op art

or Op Art

noun

1. a style of abstract art in which lines, forms, and space are organized in such a way as to provide optical illusions of an ambiguous nature, as alternately advancing and receding squares on a flat surface.

op art

/ ɒp /

noun

1. a style of abstract art chiefly concerned with the exploitation of optical effects such as the illusion of movement

Other Words From

• op-art adjective
• op artist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of op art¹

First recorded in 1960–65; op(tical) art

Word History and Origins

Origin of op art¹

C20: op, short for optical

Example Sentences

More often that not, Davis seems to get dismissed as a provider of intriguing visual fun, pretty much in the mode of op art.

From The Daily Beast

But the best examples of Op Art in the New Museum show called “Ghosts in the Machine” are genuinely disorienting.

From The Daily Beast