2011
British painter Bridget Riley’s visually spectacular abstractions seem far removed from natural forms. Riley, however, claims she draws inspiration for her paintings and prints largely from nature, which she defines as a “dynamism of visual forces — an event rather than an appearance.”
Indeed, dynamism characterizes her work, which explores how simple geometric forms can create illusions of movement.
Born in 1931, Riley first came to worldwide attention in 1965, when she was included, alongside such other prominent figures as Victor Vasarely and Frank Stella, in the exhibition “The Responsive Eye” at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. The catalogue cover featured one of her paintings, Current (1964), composed of wavy black and white lines that seem to vibrate as they move from the top to the bottom of the canvas.
Since the 1970s, Riley has been experimenting with color, creating works like Nataraja (1993), made up of columns of brightly hued diagonal stripes that seem to pulse rhythmically. By instilling life, movement and energy into flat, geometric forms, she helped pioneer kinetic art.
Browse a collection of Bridget Riley's visionary art at 1stDibs.
New Day
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
1992 Screenprint in colours on wove paper 94.0 x 134.5 cm Signed by Riley on front of the sheet Bridget Riley is one of the most influential figures in postwar British art, celebrat...
Paper, Screen
Untitled
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
1969 Gouache and pencil on paper 38 x 66 cm 15 x 26 inches signed lower left Bridget Riley is one of the most influential figures in postwar British art, celebrated for her rigorou...
Paper, Gouache, Pencil
Going Across
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
2001 Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins Edition of 90 I. 41.7 x 72.7 cm ( 16.4 x 28.6 inches) S. 61.5 x 91.3 cm ( 24.2 x 35.9 inches) Signed, dated and numbered ...
Paper, Screen
Colour Sharpened and Clarified
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
Pencil and gouache on graph paper 27.9 x 25.4 cm 11 x 10 inches Hand-signed by the artist Bridget Riley is one of the most influential figures in postwar British art, celebrated for...
Paper, Gouache, Pencil
Magenta and Blue
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
2002 Screenprint in colours, on wove paper, with full margins. 109 x 75 cm 43 x 29.6 inches Edition of 75 Signed, dated and numbered by Riley Bridget Riley is one of the most influe...
Paper, Screen
Magenta and Yellow
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
2002 Screenprint in colours, on wove paper, with full margins. I. 86.6 x 56.9 cm (34 1/8 x 22 3/8 in.) S. 108.6 x 74.8 cm (42 3/4 x 29 1/2 in.) Edition of 75 Signed, dated and number...
Paper, Screen
Firebird -- Screen Print, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
Firebird, 1971 Bridget Riley Screenprint in colours, on wove paper Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 75 (plus 15 artist's proofs) Printed by Kelpra Studio, London Image...
Screen
Vista Bridget Riley abstract pattern striped limited edition screenprint
By Bridget Riley
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint in 5 colours on Fabriano 5 paper Edition 24 of 150 50.9 x 49.5 cm (20 x 19.5 in) (56 x 54.4 x 4 cm, 22.1 x 21.4 x 8.7 in) Signed, numbered, dated and titled on the front ...
Screen
Untitled (Related to 'Sound')
By Bridget Riley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bridget Riley (b. 1931) is one of the foremost exponents of Op Art, a style that plays with human perception to produce optically illusionistic works of art. The English painter stud...
Gouache, Pencil
Coloured Greys
By Bridget Riley
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Bridget Riley (b. 1931) is an influential British abstract painter who came to prominence in the 1960's as the Op Art movement emerged. Riley first gained international recognition ...
Screen
Bridget Riley (1931) - Serpentine Print - Color screenprint on wove paper - 1999
By Bridget Riley
Located in Varese, IT
Color screenprint on wove paper, edited in 1999 Limited edition, numbered 162/200 in the lower left corner. Hand-signed in pencil by the artist in the lower right corner. Plate size...
Screen
Carnival -- Screen Print, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
Carnival, 2000 Bridget Riley Sscreenprint in colours, on wove paper Signed, dated, titled and numbered from the edition of 75 (plus 10 artist's proof) Printed and published by Artiz...
Screen
