January 21, 2011

Everything moves in circles..

A humble reference to British artist Bridget Riley. Compared to the artwork on my "wall" could you say we use the same object to explore opposites like chaos versus order ? Born in 1931 she was part of a progressive op art movement in the 1960's, later becoming a worldwide famous artist with both artistic and commercial influence. She is now 80 years old and it's remarkable to think about how "avantgarde" her artwork was and still is; highly relevant in our digital age. Here's a video from "The Guardian" presenting her newest exhibition: 



To read an article about the artist: Bridget Riley at the National Gallery - review

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