Riley Measure for Measure
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About This Work
In *Riley Measure for Measure*, Bridget advances a rigorously optical language rooted in the legacy of post-war abstraction and Op Art. Precision-engineered bands and calibrated chromatic intervals create a measured visual pulse, in which perception becomes the subject: edges appear to shift, colour seems to modulate, and the surface activates with a kinetic, almost architectural rhythm. The work’s disciplined technique—meticulous alignment, controlled tonal gradation, and an uncompromising clarity of line—speaks to a studio practice where exactitude produces sensation. Culturally, the piece remains sharply contemporary, resonating with today’s image-saturated environment and the renewed interest in systems, pattern, and embodied looking within contemporary painting and print-led practices.
About the Artist
Bridget Louise Riley CH CBE (born 24 April 1931) is an English painter known for her singular op art paintings. She lives and works in London, Cornwall and the Vaucluse in France. Riley was born at Norwood, London, the daughter of a businessman. Her childhood was spent in Cornwall and Lincolnshire....
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