Space Space Space the emptiness or area between

Space

Space • Space – the emptiness or area between, around, above, below, or within objects • Positive Space – the object. • Negative Space – the area around the object

Positive vs. Negative • If we look at the white part as positive space, we see a cup. • If we look at the black part as positive space, we see two faces.

Positive and Negative Space

Positive and Negative Space

Shape • Shape – a two dimensional area with a height and width, but no depth. • Geometric Shape – a shape with uniform edges and corners. Found in man-made objects. • Organic Shape – a shape with soft and irregular edges. Found in nature.

Geometric Shapes

Organic Shapes

Op Art • Op Art – An art movement where artists created the sensation of movement through optical illusion. – Short for “Optical Art. ” – Began in the 1960 s. By James Merry

Movement in Op Art • Op Art often appears to the human eye to be moving or breathing due to its precise, mathematicallybased composition. It does NOT actually move. By Bridget Riley

More About Op Art • Due to its mathematic nature, Op Art is based on geometric shapes (circles, squares, triangles, etc. ) • Op Art is nonrepresentational – art that doesn’t depict any specific object. • The elements (color, line, and shape) are carefully chosen to achieve the maximum effect.

Op Artists • Many artists experimented with Op Art in the 60 s, but only one artist made Op Art on a long term basis – Bridget Riley.

Bridget Riley • Born: 1931 in London, England • Makes very large Op Art paintings • Extremely interested in exploring sight and the idea of “looking”

Bridget Riley Blaze 1, 1962

Bridget Riley Movement in Squares, 1961

Bridget Riley Fall, 1963

Your Project Create an Op Art inspired artwork using geometric and organic shapes. 1. Pick a geometric shape. 2. Pick an insect (organic shape). 3. Draw an outline of each on the poster board provided, then cut them out.

Insects