you will also be holding the hands, crisscrossing hands with mothers and babies from around the world.

  5. Anne Webber:

    I can tell you that 90 percent of the thousands and thousands of works of art people are searching for still can't be found today. So that gives you an indication of how hard it is to obtain restitution.


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