Op Art (Optical Illusion Art)

Painting by Victor Vasarely

Painting by Bridget Riley

Students studied the art movement, Op Art, which means artwork that is an optical illusion (plays a trick on the eye).  Op art looks 3D (three-dimensional), but it is actually 2D (flat!). 

Victor Vasarely invented Op Art with his paintings in the 1930's, and Bridget Riley carried the art movement to the next level in the 1960's.

Students learned three different ways of making their own op art and learned that the key to successful op art is the perfect placement of lines and colors. 

Jim Dine

Four paintings by Jim Dine

Students learned about the artist Jim Dine and explored the many meanings of the heart shape.  

We looked at how color, line, and shape can make patterns that make us feel different ways.

Students then created their own Jim Dine heart by following these steps:

1) Draw a large heart in the middle of the paper.

2) Using a ruler, draw lines going all different directions in and outside of the heart.

3) Draw patterns of shapes, lines, and colors using a sharpie and crayons.

Welcome to the Art Studio at Cooper!

Welcome to the art studio! I am so happy and blessed to be the art educator at Cooper Dual Language Academy.  The students are incredibly excited about learning about and making art, and I am equally as excited to share it with you!

Enjoy!