Op art painting

Last week I pinned a fabulous optical illusion art idea from We Heart Art. She had completed this activity with her fifth graders, and I thought it would make a fantastic first lesson for my students. I tried it out with my oldest daughter last weekend (she's in grade 3), and when she achieved great results, I knew it would be perfect. This is a perfect art lesson for the beginning of the year because it uses only a few materials, has simple directions, and turns out to be an impressive work…

Stacia-- 6x6" --Black and White Geometric Square & Swirl Op Art Design OOAK original painting on canvas #opart

The Bridget Riley exhibition shows work over the past 50 years is a starting collection of her output, from the black and white of the 60's onwards.

Jonathan Adler Op Art Dartboard Set Dart board set.

I love Op Art and I thought it would be the perfect lesson to teach Art 1's how to use colored pencils. We began by discussing Op Art, M.C. Escher, Victor Vasarely, and Bridget Riley. Then we discu

Op art, also known as optical art, is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions. Op art works are abstract, with many better-known pieces created in black and white. Typically, they give th…

Fifth grade students explored the concept of converging lines through optical illusion art. The students created converging line spider webs with chalk on black paper. Students also had the...