Untitled ( Based on Movement in Squares )
Bridget Riley
British, born 1931
1962
A 1962 screenprint in which Bridget Riley arranges a checkerboard of black-and-white squares with a compressed central band to produce a shimmering illusion of movement.
At first glance it reads as a strict grid, but a narrow column of tightly spaced vertical bars at the center seems to pinch, vibrate, and make the surrounding squares appear to undulate, creating a flickering, unstable surface.
A landmark of 1960s Op Art, it uses precise geometry and high-contrast repetition to make perception itself the subject, showing how simple patterns can provoke active, physiological visual experience.
Medium
Screenprint
Dimensions
composition: 11 7/16 x 11 5/16" (29 x 28.7 cm); sheet: 20 1/2 x 20 1/2" (52 x 52 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Accession
1161.1964
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