Since 2005 my artistic pursuits have been focused on the realistic elements found in nature. However, after visiting the halls of the American Art Museum over the holiday break, I had what can only be described as an artistic epiphany; If am going to progress creatively, then I need to open myself to the concepts and ideas of the great art movements of modern time.
The first art movement I will be experimenting with is that of Op Art or optical art.
I have always been fascinated with the concept of illusion and more specifically the brains’ interpretation of reality. Op Art and it’s constructivist approach to art creation is stimulating and intense. Self reports of those who have viewed Op Art range across the spectrum from inducing sensations of seasickness to that of sky diving. It is no wonder this movement was born from the free thinking, hallucinogen laden, period of the mid 1960’s where the notion of mind-body duality was centric to Op Art followers. This movements pioneer was English painter Bridget Louise Riley who quickly rose to prominence with her piece Movement in Squares, 1961. This occurred in 1965 with the exhibition called The Responsive Eye, created by William C. Seitz held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The public of the period loved the work and Op Art became extremely popular.
Today, Op Art is no longer the avant-garde movement it once was, but illusion and mind-trickery still has the power make individuals stop and take notice.
So how will Op Art merge with my 
work at EDA? I hope to apply the Op Art principle of effect creation through the use of pattern and line while merging the power of the breaking wave. This discordant figure-ground relationship will causes the two planes to be in a tense and contradictory juxtaposition leaving the viewer perplexed and then mesmerized by the natural subject matter. Unlike my realistic interpretations of natural elements, this work is intended to expand minds, stimulate heart rates, and entice conversation.
These new works I describe as Surf Op Art.
-Sean D. Ruttkay
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