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.
Browse a collection of Bridget Riley's visionary art at 1stDibs.
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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
$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
The Moth
By Alexandra Levasseur
Located in Columbia, MO
Signed verso Alexandra LeVasseur was born in Quebec in 1982. She holds a BA in Fine Arts from University of Costa Rica (2006), a post-graduate in Illustration/Communication from EINA...
Mixed Media, Gouache, 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
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
$12,000
H 16 in W 13 in D 1 in
BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis
By Miles White
Located in New York, NY
BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis Miles White (1915 – 2000) BYE BYE BIRDIE 11 x 8 inches Mixed Media on Paper Signed Lower Right Framed by Bark Affixed to the back are original gold lame fabric swatches. This drawing is available, along with two other original costume drawings from BIRDIE by Miles White, another of Conrad Birdie and one of Chita Rivera. Miles White, a leading Broadway and Hollywood costume designer for decades. created costumes for the original Broadway productions of OKLAHOMA CAROUSEL, BYE BYE BIRDIE and many others. In film he worked on "Around the World in 80 Days" and "The Greatest Show on Earth." He designed Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and the Ice Capades for many years. Miles was a close friend for the last 20 years of his life. We live with one of his two Tony Awards and a dozen drawings. BYE BYE BIRDIE is a stage musical with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams, based upon a book by Michael Stewart...
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
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
Ombre Severe
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Ombre Severe " by celebrated figurative artist Kim Frohsin, painted in 2017. The artwork is 10.25 x 7.5 inches and it is professionally framed in a museum quality white maple hardwo...
Ink, Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil, Gouache
Threshold
By Alexandra Levasseur
Located in Columbia, MO
Signed verso Alexandra LeVasseur was born in Quebec in 1982. She holds a BA in Fine Arts from University of Costa Rica (2006), a post-graduate in Illustration/Communication from EINA...
Mixed Media, Gouache, Pencil
Our House is a Space Ship
By Alexandra Levasseur
Located in Columbia, MO
Signed verso Alexandra LeVasseur was born in Quebec in 1982. She holds a BA in Fine Arts from University of Costa Rica (2006), a post-graduate in Illustration/Communication from EINA...
Mixed Media, Gouache, Pencil
New Neighbors
By Alexandra Levasseur
Located in Columbia, MO
Signed verso Alexandra LeVasseur was born in Quebec in 1982. She holds a BA in Fine Arts from University of Costa Rica (2006), a post-graduate in Illustration/Communication from EINA...
Mixed Media, Gouache, Pencil
Tenderizing Process
By Alexandra Levasseur
Located in Columbia, MO
Signed verso Alexandra LeVasseur was born in Quebec in 1982. She holds a BA in Fine Arts from University of Costa Rica (2006), a post-graduate in Illustration/Communication from EINA...
Mixed Media, Gouache, Pencil