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@patrickkapty.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 7:47 PM

E9
oil on canvas
1966
Wojciech Fangor (1922-2015)
Poland

#handmade #art #painting #OpArt #WojciechFangor #poland #modernart #modernism #opticalart #TheResponsiveEye #MoMA #nyc #positiveillusoryspace #guggenheim #warsawmetro #avantgarde

Wojciech Fangor (November 15, 1922 – October 25, 2015) was a world-renowned Polish painter, graphic artist, and sculptor. He remains celebrated as one of the most influential pioneers of postwar Op Art (Optical Art) and a master of spatial abstraction. Born in Warsaw, Fangor secretly trained under famous painters Tadeusz Pruszkowski and Felicjan Szczęsny Kowarski during the German occupation of Poland. He graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in 1946. n the early 1950s, he initially aligned with state-mandated Socialist Realism, painting iconic works such as Figures (1950) and Korean Mother (1951). Concurrently, he became a co-founder of the highly influential Polish Poster School, utilizing dynamic graphic compositions and photo-collage elements for cultural and cinema advertisements. Disillusioned by traditional figurative styles, Fangor pivoted dramatically toward geometric abstraction. Alongside architect Stanisław Zamecznik, he created Studium Przestrzeni (Study of Space), which is widely recognized as Poland’s first environmental art installation. Through the late 1950s and 1960s, Fangor perfected his most iconic technique. By meticulously painting circles and waves with soft, blurred borders, he caused colors to visually bleed and expand into the viewer's physical field of vision. This optical illusion created an impression of light and motion pulsing straight off the canvas. Fangor emigrated from Poland in 1961, traveling through Europe before moving to the United States in 1966. His unique bridge between pure eye-tricks and the depth of Color Field painting caught the attention of Western curators. He was the only Polish artist included in MoMA’s landmark 1965 exhibition The Responsive Eye. In 1970, he became the first and only Polish artist to receive a monographic, solo exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. During his time in America, he taught at institutions including Fairleigh Dickinson University and Harvard University.
@patrickkapty.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 2:39 PM

Untitled
gouache on cardboard
n.d.
Antonio Maluf (1926-1991)
Brazil

#handmade #art #OpArt #AntonioMaluf #brazil #concretart #gruporuptura #saopaulo #geometricart #opticalart #abstractconstructivist #modernart #1950s #mcm #BrazilianModern #modernism #vintagemodern #painting #modernartist #artwork

@patrickkapty.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 2:18 PM

"Catholic Spain"
tempera on board
1963
Francisco Infante-Arana (b. 1943)
Spain

#handmade #art #painting #OpArt #CatholicSpain #c1963 #FranciscoInfanteArana #Spain #spanishart #modernart #opticalart

@iridyscenzia.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 11:35 AM

'VISUAL INTERFERENCE'

What do you see when you look at it? I would really like to know! 🙏🏼❤️❤️

#VisualInterference
#DigitalArt
#AbstractArt
#GlitchArt
#GeometricArt
#DigitalArtwork
#AbstractDigitalArt
#OpticalArt
#ChromaticAberration
#ExperimentalArt
#AbstractArtist

@iridyscenzia.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 1:20 PM

'ANATOMY OF A MACHINE'

Which of the four sections do you like the most? Does it look more like the inside of a machine to you, or does it remind you of something else? 👏🔥

#DigitalArt #AbstractArt #GeometricArt #DigitalArtwork #OpticalArt #PatternArt #VisualArt

@iridyscenzia.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 1:04 PM

'DEEP SCAN'

What does it remind you of? Do you see some kind of machine, structure or signal in it? I’d love to hear your interpretation in the comments! 🥰❤️

#DigitalArt
#AbstractArt
#GeometricArt
#DigitalArtwork
#OpticalArt
#PatternArt
#VisualArt