British painter Bridget Riley’s visually spectacular abstractions seem far removed from natural forms. Riley, however, claims she draws inspiration for her paintings and prints largely from nature, which she defines as a “dynamism of visual forces — an event rather than an appearance.”
Indeed, dynamism characterizes her work, which explores how simple geometric forms can create illusions of movement.
Born in 1931, Riley first came to worldwide attention in 1965, when she was included, alongside such other prominent figures as Victor Vasarely and Frank Stella, in the exhibition “The Responsive Eye” at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. The catalogue cover featured one of her paintings, Current (1964), composed of wavy black and white lines that seem to vibrate as they move from the top to the bottom of the canvas.
Since the 1970s, Riley has been experimenting with color, creating works like Nataraja (1993), made up of columns of brightly hued diagonal stripes that seem to pulse rhythmically. By instilling life, movement and energy into flat, geometric forms, she helped pioneer kinetic art.
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Untitled (Related to 'Sound')
By Bridget Riley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bridget Riley (b. 1931) is one of the foremost exponents of Op Art, a style that plays with human perception to produce optically illusionistic works of art. The English painter stud...
Gouache, Pencil
$1,375
H 12 in W 9 in
Framed Victorian House Mixed Media Artwork, Signed Ink & Watercolor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Framed dimensions: 17.88 x 14.88 in Signed on the verso in blue pen "Kara Ziebelman" Kara Ziebelman’s work is rooted in dreams, the human condition, and a deep reverence for both th...
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Color Pencil
Untitled Abstract Expressionist painting
By Desmond McLean
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Desmond Mclean (1929-2015). Untitled, ca. 1960. Mixed media on paper. Sheet measuring 13 x 16.25 inches. Unframed. Born: Ireland Studied: Heatherly School of Art, London; Americ...
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache, Color Pencil
$15,000
H 16 in W 30 in
WPA Mural Study Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Workers
By Anton Refregier
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Workers Anton Refregier (1905-1979) Mural Study, Untitled 7 ¾ x 22 inches (sight) Gouache, pencil, and charcoal on board, c. 1940s Unsigned Provenance: Estate of Seymour Fogel, noted verso Thomas McCormick Gallery...
Charcoal, Gouache, Board, Pencil
$4,600
H 55 in W 55 in
Oswald the Rabbit! Large Colorful Ispiring Neo-Expressionist Pop Art Painting
By Tommy Lennartsson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Urban abstract expressionism artist Tommy Lennartsson draws on the visual culture of street and pop art when creating his original vibrant mixed-medi...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite, Gouache
Suffice to Story
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Suffice to Story" by celebrated figurative artist Kim Frohsin, painted between 2005 and 2017. The artwork is 11 x 10.75 inches and it is professionally framed in a museum quality wh...
Ink, Mixed Media, Gouache, Carbon Pencil
$1,500
H 12 in W 12 in D 2 in
Italian Cities (Pompeii): Abstract Grid Drawing with Color Pencil
By Donise English
Located in Hudson, NY
Italian Cities: Pompeii (Mixed Media drawing with graphite pencil, color pencil, gouache, pen on paper on panel Image size: 10.5 x 10.5 inches Ebonized walnut floater frame, 12 x 12 ...
Paper, Gouache, Pencil, Color Pencil
Flushing #2
Located in Westport, CT
Selena Beaudry’s work is created by marking and cutting up drawings. This has led the artist to rediscovering her visual language. Her work consists of...
Linen, Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Color Pencil
$580
H 16 in Dm 16 in
The Mother Moon - Original Celestial Still Life Mixed Media Artwork on Paper
By Michaela Jean
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Michaela Jean is an accomplished painter, devoted gardener, and mother from Southern California (USA). Her lifelong passion for art and nature began in childhood, inspired by her gra...
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Color Pencil
Moonscape
By Perry Burns
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist's Statement: "My paintings are an attempt to synthesize and enlighten pursuits of eastern and western art and their traditions. Using the full visual language of abstraction –...
Charcoal, Gouache, Graphite, Monoprint, Pigment
$500
H 6.5 in W 4.5 in
Linda Turner, Art Meditation 18, Collage, Pattern and Decoration, Automatism
By Linda Turner
Located in Darien, CT
Linda Turner, raised both in NYC and Northern Virginia, resides in Brooklyn, NY. She achieved a BFA in Surface Design/Textile Design from the Fashion Inst...
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
$500
H 6.5 in W 7 in
Linda Turner, Art Meditation 5, Collage, Pattern and Decoration, Automatism
By Linda Turner
Located in Darien, CT
Linda Turner, raised both in NYC and Northern Virginia, resides in Brooklyn, NY. She achieved a BFA in Surface Design/Textile Design from the Fashion Inst...
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
$3,765
H 3.55 in W 4.34 in D 1.19 in
Thayaht Mixed Media Collage, Modern Art, 1920s, Signed, 24x29 cm
By Ernesto Micaelles (Thayaht)
Located in Roma, IT
Collage is an original Modern Artwork realized in the 1920s by the Italian artist Thayaht (Florence, 1893 – Florence, 1959). Original pencil, golden gouache, cloth and ivory on pape...
Pencil, Gouache