Bridget Riley - Circles and Discs

This catalog presents studies and preparatory works for larger paintings that provide a special insight into Bridget Riley's artistic workshop. She methodically develops the dynamic potential of her motifs in order to give expression to the natural movement of vision. First works are from 1961, when Riley had just found her special form of abstraction: black and white, geometric, inspired by questions of optical perception. Later, she returned to circles and discs time and again, exploring a wide range of approaches, such as the use of post-impressionistic color from 1970 on, and rhythmical compositions in muted shades of green, purple, and orange during the latest decade. Due to the smaller format, the sketches have greater intimacy and openness, combining strict form with a musical sense of color.