See more ideas about Op art, Art lessons, Art classroom. Here we visit two famous artists who were known to be the pioneers of Op Art, Victor Vasarely and Bridget Riley. The Op Art movement started just after the Pop Art movement, around 1965. See more ideas about Op art, Art lessons, Art for kids. Op art started in the 1960s and the painting above is by Bridget Riley who is one of the main op artists. Op art works in a similar way. Victor Vasarely. He … Victor Vasarely is considered to be the father of Op art. Jun 5, 2020 - Art Lessons about Optical Illusions, Op Art, and using Colors to Trick the Eyes. May 4, 2017 - Explore artgirl67's board "Art Lesson Ideas: Op Art", followed by 7907 people on Pinterest. Artists use shapes, colours and patterns in special ways to create images that look as if they are moving or blurring.