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Op Art: General Resources

Resources for further exploration of the Op Art movement. Some help define, some illustrate, and some are just plain fun.
EluZions: Optical Art/Op Art
There are lots of fun, headache-inducing images to gaze at here, including some famous optical illusions. Grab the Visine and prepare to be amazed.
Art of Pursuit
An article from Science News Online which describes the "simple mathematical concept of a pursuit curve" and how it can be employed in making Op-ish designs. Simple? Probably for lots of people. I'm just not one of them. The designs are really neat, though!
Op Art Fields
No, this isn't about careers in Op Art. It's an intriguing "found" image of an Op composition, photographed from an airplane.

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