R.H. Quaytman uses Op Art to tell a story at the Institute of Contemporary Art Nov 15, 2009
For Quaytman, Op Art also can tell a story ... In the exhibition Momentum 15: R.H. Quaytman, which opens on Wednesday, the paintings, with their Op Art effects, historical subject matter, and occasionally delicious materiality, don t merely command attention ... In addition to her personal associations with the ICA, Quaytman examines the institution s role over the years, with silkscreen paintings of archival photos taken from mid-20th-century exhibitions, including two images with patterned Op... (Boston Globe)
Biggs Museum Weekly Art Mail Oct 28, 2009
The artwork, Op Art created with colored pencil in the style of Victor Vasarely and Bridget Riley. was created by students of Holy Cross Elementary School of Dover, DE. Food and beverage provided by Chick-Fil-A of Camden, DE. Holy Cross' string quartet will perform from 3:45 - 4:15 PM, followed by the school's choir from 5:00 - 5: 30 PM.. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Home decor gets back to the '60s Oct 18, 2009
Kenneth Wingard;s powder coated steel Op Art Sculpture is available at inmod ... A melamine platter in Pop Art-inspired ring pattern set in a kicky, colorful Pop Art pattern by French Bull ... A mosaic canister set in a kicky, colorful Pop Art pattern by French Bull. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Pop goes the art Oct 9, 2009
Texan collector and decorator Andrea Reed grew up in a home filled with Pop Art, but it was the film Tommy that really made a lasting impression ... Other parts of the house also have received the Pop Art treatment, including the kitchen, which has a rainbow on the pantry ... With our continued interest in mid-century decor, it's no surprise to see Pop Art back for a visit. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Zap! Pow! Home decor gets a pop art punch Sep 30, 2009
Home decor gets a pop art punch ... Texan collector and decorator Andrea Reed grew up in a home filled with Pop Art, but it was the film "Tommy" that really made a lasting impression ... AP Photo, Design Toscano Pictured here is a flirtatious Lips Pop Art Chair by Design Toscano. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Mathematical Basis of Computer Art Sep 18, 2009
Mathematical Aspects of the Op Art Movement. Abstraction and minimalism were the main features of a period, which spawned what is called Op Art. (Suite101.com)
Museum spins textile history into great yarns Aug 23, 2009
A fashionable scallop-edge woman s red jersey dress designed and made by Aliki Giatas Kyricos in 1945 when she was working for Boston designer Baron Peters introduces a more modern era of design that extends to the amusing mid-1970s polyester Op Art dress designed by Jonathan Logan for Bonwit Teller and the even more amusing plaid polyester sports coat created by Stehli in 1973 to demonstrate the suitability of polyester double knits in men s fashion. Synthetic fibers aren t all about aesthetic... (Boston Globe)
Santa Clara University's de Saisset Museum to Offer Eclectic Mix of Landscapes, Prints, and Sculptures This Fall Aug 20, 2009
Also represented are prints by the surrealist Ren Magritte, a chessboard by Man Ray, and a number of examples of Op Art by Bridget Riley and others. In addition to contemporary art, several small but intricately formed pre-Columbian sculptures will be on view. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
• Reconsider 20th-century modernism at new exhibit Aug 14, 2009
"I find it fascinating that in the arcs of their careers we can track so many of the last century's major art movements, from realism and surrealism to abstract expressionism, Op Art and constructivism." ... Gilbert will trace the history of geometric abstraction from Russian constructivism in the 1920s to Op Art in the 1960s. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Stanley William Hayter : From Surrealism to Abstraction Jun 4, 2009
Hayter returned to Paris in 1950 and was making inventive abstractions by the early 1960s that rival the visual brilliance of op art, many imbued with electric, even dissonant, color and dazzling moir patterns. Hayter was knighted and received the Lgion d'honneur in 1951, and was chosen to represent Great Britain at the 1958 Venice Biennale. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Architect Jinhee Park earns recognition for her global vision Mar 15, 2009
The seemingly banal material would, in fact, have created surprising Op Art patterns in the walls. Seat belts. (Boston Globe)
