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Bridget Riley was born in
London in 1931 and trained at
both Goldsmiths and the Royal
College of Art. She was one
of the leading Op (Optical)
Artists of the 20th Century
and along with others such as
Soto and Vasarely, she was
responsible for developing
the movement throughout the
1960's and bringing it to an
international stage. Her
interest in optical effects
came partly through her study
of Seurat's technique of
pointillism, but when she
took up Op art in the early
1960's she worked initially
in black and white. She
turned to colour in 1966.

The focus of Riley's work is
primarily the exploration of
the interaction between
colour when displayed in
twisting and straight linear
forms. She is especially
famous for her striking
images in black and white on
canvas and Perspex in the
early 1960's. In recent years
her work as a printmaker has
ensured that the value placed
on her pieces continues to
grow. The seal was set on her
reputation when she won the
International Painting Prize
at the Venice Biennale in
1968.