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Bridget Riley, English artist whose optical pattern paintings were central to the Op art movement of the 1960s. Her work took on a geometric abstraction, in which intricate patterns of black and white and, later, alternating colors were calculated to produce illusions of movement and topography.
Bridget Riley was born in 1931, a remarkable figure of British Op Art. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
Bridget Riley is a British artist known for her singular Op Art paintings. Melding clean lines, color arrangements, and geometric precision she creates optically compelling visual effects, as seen in her work Cataract 3 (1967).
Bridget Riley's geometric paintings implore the viewer to reflect on how it physically feels to look. Her paintings of the 1960s became synonymous with the Op Art movement, which exploited optical illusions to make the two-dimensional surface of the painting seem to move, vibrate, and sparkle. Grounded in her own optical experiences and not ...
David Zwirner has worked with Riley since 2014, and the gallery's inaugural exhibition of her work, Bridget Riley: The Stripe Paintings 1961-2014, was held in London that year. In 2015, a career spanning survey was presented at the gallery in New York, and in 2018, the London gallery presented Riley’s recent works from the last four years.
BRIDGETT RILEY. 2019 IWBHF INDUCTEE. Bridgett "Baby Doll" Riley was born in Oakville, Missouri, 30 miles south of St. Louis. The only girl in a family with three boys, Bridgett grew up in a competitive home environment. Bridgett, already a Class II champion gymnast, took up karate, then kickboxing and eventually boxing.
Bridget Riley. Welcome to the Bridget Riley website, which provides the latest information about current and forthcoming exhibitions - as well as details of new publications and other general news related to the artist. You can also keep up-to-date on her new screen-prints and the availability of past editions.
