Untitled (Oval Image) from The Institute of Contemporary Arts Portfolio
Bridget Riley
British, born 1931
1964
A screenprint by Bridget Riley that arranges closely spaced black ovals on a white ground to produce a shimmering, vibrating optical illusion of movement.
A narrow vertical column of concentric ovals appears to pulse and undulate so that the black rings seem to expand and contract against the quiet white field, creating a faintly dizzying, afterimage effect.
Made at the height of Op art, this print foregrounds the mechanics of perception, translating visual psychology into precise formal experiments that influenced both art and visual design.
Medium
Screenprint
Dimensions
composition (irreg.): 20 × 4" (50.8 × 10.1 cm); sheet: 30 × 14" (76.2 × 35.6 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Purchase
Accession
625.1965
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