Bridget louise riley ch cbe born 24 april 1931 is an english painter who is one of the foremost exponents of op art. Bridget riley was a star of the 60s who turned her back on glamour in favour of pure art. Most of the quotes here hers and others came from that book. Published by the bridget riley art foundation, 2019. This book shows the development of the curves body of work and provides some background into the use of colour in the images. In 20156, the courtauld gallery, in its exhibition bridget riley. Riley spent her childhood in cornwall and attended goldsmiths. Meet extraordinary women who dared to bring gender equality and other issues to the forefront. Her interest in optical effects came partly through her. Bridget riley was born in 1931 at norwood, london, the daughter of a businessman. These talks are collected in this volume, expertly edited by the art historian robert kudielka. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Bridget riley selected paintings 19611999 artbook d. Bridget riley is a british artist known for her singular op art paintings.
Produced in close collaboration with the artist, flashback tracks bridget riley s career from its sensational beginnings in the early 1960s, at the helm of op art, to the ambitious and powerful paintings and works on paper of recent years. Bridget riley is an abstract painter who came to prominence in the american op art movement of the 1960s, after her inclusion in the 1965 exhibition the responsive eye at the museum of. If you are unfamiliar with this project please start out by visiting these excellent blog posts. In the compact retrospective timed to coincide with bridget rileys 80th birthday that opens on wednesday at. There, her blackandwhite paintingswhich created illusions of movementwere shown alongside works by victor vasarely, richard anuszkiewicz, frank stella, and ellsworth kelly, among others. She is one of the best known names in op art, an art movement which uses optical illusions, wavy lines and black and. Bridget riley has 38 books on goodreads with 480 ratings. She studied at goldsmiths college from 1949 to 1952, and at the royal college of art from 1952 to 1955. British painter and designer, rivalled only by vasarely as the most celebrated exponent of op art. 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 twodimensional surface of the painting seem to move, vibrate, and sparkle. To find out more about the artist, please see the bridget riley biography. For the art lovers on your list, career retrospectives of. This bridget rileyinspired colored pencil opart line shading lesson is extremely popular. Shop for bridget riley art from the worlds greatest living artists. Discovered bridget rileys curve paintings while at the tate modern. Bridget riley intake 1964 published 1971 original art book page bridget riley. Please check the venues website for the latest details. Bridget riley is temporarily closed until further notice. Bridget riley art monographs and museum exhibition catalogs.
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It became popular in the 1960s and is stillcreated by artists today. Since the early 1960s, when she first gained recognition with her powerful black and white paintings, the artist has. This book shows the development of the curves body of work and provides some background into the use of colour. She lives and works in london, cornwall and the vaucluse in france. Developed in close collaboration with the artist herself and in partnership with national galleries of scotland it is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of her work to date. Op art, short for optical art, is art that iscomposed to fool the eye into thinking thata 2 dimensional drawing appears 3dimensional. Op art came about in the optical art, op art for short, features optical illusions that trick the eye.
See available prints and multiples, works on paper, and paintings for sale and learn about the artist. There, her blackandwhite paintingswhich created illusions of movementwere shown alongside works by victor vasarely, richard. Talking or writing about art is not the same as looking at it. Between 1961 and 1964 she worked only in black and. After decades of exploring the subtle effects of color, riley returns to stark, blackandwhite, geometrically derived formsvariations on the trademark style she developed in the early 1960s. Bridget riley is an abstract painter who came to prominence in the american op art movement of the 1960s, after her inclusion in the 1965 exhibition the responsive eye at the museum of modern art. Bridget riley is a truly inspiring artist and the way the paintings and working drawings are directly supported by an intriguing text made this an unexpectedly rewarding and valuable book.
On the occasion of a major exhibition of bridget riley s born 1931 work at the hayward gallery, london, in 1992, bbc radio broadcast an illuminating series of five dialogues, each one between riley and a wellknown personality from the art world. Apr 15, 2020 today bridget riley is still making artwork that is more cerebral than visual, more lyrical than literal. In a rare interview she tells jonathan jones how the proud legacy of 1968 lives on. A retrospective of bridget riley is truly dazzling, a history of collage makes the cut, but the rest of edinburghs annual art showcase is a mixed bag published. Bridget riley inside continuum, contact sheet by ida kar, 1963. Bridget riley is one of the outstanding figures of modern painting. For thirtyfive years she has pursued a course of rigorous abstraction, from her celebrated op art works in black and white. Learning from seurat, made the case for how seurats pointillism influenced her towards abstract painting.
She currently lives and works in london, cornwall and the vaucluse in france. Robert kudielka bridget riley is one of the outstanding figures of modern painting. Find more works of this artist at best visual art database. Content compiled and written by the art story contributors edited and published by the art story contributors. Sep 01, 2019 bridget riley inside continuum, contact sheet by ida kar, 1963. Bridget riley, in full bridget louise riley, born april 24, 1931, london, england, english artist whose vibrant optical pattern paintings were central to the op art movement of the 1960s.
Today bridget riley is still making artwork that is more cerebral than visual, more lyrical than literal. The common ground between music and painting seems to lie in. Her paintings of the 1960s became synonymous with the op art. Op art is usually done in black and white, making it monochrome art. All bridget riley artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. Gombrich, michael craigmartin, andrew graham dixon, bryan robertson. Content compiled and written by the art story contributors edited and published by the art story contributors available from. Line, shape and color are careful chosen andprecisely put together to make your brainthink that the painting or drawing hasmovement. She was interested in the energy and vibrations between the two tones. Her childhood was spent in cornwall and lincolnshire. Riley s op art bridget riley, the celebrated british artist, opens two shows in london this week, celebrating the 50 year anniversary of her first commercial show. Bridget riley 48 artworks painting visual art encyclopedia. In 1949 riley moved to london to study at goldsmiths college of art and then the royal college of art. It was one of rileys paintings that was featured on the cover to the exhibition catalogue.
A selection of bridget rileys paintings presented in chronological order. As a description of the powerful effect of her early. Between 1961 and 1964 she worked only in black and white acrylic paints. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest. Jul 04, 2008 bridget riley was a star of the 60s who turned her back on glamour in favour of pure art. For thirtyfive years she has pursued a course of rigorous abstraction, from her celebrated op art works in black and white of the 1960s to the complex colour paintings of the 1990s. A stunning catalog bringing together for the first time the complete paintings of abstract artist bridget riley. Choose your favorite bridget riley designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more. This book documents bridget riley s current exhibition at new yorks dia center for the arts, reconnaissance, which brings together seminal paintings from the early 1960s, landmark works esteemed via wordofmouth but not often seen. The works dating from bridget rileys student days consist of figurative pieces in a semi.
Bridget riley has generously made available for purchase, sixteen screenprints made between 2000 and 2016, to help raise funds for the major exhibition of her work at the national galleries. Bridget rileys geometric paintings implore the viewer to reflect on how it physically feels to look. Her interest in optical effects came partly through her study of seurats technique of pointillism, but when she took up op art in the early 1960s she worked initially in black and white. Alongside a wealth of reproductions of works from 1961 to 2007, it also features an illustrated chronology. This biography is from wikipedia under an attributionsharealike creative commons license. Since then her abstract work has continued to garner critical acclaim and remains as relevant as ever. For the art lovers on your list, career retrospectives of two. Bridget riley is one of the most important british painters of our time. Bridget louise riley born 24 april 1931 is an english painter wellknown for op art.
Bridget riley exhibition at hayward gallery art fund. Riley s mature style, developed during the 1960s, was influenced by a number of sources, including the french postimpressionist artist georges seurat. Kiss was created in 1961 by bridget riley in op art style. Nov 30, 2018 bridget riley and lucian freud, two of the most significant british artists of the 20th and early 21st centuries, are each the subject of new multivolume monographs, exquisitely illustrated on. She is one of the best known names in op art, an art movement which uses optical illusions, wavy lines and black and white. Op art, short for optical art, is art that iscomposed to fool the eye into thinking thata 2 dimensional drawing appears. A series of interviews originally recorded in 1992 and reprinted in 1995 have been collected in an excellent new book, bridget riley dialogues on art, 2019. Bridget riley, english artist whose vibrant optical pattern paintings were central to the op art movement of the 1960s. Bridget riley since the early 1960s, bridget riley has been creating paintings and prints that explore visual sensation and experience. The works dating from bridget rileys student days consist of figurative pieces in a semiimpressionist style. Bridget riley was born in 1931, a remarkable figure of british op art. This book documents bridget rileys current exhibition at new yorks dia center for the arts, reconnaissance, which brings together seminal paintings from the early 1960s, landmark works esteemed via wordofmouth but not often seen.
Bridget riley is a name so familiar that it seems baffling nobody has previously written indepth about her early years, and how she rose to such a stellar place in our cultural lexicon. For the art lovers on your list, career retrospectives of two british painters bridget riley, cornflower, 1982. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. This volume documents a focused group of paintings from 201415 by british artist bridget riley born 1931. Op art pioneer bridget riley in conversation with some of the worlds leading art historians and artists, from ernst gombrich to michael craigmartin. See more ideas about bridget riley, op art and bridget riley op art. These works are shown together with others from the later 60s and 70s to chart the early career of this highly.