Op Art
The Black and White of Color
'Op Art' was first coined by Time magazine in 1964, which went on to describe the new art movement as 'an attack on the eye.' Arists such as Bridget Riley, Richard Anuszkiewicz and Victor Vasarely used perceptual research to create geometric patterns that produced dizzying visual effects to the viewer.
Op Art jewelry was a short-lived fad in the 1960's that was designed cheaply and quickly to match the black-and-white clothes. Plastic could create stark checkerboard effects and was molded into bangles, dangle earrings and bold bead necklaces. Target designs were pouplar in red and white as well as in black, and became a motif of the burgeoning Mod movement
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