"THE FIRST COMPLETE EXPLANATION OF WHAT OP ART IS AND HOW IT ACHIEVES ITS SINGULAR EFFECTS A WEALTH OF ILLUSTRATIONS - INCLUDING MANY CREATED BY THE AUTHOR ESPECIALLY FOR THE BOOK AND BY STUDENTS - DEMONSTRATE THE FORMS AND EFFECTS DISCUSSED. "

AMONG THE ARTISTS REPRESENTED ARE: JOSEF ALBERS, RICHARD ANUSZKIEWICZ, WOJIECH FANGOR, ELLSWORTH KELLY, FRANCOIS MORELLET, LARRY POONS, BRIDGET RILEY, VICTOR VASARELY.

CONTENTS: INTRO, IMAGE OF THE IMAGE, THE IMAGE COMPOSITION, ILLUSION, PROGRESSIONS AND PATTERN, COLOR IN OP, CONCLUSION, OP IN THE STUDIO, MATERIALS AND PROCEDURES, BIBLIO, INDEX.