Richard Anuszkiewicz - FB
In 2005, the 5th Florence Biennale welcomed as guest of honour one of the fathers of Optical Art: Richard Anuszkiewicz, who received the International "Lorenzo il Magnifico" Lifetime Achievement Award.
During the conference, the artist was able to retrace the fundamental stages of his intense career. Through videos and images he showed the technique he used in the creation of the works exhibited in the space dedicated to him, set up inside the Fortezza da Basso.
During the conference, the artist was able to retrace the fundamental stages of his intense career. Through videos and images he showed the technique he used in the creation of the works exhibited in the space dedicated to him, set up inside the Fortezza da Basso.
Optical Art and Kinetic Art
An indisputably talented painter and sculptor, Richard Anuszkiewicz's role in the early days of Op Art was fundamental.
Originating as an abstract art movement in the 1960s, the main aim of Optical Art or Op Art is to provoke optical illusions through the skilful juxtaposition of colours and lines that give the sensation of movement to the point of inducing the viewer into a state of perceptual instability. This artistic movement is part of the broader kinetic art movement, mainly because of its intrinsic predisposition to establish a real relationship between the viewer and the work of art.
Following his early experiments, the artist began to explore the visual psychology of colour intensity and repetitive geometric configuration. His paintings and sculptures have won several awards and have been exhibited in the world's most important museums. His works are among the permanent collections of the Corcoran Art Gallery in Washington, DC, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Originating as an abstract art movement in the 1960s, the main aim of Optical Art or Op Art is to provoke optical illusions through the skilful juxtaposition of colours and lines that give the sensation of movement to the point of inducing the viewer into a state of perceptual instability. This artistic movement is part of the broader kinetic art movement, mainly because of its intrinsic predisposition to establish a real relationship between the viewer and the work of art.
Following his early experiments, the artist began to explore the visual psychology of colour intensity and repetitive geometric configuration. His paintings and sculptures have won several awards and have been exhibited in the world's most important museums. His works are among the permanent collections of the Corcoran Art Gallery in Washington, DC, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
