tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post3896504369203368570..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: Arty Farty Op Art Friday ~ Victor Vasarely & Bridget RileyTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-43219820983111641402011-01-24T13:48:06.924-06:002011-01-24T13:48:06.924-06:00planetarmony ~~~ Hi there!
Oh - it's very kin...planetarmony ~~~ Hi there!<br /><br />Oh - it's very kind of you to take the trouble to stop and let me know you enjoy the post. I appreciate that!<br /><br />Hope to see you around. :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-25509531382884320502011-01-24T11:45:48.971-06:002011-01-24T11:45:48.971-06:00Hello
I have come to your blog by an "accide...Hello<br /><br />I have come to your blog by an "accident" and wow!!!<br />I feel like meeting someone very close, like an old dear friend.<br />Can't resist writing you a few words.<br />I am an op artist myself, born and living in Greece, but educated in Sweden. Astrology passionate and great Beatlefan, Leo with Virgo rising, born 1950. <br />Your blog is of the most interesting I have ever seen<br />and wanted to thank you for your great input. I will be around!planetarmonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029569823907834712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-49965455845995029422010-02-20T09:09:50.542-06:002010-02-20T09:09:50.542-06:00anthonynorth ~~ I think their names aren't ver...anthonynorth ~~ I think their names aren't very well-known outside of art circles. Nowadays, with the advent of computer generated art, their techniques have been copied and even bettered - yet doing it without the aid of a computer, as they did, has to be amazing.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-82659282397627022012010-02-20T09:07:30.752-06:002010-02-20T09:07:30.752-06:00Anonymous ~~ Hi! LOL! A nice memory. Your school...Anonymous ~~ Hi! LOL! A nice memory. Your school decor was far more interesting than my school's !<br />;-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-7283083062276051692010-02-20T02:37:57.396-06:002010-02-20T02:37:57.396-06:00This is clever stuff. I've seen this kind of a...This is clever stuff. I've seen this kind of art but didn't know any of the artists behind it.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-36166701280876759682010-02-19T13:00:34.625-06:002010-02-19T13:00:34.625-06:00You pick such great artists. I don't really go...You pick such great artists. I don't really go for Vasarely, but I love Bridget Riley. My art school's museum had a rather lovely painting of hers, it used to hang on the wall near the entrance where, in the winter, people would take off their boots and drop them under it. One day I saw some mud from someone's boots had splashed on to the canvas, boy did I bitch out the museum director! They moved the painting away from the entrance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-64929598900503107602010-02-19T10:26:46.955-06:002010-02-19T10:26:46.955-06:00anyjazz ~~ Yes, and I'd say that originating t...anyjazz ~~ Yes, and I'd say that originating this particular artform was far more amazing than what was achieved by those who originated other art styles: impressionism, cubism, etc. etc. This was so very different, needed special skills. <br /><br />Some of Bridget Riley's, in particular, can make you quite dizzy if you stare at 'em for long.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-25728498679402817442010-02-19T10:22:50.558-06:002010-02-19T10:22:50.558-06:00astrologyunboxed ~~ Ah! Hmmmm.
I've added the...astrologyunboxed ~~ Ah! Hmmmm.<br />I've added the 1906 chart to the post - thank you for that information. I wonder how the variation came about? Perhaps connected with his change to French citizenship. Or maybe just someone mis-reading a handwritten document at some stage. It doesn't matter much to people not interested in astrology, I suppose. :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-51114319908050668922010-02-19T10:16:50.735-06:002010-02-19T10:16:50.735-06:00When I was in high school I had a friend who smugl...When I was in high school I had a friend who smugly claimed he knew the difference between “OP art and “POP” art. I didn’t care. <br /><br />One has to admit though, that an artist who originates an art form so different that it needs a new name and classification, is rather unique. It certainly puts their work in a class by itself.anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-8974199001363976972010-02-19T09:49:53.050-06:002010-02-19T09:49:53.050-06:00When I was student I used to go spend time at the ...When I was student I used to go spend time at the Vasarely's Foundation in Aix-en-Provence, France. Great views of the city and it contained many of his work.<br />http://www.fondationvasarely.org/<br /><br />BTW, the foundation, in its website gives 1906 as the birth year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com