Bridget Riley

Artist

1931-04-24

Bridget Riley is an English painter associated with Op Art, known for her geometric works that explore optical effects and visual perception.

Quotes by Bridget Riley

In my earlier paintings, I wanted the space between the picture plane and the spectator to be active.
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An artist's early work is inevitably made up of a mixture of tendencies and interests, some of which are compatible and some of which are in conflict.
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There was a time when meanings were focused and reality could be fixed; when that sort of belief disappeared, things became uncertain and open to interpretation.
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Painters have always needed a sort of veil upon which they can focus their attention. It's as though the more fully the consciousness is absorbed, the greater the freedom of the spirit behind.
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For me nature is not landscape, but the dynamism of visual forces.
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