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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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CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 21. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 21
Date of creation: 2018
Medium: Polychrome ceramic
Edition: 20
Size: 80 x 21 x 16 cm
Condition: In mint condition
This sculpture belongs to one of the...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sequential Chroma, Julian Stanczak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Julian Stanczak (1928-2017)
Title: Sequential Chroma
Year: 1978
Edition: 2/175, plus proofs
Medium: Silkscreen on Somerset paper
Size: 30.25 x 25.75 inches
Condition: Good
In...
Category
1970s Op Art Landscape Prints
Materials
Screen
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Richard Anuszkiewicz Metallic Water 1960s Op Art painting Art Institute Chicago
Located in New York, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz
Metallic Water, 1964
Painting with Liquitex on canvas. (1964 Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition and J.L. Hudson Gallery)
Signed boldly and dated 1964 on the ver...
Category
1960s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Geometric Modernism, Violet Gateway, Minimalist Abstraction, Space Age Diptych
Located in Barcelona, ES
This limited edition giclée print by Cyd Fontaine explores the language of geometric modernism through a precise arrangement of concentric color fields. Gradual tonal transitions mov...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée
Purple Ribbon, Op Art Geometric Patterns in Soft Tones, Diptych Painting, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
Details:
Title: Purple Ribbon
Medium: Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
Size: 100x140 cm total (40x55.3 inches); each panel measures 100x70 cm (40x28 inches)
Year: 2026
* Frame is for il...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Paper, Acrylic
Geometric Abstract Original Oil on Canvas 1980s
Located in Soquel, CA
Geometric Abstract Original Oil on Canvas 1980s
This unknown artist expertly explores the tension between bold physical presence and quiet, open space. Dominated by deep, matte black...
Category
1990s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil


