Op Art Nude Paintings
OP ART STYLE
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 — whose name is 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.
Op artists played with the principles of perception, manipulating line, shape, patterns and color to create the illusion of depth and movement. They drew on and evolved methods developed by past movements, from Impressionism to Abstract Expressionism, to produce intense visual experiences.
All the Op artists shared a focus on the gap between what is and what we perceive. Each, however, had a distinct approach to the issue and a unique visual style.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Op art that includes works by Josef Albers, Bridget Riley, Jesús Rafael Soto and more.
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Style: Op Art
"Suspend" Optical Art Contemporary Painting with Female Figure
By Emily Roz
Located in New York, NY
"Suspend" is an evocative contemporary op art painting, depicting a female nude lounging amongst a planar background of optics and geometric visual effects. Vibrant colors of violets, reds, yellows and blues in geometric patterns create illusion and optical effects that surround and absorb the figure in this painting by Emily Roz. Referencing op art and a 1970's sensibility, volumizing shaded stripes, polka dots, stripes and radiating lines of color in contrasting angles creates a distorted planar ground that the figure extends across, facing away from the viewer.
Emily Roz, "Suspend"
acryla gouache on paper, 12 x 16 inches, 2020
Emily Roz (b. 1972, New Haven, CT) is a New York based artist. She has had multiple solo exhibitions at Front Room Gallery...
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Materials
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"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 color and graphic bursts. Emily Roz incorporates a complex palette of pastel colors with contrasting deep violets, reds and golden yellow oranges. The geometric patterns and forms create illusion and optical effects that distorts the background into multi-levels of angles and planes of color. The female figure's skin tone reflects and seems to radiate the glow from the vibrant red and yellow stripes and concentric circles, which reference op art and a 1970's sensibility.
Emily Roz, "Radiator"
acryla gouache on paper, 12 x 16 inches, 2020
Emily Roz (b. 1972, New Haven, CT) is a New York based artist. She has had multiple solo exhibitions at Front Room Gallery...
Category
2010s Op Art Nude Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
"Toe Tap" Optical Art Contemporary Painting with Female Figure
By Emily Roz
Located in New York, NY
"Toe Tap" is an evocative painting of a female reclining amongst a planar background of optics and geometric visual effects. Vibrant colors of reds and blues in geometric patterns create illusion and optical effects that surround and absorb the figure in this painting by Emily Roz. Referencing op art and a 1970's sensibility, grids of distorted checkerboard patterns, polka dots, stripes and swirls are composed at contrasting angles presenting a planar ground that the figure extends across.
Emily Roz, "Toe Tap"
acryla gouache on paper, 12 x 16 inches, 2020
Emily Roz (b. 1972, New Haven, CT) is a New York based artist. She has had multiple solo exhibitions at Front Room Gallery...
Category
2010s Op Art Nude Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
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Op Art nude paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Op Art nude paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add nude paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including and Emily Roz. Frequently made by artists working with Archival Paper, and Gouache and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Op Art nude paintings, so small editions measuring 11.82 inches across are also available. Prices for nude paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,325 and tops out at $6,599, while the average work sells for $1,719.
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