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drawing. printmaking. Movement. Op art. Awards. Praemium Imperiale (2003) Shadow Play, 1990, oil on canvas. Bridget Louise Riley CH CBE (born 24 April 1931) is an English painter known for her op art paintings. [ 1] She lives and works in London, Cornwall and the Vaucluse in France.
Bridget Louise Riley CH CBE (born 24 April 1931) is an English painter who is one of the foremost exponents of . She currently lives and works in London, Cornwall and the Vaucluse in France. Riley was born in Norwood, London in 1931. Her grandfather was an Army officer.
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- April 24, 1931
- Norwood, London, United Kingdom
Bridget Riley (born April 24, 1931, London, England) is an English artist whose vibrant optical pattern paintings were central to the Op art movement of the 1960s.. Riley spent her childhood in Cornwall and attended Goldsmiths College (1949–52; now part of the University of London) and the Royal College of Art (1952–55; B.A.).
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Learn about Bridget Riley, a pioneer of the Op Art movement that exploited optical illusions to create dynamic and vibrant paintings. Explore her biography, ideas, accomplishments, and important artworks that challenge the viewer's perception and imagination.
- British
- April 24, 1931
- London, UK
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Artist biography. Riley was born at Norwood, London, the daughter of a businessman. Her childhood was spent in Cornwall and Lincolnshire. She studied at Goldsmiths' College from 1949 to 1952, and at the Royal College of Art from 1952 to 1955. She began painting figure subjects in a semi- impressionist manner, then changed to pointillism around ...
Mar 3, 2022 · The term Op art is an abbreviation for optical art. The movement became popular in the 1960s through the works of artists like Victor Vasarely, Bridget Riley, and Richard Anuszkiewicz. Artists of the movement used geometric forms to create optical illusions in their abstract artworks. Paintings associated with Op art are also known for their ...
Bridget Riley was born in 1931, spent her early years in Cornwall, and studied in London at Goldsmiths College and the Royal College of Art. She first drew critical attention with the black-and-white paintings she made from 1961, and her international breakthrough came four years later in The Responsive Eye at MoMA, New York, which celebrated the Op art movement.
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