In
eighth grade visual art, students examined the Op Art of Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely of the mid-1960s. The students explored how these artists created optical illusions through the
use of color, line, shape and pattern. Inspired by their artwork, students designed their own optical illusions
using the Adobe digital program, Photoshop Elements. When the viewer looks at these artworks, the
impression is given of movement, hidden images, flashing and vibration,
patterns, or alternatively, of swelling or warping.
Two of the students that participated, Palmer Taylor and David Demay, were eager to share their experience. "It was really cool," Palmer said. "It took a while to learn the program, but then you got used to it and you could just play around. You could contort shapes and make the images any way you wanted them."
The eighth graders spent a lot of time using a color wheel and discovering which colors went well together. David added, "There was a lot of experimenting involved, we made many images and you could turn in more than one."
Showcase of Student Art
