jan 1, 1950 - Optical Art
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Optical Art is a mathematically-themed form of Abstract art, which uses repetition of simple forms and colors to create vibrating effects foreground-background confusion, an exaggerated sense of depth, and other visual effects.
All painting is based on tricks of visual perception: manipulating rules of perspective to give the illusion of three-dimensional space, mixing colors to create the impression of light and shadow, and so on. With Optical Art, the rules that the viewer's eye uses to try to make sense of a visual image are themselves the "subject" of the artwork.
Artists: Victor Vasarely, Josef Albers, M.C. Escher, Bridget Riley, Richard Anuszkiewicz, François Morellet, Jesús-Rafael Soto
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