Riley One Small Step
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About This Work
In *Riley One Small Step*, Bridget distils the legacies of British Op Art into a compact, poised statement of perceptual drama. Precision geometry and calibrated tonal shifts produce a pulsing optical field that appears to advance and recede, inviting the viewer into an active, bodily encounter with the image. The work’s meticulous surface—defined by crisp edges, measured repetition, and subtle modulation—demonstrates a studio discipline where technique becomes subject. Referencing the cultural optimism of the Space Age and the continuing influence of modernist abstraction, Bridget’s composition reads as both homage and renewal: a contemporary meditation on movement, attention, and the charged relationship between art, vision, and technology.
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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