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The movement was somewhat short-lived and was derived partly from perceptual psychology textbooks and known geometrical design tricks. Nevertheless, Op Art was well suited to the mid-Sixties and its works and artistic contributions are still embraced today.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="166"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="150" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="166" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <A HREF="artmovements.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Art Movements"><U><B>Back to Art Movements</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="pop_art.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pop Art"><U><B>Next Page</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="abstractexpressionism.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Abstract Expressionism"><U><B>Previous Page</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>