Victor Vasarely(1908–97), French painter, born in Hungary. A pioneer of op art, he was best known for a style of geometric abstraction that used repeated geometric forms and interacting colors to create visual disorientation.
Welcome back from Christmas Break! We're going to get immediately in the swing of things, and have a fun colorful art masterpiece.
Materials Needed:
11 x 15 White Paper
Pencils
Markers
circle templates
vine charcoal, or shading pencils- gray/black
rulers
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View power point on Victor Vasarely. Discuss how he creates artwork
that fools or tricks the eye. This is called “OP ART”. It was popular in
the 1960’s. It used repetitive forms and bold colors as well as curved
lines.
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Trace around a circle template. Find the middle with a dot. Draw a
vertical line through the circle. Continue drawing lines that curve to the
edges of the circle, making sure that the lines never touch. Do this both
vertically and horizontally. This will create a checkerboard with squares
that form to the sphere. Color with TWO contrasting colors.
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Using a ruler, create the background and color in checkerboard fashion.
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Add a shadow with vine charcoal for a more three dimensional look.
Websites on Op Art...
Op Art UK
Wiki- Op Art
Optical Illusions for kids
Artclub blog- this has info on Vasarely, and illusions, and printables of op art to color in.
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Thanks to Cedar Elementary for the art lesson idea!
Link to Vasarely slideshow
slideshows- vasarely
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