Early American Op Art sculpture by Jerry Foyster
Jerry Foyster, (1932- ), is a pioneering American Op Art artist based in New York. He exhibited in the seminal 1965 exhibition called ‘The Responsive Eye’ held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The exhibition focused on the perceptual aspects of art, which result both from the illusion of movement and the interaction of color relationships.
In 1964, Foyster introduced fellow artist Roy Lichtenstein Rowlux, a polycarbonate sheeting material, with interesting optical properties, which Lichtenstein soon experimented with in his collages.
This work was created during this same time frame, and is titled ‘House – Plastic Animation’.
The work is dated 1965 and is a mixed media construction.
It measures 11.5 x 17.25 x 12.25 inches overall, and is in good condition. Note: there is some wear and scuffs from handling, consistent with age.
Identified by a gallery label and museum label.
Previously in the Museum of Modern Art lending services., and exhibited at Bianchini Gallery, New York, NY.
Note : due to the materials used, and the nature of this work, any movement of the object, or the viewer, will cause an optical illusion that can be hard for some people’s eyes to focus on. Therefore, for some people, the sculpture may be hard to look at, creating an optical disortion.
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