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Patrick Hughes - Walls Have Ears, optical art, reverspective, op art, illusion
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
, optical illusion, illusion, contemporary art, london, artist, pop art, oil, board, construction, landscape
Category

2010s Op Art Interior Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

"Max Bill (3)", Painting on cut aluminium, Optical illusion
Located in Carballo, ES
optical illusionism that intersects the traditions of optical-kinetic art with the geometric to dry.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Digital Pigment

IRONING - texturized lenticular painting, optical illusion, geometric abstract
By Eleanor Aldrich
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
vertical textures to create vividly colored lenticular illusions in these works, which only reveal
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

#26, Joseph Albers Color Aid Paper Collage, Pastel & Optical Illusion Grid
Located in Brooklyn, NY
idea, Rodríguez Pérez had just completed her M.F.A. at the New York Academy of Art and was grappling
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric More Art

Materials

Paper

LENTICULAR VANISH - textural optical illusion painting using caulk and enamel
By Eleanor Aldrich
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Excerpt from a review by art critic Joe Nolan: "In these works, Aldrich paints on surfaces that
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

#27, Joseph Albers Color Aid Paper Collage, Deep Blue & Optical Illusion Grid
Located in Brooklyn, NY
idea, Rodríguez Pérez had just completed her M.F.A. at the New York Academy of Art and was grappling
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric More Art

Materials

Paper

Set of 4 Realistic Optical Illusion Cast Stone Portraits of The Beatles
Located in Houston, TX
Biography: Born (1927) and raised in Huntsville, TX, David Adickes is an artist whose art and heart are
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cast Stone

"Radiator" Optical Art Contemporary Painting with Female Figure
By Emily Roz
Located in New York, NY
"Radiator is an evocative contemporary op art painting, depicting a female nude with bullseyes of
Category

2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

"Suspend" Optical Art Contemporary Painting with Female Figure
By Emily Roz
Located in New York, NY
blues in geometric patterns create illusion and optical effects that surround and absorb the figure in
Category

2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

"Collission blue. Dessin-Volume". Origami optical art
Located in Brussels, BE
Origami like sculture (it folds completely flat). Provides a fun and strong visual illusion, with a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Polyurethane, Varnish

Unusual Art Deco Wall Mirror Optical Illusion Hexagonal Unknown Designer
By Jean Boris Lacroix
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Estate here in Prince Georges County Maryland. Optically illusory shape when hung at an angle
Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood

"Toe Tap" Optical Art Contemporary Painting with Female Figure
By Emily Roz
Located in New York, NY
optical effects that surround and absorb the figure in this painting by Emily Roz. Referencing op art and
Category

2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

Optical wall sculptures
By Charles Hinman
Located in Greenwich, CT
play of optical illusion. Hinman is an important pioneer of exploration in the contemporary world
Category

1970s Hard-Edge Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Optical wall sculptures
Optical wall sculptures
H 17.25 in W 31.75 in D 5.5 in
"Les Gouttes" dessin/volume. Origami, optical art sculpture
Located in Brussels, BE
Origami/kinetic artpiece, folds completely flat. Provides a fun and strong visual illusion , with a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Other Medium

Patrick Hughes - Jazz, contemporary, op art, optical, reverspective, matisse
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
, reverspective, matisse, henry matisse, cut outs, cut-outs, modern art, optical art, optical illusion, multiple
Category

2010s Op Art Interior Prints

Materials

Paint, Archival Ink, Inkjet

Patrick Hughes - Maeght, contemporary, op art, optical, reverspective, fondation
By Patrick Hughes
Located in London, GB
, kandinsky, optical art, garden, landscape, interior, dali, chagall, moore, optical illusion, multiple, hand
Category

2010s Op Art Interior Prints

Materials

Paint, Archival Ink, Inkjet

"#B-119" Tadasky, Op-Art, Psychadelic Illusion Pattern, Concurrent Circles
By Tadasky / Tadasuke Kuwayama
Located in New York, NY
himself about modern and Western art from books. His eyes were opened to the power of abstraction through
Category

1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

J. Margulis - Gold Illusion - kinetic wall sculpture
By Jose Margulis
Located in New York, NY
. Margulis Contemporary Art Aluminum Plexiglass Optical Illusion Kinetic art Kinetic artist geometric
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

J. Margulis - Gold Illusion - kinetic wall sculpture
By Jose Margulis
Located in New York, NY
. Margulis Contemporary Art Aluminum Plexiglass Optical Illusion Kinetic art Kinetic artist geometric
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Jean Paul Gaultier Cyberbaba Cyberdot Optical Illusion 1995 Coat Jacket Dress
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in PARIS, FR
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. You can find it in its online collection. Description from the MET`s
Category

1990s Italian Evening Dresses

J. Margulis - Displaced Illusion IX - kinetic wall sculpture
By Jose Margulis
Located in New York, NY
Sculpture J. Margulis Aluminum J. Margulis Contemporary Art Aluminum Plexiglass Optical Illusion
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

French Contemporary Sculpture by Eric Beauplace - Illusion Urbaine
By Eric Beauplace
Located in Paris, IDF
an intense optical experience. The transparencies and reflections, sparkles, diffractions, and other
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Linen, Acrylic, Wood

Displcased illusion 72 WG - Kinetic wall sculpture J. Margulis
By Jose Margulis
Located in New York, NY
. Margulis Aluminum J. Margulis Contemporary Art Aluminum Plexiglass Optical Illusion Kinetic art
Category

2010s Kinetic Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Lucite, Acrylic

Displaced Illusion 30PR - Geometric Abstract wall sculpture by J. Margulis
By Jose Margulis
Located in New York, NY
. Margulis Aluminum J. Margulis Contemporary Art Aluminum Plexiglass Optical Illusion Kinetic art
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Lucite, Acrylic

Optical N.9 - Screen Print by Julio Le Parc - 1976
By Julio Le Parc
Located in Roma, IT
Optical N.9 is a colored serigraph realized in 1976 by the Argentinian artist Julio Le Parc
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Orbial Bones I, Original Pop Art Painting
Located in Boston, MA
fluerescent pigments, and optical illusions. Most passionate about painting Eric is currently a resident
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Carmen Herrero (2)", Painting on cut aluminium, Conceptual art
Located in Carballo, ES
optical illusionism that intersects the traditions of optical-kinetic art with the geometric to dry.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Max Bill (2)", Painting on cut aluminium, Conceptual art
Located in Carballo, ES
optical illusionism that intersects the traditions of optical-kinetic art with the geometric to dry.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Digital Pigment

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 20. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
in the development of kinetic and optical art. Born on August 17, 1923 in Caracas, Venezuela, Cruz
Category

2010s Op Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CHROMOINTERFERENCE MANIPULABLE CARIBE. Op Art Limited edition
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
development of kinetic and optical art. Born on August 17, 1923 in Caracas, Venezuela, Cruz-Diez became one of
Category

2010s Op Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass, Screen

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 18. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
in the development of kinetic and optical art. Born on August 17, 1923 in Caracas, Venezuela, Cruz
Category

2010s Op Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 21. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
influential Venezuelan-French artist who played a pivotal role in the development of kinetic and optical art
Category

2010s Op Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 11. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
influential Venezuelan-French artist who played a pivotal role in the development of kinetic and optical art
Category

2010s Op Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 13. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
in the development of kinetic and optical art. Born on August 17, 1923 in Caracas, Venezuela, Cruz
Category

2010s Op Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 22. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
influential Venezuelan-French artist who played a pivotal role in the development of kinetic and optical art
Category

2010s Op Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CHROMOINTERFERENCE MANIPULABLE LA DIFFERENCE. Op Art. Limited
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
development of kinetic and optical art. Born on August 17, 1923 in Caracas, Venezuela, Cruz-Diez became one of
Category

2010s Op Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass, Screen

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 19. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
in the development of kinetic and optical art. Born on August 17, 1923 in Caracas, Venezuela, Cruz
Category

2010s Op Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 17. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
in the development of kinetic and optical art. Born on August 17, 1923 in Caracas, Venezuela, Cruz
Category

2010s Op Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 12. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
in the development of kinetic and optical art. Born on August 17, 1923 in Caracas, Venezuela, Cruz
Category

2010s Op Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Jewel coloured vibrant op art abstract geometric painting French 1960s
Located in Norwich, GB
the style. Op art, short for optical art, is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions
Category

1960s Op Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Nexum Optical 60 Black Plant Stand
By Inthegarden
Located in Milan, IT
, inspired by the Optical Art movement, creates optical illusions that change depending on the perspective
Category

2010s Italian Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Iron

Nexum Optical 60 Black Plant Stand
Nexum Optical 60 Black Plant Stand
H 35.83 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
"Max Bill (4)", Painting on cut aluminium, Pop Three-dimensional art
Located in Carballo, ES
optical illusionism that intersects the traditions of optical-kinetic art with the geometric to dry.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Digital Pigment

Vintage Chokk Mini C Original Op Art Vasarely Collage Painting
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Surfside, FL
century. He is the acknowledged leader of the Op Art movement, and his innovations in color and optical
Category

20th Century Op Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Abstract Geometric Tile Pattern Op-Art in Blues and Silver - Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
an optical illusion known as the "grid illusion" where intersections appear to have "ghost" dots or
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Hat-VI Op Art Print
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Austin, TX
of optical illusion and geometric abstraction. Born in Hungary, Vasarely's innovative spirit and
Category

20th Century Op Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Offset

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - COULEUR À L’ESPACE ARIEL. Op Art. Limited edition sculpture
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
played a pivotal role in the development of kinetic and optical art. Born on August 17, 1923 in Caracas
Category

2010s Op Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass, Screen

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - COULEUR À L’ESPACE NOVA. Op Art. Limited edition sculpture
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
played a pivotal role in the development of kinetic and optical art. Born on August 17, 1923 in Caracas
Category

2010s Op Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass, Screen

"Damien Hirst (3)", Painting on cut aluminium, Pop Kinetic art, 60 x 60 cm
Located in Carballo, ES
optical illusionism that intersects the traditions of optical-kinetic art with the geometric to dry.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Helio Oiticica (2)", Painting on cut aluminium, Pop Kinetic art, 60 x 60 cm
Located in Carballo, ES
optical illusionism that intersects the traditions of optical-kinetic art with the geometric to dry. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Sol LeWitt (3)", Painting on cut aluminium, Pop Kinetic art, 60 x 60 cm
Located in Carballo, ES
optical illusionism that intersects the traditions of optical-kinetic art with the geometric to dry. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Sol LeWitt (2)", Painting on cut aluminium, Pop Kinetic art, 60 x 60 cm
Located in Carballo, ES
optical illusionism that intersects the traditions of optical-kinetic art with the geometric to dry. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Sol LeWitt (1)", Painting on cut aluminium, Pop Kinetic art, 60 x 60 cm
Located in Carballo, ES
optical illusionism that intersects the traditions of optical-kinetic art with the geometric to dry. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Digital Pigment

"VAAR" Op Art Offset Lithograph Print
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Austin, TX
explorations of optical illusion and geometric abstraction. Born in Hungary, Vasarely's innovative spirit and
Category

20th Century Op Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Offset

1970's Enamel Metal Vasarely Silkscreen Screenprint Axo Kinetic Op Art Sculpture
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Surfside, FL
. He is the acknowledged leader of the Op Art movement, and his innovations in color and optical
Category

1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Pink Pop Art "In the Sun", 1960s
Located in Washington, DC
is viewed it creates an optical illusion of movement. Catalogue of a postumous retrospective in 2008
Category

1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper

"Coral Triptych", Randall Browning, Pop Art Still-life, 40x85 in., Original Oil
By Randall Browning
Located in Dallas, TX
to the outside panels to view the whole optical illusion. Randy Browning’s paintings sparkle with
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Modernismo M32" Pop Art Photography 48"x48" in Edition of 12 by Giuliano Bekor
By Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
lines of the body become the canvas. Rooted in high fash- ion, Modernismo celebrates optical illusion
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography

Materials

Metal

Love Letter, Digital Art, Contemporary Photography, Framed
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
baryta paper. An optical illusion, the work is comprised of flower petals divided into circles of
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Digital, Digital Pigment, Rag Paper

Cubic Relationship (Op Art, Kinetic Composition)
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Kansas City, MO
optical illusion. Over the next three decades, Vasarely developed his style of geometric abstract art
Category

1980s Op Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Julian Stanczak Blue Op Art Screen Print
By Julian Stanczak
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
, Stanczak creates abstract compositions full of vibrating colors and optical illusion. Shapes pulsate
Category

1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

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