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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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Bridget Riley - broadside of "Final Study for Halcyon" 1972 (Hand Signed) Framed
Located in New York, NY
Bridget Riley - broadside of "Final Study for Halcyon", 1972 (Hand signed by Bridget Riley), ca. 1988
Magazine page on paper (Hand Signed by Bridget Riley)
Broadside of Final Study f...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Magazine Paper
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
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
Rose, Rose (Autographed by Bridget Riley and Olympic medalists)
Located in New York, NY
Bridget Riley - Rose, Rose, 2012 London Olympics silkscreen (Autographed by Bridget Riley and dozens of Olympic medalists), with official hologram, 2012
Silkscreen poster with hologr...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Leopard (Blue) Screenprint, Op Art, Signed, Edition 91 of 100, Framed
Located in London, GB
Victor Vasarely
Leopard (Blue), 1988
screenprint in colours on Frank Gallo Cast paper
80 x 98 cm - sheet
106 x 124 cm - framed
Edition 91 of 100
hand-signed and numbered by the arti...
Category
1980s Op Art Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
Encuentro de Dos Mundos, Op Art Screenprint by Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
A serigraph print by Pedro Friedeberg from 1987. A optical abstract image of a surrealist interior.
Artist: Pedro Friedeberg, Mexican (1936 - )
Title: Encuentro de dos Mundos
Year:...
Category
1980s Op Art Interior Prints
Materials
Screen


