op art

also Op Art (ŏp)

A school of abstract art characterized by the use of geometric shapes and brilliant colors to create optical illusions, as of motion, and free the art of all but visual associations.

[op(tical) art.]

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op art

(ɒp)

(Art Movements) a style of abstract art chiefly concerned with the exploitation of optical effects such as the illusion of movement

[C20: op, short for optical]

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op′ art′

(ɒp)
n.

a style of art in which lines, forms, and space are distributed so as to produce optical effects, as illusory movement.

[1960–65; op (tical)]

op′-art`, adj.

op′ art′ist, n.

op art

(c. 1950–) A form of abstract art that bases itself on creating static two-dimensional objects which appear to move on a flat surface.

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Noun

op art - a style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s; produces dramatic visual effects with colors and contrasts that are difficult for the eye to resolve

abstract art, abstractionism - an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation

Translations

op art

[ˈɒpɑːt] N → op-art m

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op art

n → Op-Art f

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