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What is art that looks 3D called?
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Art that looks 3D is called Op art. The Op art movement emerged in the 1960s, mirroring the counterculture of the time in its embrace of visual trickery, graphic shapes and bright colors. Spreading across Europe and the Americas, the style — short for “optical art” — influenced advertising, fashion and interior design before fading in the early ’70s. Op art remained significant, however, for artists and scientists interested in the nature of perception. And today, it’s seeing a resurgence of interest from collectors and interior designers. Some notable artists who created Op art include Victor Vasarely, Josef Albers, Bridget Riley and Jesús Rafael Soto. Find a diverse assortment of Op art on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
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Original Op Art silkscreen poster, Homage to the Square: Galerie Melki, Paris
By Josef Albers
Located in New York, NY
Josef Albers
original silkscreen poster, Homage to the Square: Galerie Melki, Paris, 1973
Offset lettering and silkscreen on heavy wove paper
33 × 22 inches
Unframed, unsigned and un...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Offset, Screen
Rear Window View, Purple Pastel Tones, Mauve Hue Abstract Diptych, Aurora Print
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cyd Fontaine (Lausanne, 1992) is a contemporary artist renowned for her captivating use of dreamy atmospheric gradients, which has helped her carve a distinctive niche in the world o...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Rubin from Album Lapidaire - Op Art
Located in London, GB
Victor Vasarely (Hungarian/French, 1906-1997)
Rubin, 1964
Screenprint in Colours
from the Lapidaire portfolio
signed in pencil lower right with blind stamp, numbered edition "41/15...
Category
1960s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Paralax VI, 1980, Etching with Aquatint by Barry Nelson
By Barry Nelson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Paralax VI
Barry Nelson, British/American (1937)
Date: 1980
Etching with Aquatint on Arches, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil
Edition of 28/30
Image Size: 20.25 x 29.5 in...
Category
1980s Op Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Sun Keyed, OP Art Silkscreen by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz, American (1930 - )
Title: Sun Keyed
Year: 1972
Medium: Screenprint (unsigned)
Edition: 3000
Image Size: 12 x 14 inches
Size: 14 x 18 in. (35.56 x 45....
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Sequential I - X
Located in London, GB
Richard Anuszkiewicz
Sequential Prints: Sequential I - X
1972
Screenprint on paper, Edition of 200
71.1 x 53.3 cms (28 x 21 ins)
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen