Third grade has been studying optical illusions. Op art, also know as optical art, manipulates repetitive forms such as parallel lines, checkerboard patterns, and concentric circles to help create the illusion of movement. Our artwork this month has been inspired by the artists M.C Escher and Bridget Riley. We observed several of their works and discussed how they were able to achieve movement with in their art.
Inspired by our artist we attempted our own opt art by manipulating our lines and changing the pressure of our colored pencil to add value to our shapes. Pressing hard on the outside of our shapes and lighter as we moved to the center gave the illusion of rolling bumps across our paper. Look to these great examples of how to trick the eye with opt-art. I am sure if you ask your students how it was done they will be please to show the secret.
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