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op art
or Op Art
noun
- 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
- a style of abstract art chiefly concerned with the exploitation of optical effects such as the illusion of movement
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Other Words From
- op-art adjective
- op artist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of op art1
C20: op, short for optical
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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
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