Optical Illusions Created By Me
When first researching Op Art, I was exploring what made Op Art and why it is so popular/recognizable. After searching on various platforms (Google/Pinterest), characteristics such as mono-tonal, geometric, moving, blurry, elongated are all commonly seen ideas throughout different illusions made by multiple artists. When creating my optical illusions, I kept these characteristics in mind to help me create these illusions. During the Op Art movement characteristics such as geometric, mono-tonal, moving were the most commonly seen throughout. This was due to there being a lack of technology therefore the artists were somewhat limited in what they could create. This means that most artists hand painted their illusions which took time and precision. However today, with the help of technology, we can created animated, colourful, quick illusions. Helpful applications such as Photoshop and Illustrator allow us to create illusions today and experiment with them more.
These characteristics influenced me when creating my illusions. I decided to maintain a mono-tonal approach to directly link to the movement. This created geometric designs that move, change and link to the movement. However I began to experiment with different colours and tools within illustrator which gave me different effects. This began to make my illusions more contemporary as I started using colours, layers and tools that were not available to the artists in the movement.
When looking through the various browsers and websites, I had to find different pieces of information. Firstly, I had to find how each piece was made. This would allow me to analyse how precise and defined each image was. In addition it would allow me to figure out if it was contemporary or historical as the process would have been different but similar. As well as the process, I needed to find the artists that created each piece. This would allow me to delve into detail and find more examples of their work inspiring me with new ideas.
During the process of creating these illusions, I had the option to change the original shape of the illusion. Changing the shape did not reveal an immediate variation of the illusions but when furthering the process it became apparent. I chose a variety of shapes such as stars, circles, squares, rectangles and triangles. I decided to have a range of shapes to experiment with as it allow me to try the same technique on different shapes and how that effected the illusions. I chose to do this as in the 1960's artists such a Bridget Riley experimented with geometrical shapes. Artists used shapes and lines to define their image which gives them their illusions. By thinning the lines, placing them closer together and thickening them; the artists were able to create illusions that moved, blurred and transitioned from the background to the foreground. Also within each piece the colours are bold and striking which is a common featured. I replicated this within my work as it is a defining feature of Op Art. Lines are also repeated within each piece. This is how the illusion exists. Without the original lines the illusion cannot be.
After creating and experimenting with various illusions, I am going to apply these to a photo-shoot. I am going to be using objects and live models to project and paint my illusions onto each thing. This will create different effects as one will be computerized whereas the other hand painted. This will create a contrasting piece when comparing them at the end of the movement. Moreover I will be painting each object white as this will make each illusion more striking. Also I will dress the model in white to also achieve this effect. Another idea I have is to have multiple projects on various objects. For example, having multiple boxes of different sizes lined up and painted different colours. Then I will project different illusions on different boxes. Overlapping them may make an interesting effect.
When first researching Op Art, I was exploring what made Op Art and why it is so popular/recognizable. After searching on various platforms (Google/Pinterest), characteristics such as mono-tonal, geometric, moving, blurry, elongated are all commonly seen ideas throughout different illusions made by multiple artists. When creating my optical illusions, I kept these characteristics in mind to help me create these illusions. During the Op Art movement characteristics such as geometric, mono-tonal, moving were the most commonly seen throughout. This was due to there being a lack of technology therefore the artists were somewhat limited in what they could create. This means that most artists hand painted their illusions which took time and precision. However today, with the help of technology, we can created animated, colourful, quick illusions. Helpful applications such as Photoshop and Illustrator allow us to create illusions today and experiment with them more.
These characteristics influenced me when creating my illusions. I decided to maintain a mono-tonal approach to directly link to the movement. This created geometric designs that move, change and link to the movement. However I began to experiment with different colours and tools within illustrator which gave me different effects. This began to make my illusions more contemporary as I started using colours, layers and tools that were not available to the artists in the movement.
When looking through the various browsers and websites, I had to find different pieces of information. Firstly, I had to find how each piece was made. This would allow me to analyse how precise and defined each image was. In addition it would allow me to figure out if it was contemporary or historical as the process would have been different but similar. As well as the process, I needed to find the artists that created each piece. This would allow me to delve into detail and find more examples of their work inspiring me with new ideas.
During the process of creating these illusions, I had the option to change the original shape of the illusion. Changing the shape did not reveal an immediate variation of the illusions but when furthering the process it became apparent. I chose a variety of shapes such as stars, circles, squares, rectangles and triangles. I decided to have a range of shapes to experiment with as it allow me to try the same technique on different shapes and how that effected the illusions. I chose to do this as in the 1960's artists such a Bridget Riley experimented with geometrical shapes. Artists used shapes and lines to define their image which gives them their illusions. By thinning the lines, placing them closer together and thickening them; the artists were able to create illusions that moved, blurred and transitioned from the background to the foreground. Also within each piece the colours are bold and striking which is a common featured. I replicated this within my work as it is a defining feature of Op Art. Lines are also repeated within each piece. This is how the illusion exists. Without the original lines the illusion cannot be.
After creating and experimenting with various illusions, I am going to apply these to a photo-shoot. I am going to be using objects and live models to project and paint my illusions onto each thing. This will create different effects as one will be computerized whereas the other hand painted. This will create a contrasting piece when comparing them at the end of the movement. Moreover I will be painting each object white as this will make each illusion more striking. Also I will dress the model in white to also achieve this effect. Another idea I have is to have multiple projects on various objects. For example, having multiple boxes of different sizes lined up and painted different colours. Then I will project different illusions on different boxes. Overlapping them may make an interesting effect.
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