Op-art - an illusion in art or the art of illusion?

Op-art is not so long ago the emerging trend in art, causing illusions, based on the peculiarities of our visual perception. It originated in the abstract movement and after the first exhibitions it became incredibly popular, however, critics predicted an imminent demise. The New Art of XX Century, continued, to some extent, the geometric and rationalism of abstraction, but revealed it from an unexpected side.

Although the first experiments of op-art appeared in the 19th century, they were rather scientific and psychological. With the help of the effects created on the sheet of vaporization, the movement of contrasting lines, Professor Thompson from Germany tried to understand how the perception of visual signals is built. It turns out that the brain tries to collect and systematize everything seen in a simplified scheme, refusing to perceive what does not fit into it.

The way in which an op-art is affected by a person's consciousness

The artist op-art has elements of the image so that the eye can not create a coherent picture. This disorients the brain and makes it draw a new, illusory image.

It is interesting that optical art is not based on aesthetic sensations, like all painting in general, but on the features of our mind. After all, what we "see", in fact, we do not see - it's an illusion, formed in our head. It is through this that we create moving, voluminous, absolutely fantastic images.

The task of the art of op-art is to deceive us, make us see the unthinkable, the impossible, to fix the attention of a person to the visual puzzle. Considering the image, in this situation, appears almost as a partner of the artist, as a direct participant in events. After all, the individual perception of the picture by each of us is very variable.

By introducing sharp color contrasts, rhythmically repeating elements, configurations in the form of spirals, intersections and the effect of a "mirror", the medium is created in which the highest degree of illusion, abstraction arises. Looking at the image, we see movement, trembling, flashes of light, blurry dark spots. And this makes us come back to him again and again, checking our eyes and the received impression.

The use of op-art in the fashion industry

The first to apply optical illusions when creating the colors of fabrics came up Americans. Thanks to a new trend in art, it was possible to successfully hide the flaws of the figure, making the waist thin, and the chest and hips - voluminous. A figure swimming before the eyes, changing shapes - which can be more successful for the stylist!

Such clothes can not be unnoticed. And the leading fashion houses took op-art as another means to achieve expressiveness and eccentricity.

The same incredible opportunities for the application of the new trend also give in the interior design. Imagine for a moment how you can expand the room, hide the projecting corners, create an illusion of space, or select a zone in this interior, just include furniture or a picture on the wall in the style of op-art!

This style has arisen and continues to exist as a way to dilute a dull, boring environment and as an opportunity to add to your life an element of fantasy and, if you like, extreme.