Op Art Quest

Posted: August 11th, 2010 | Filed under: Art | Tags: , , | 5 Comments »

Ever since I saw Roger Sterling’s new office on this season of Mad Men, I’ve been hunting the artist of that fab piece of op art.  Then, when Freddy Rumsen joked about it, I figured the blogosphere would have it all figured out for me.  NO.  Surprisingly little response on the interwebs.  I have not found the same image, only similar ones.

Via Art Fully Yours

I only found one great post over at Art Fully Yours guessing it was Bridget Riley.  She likened it to her piece “Loss”….

I also thought of this piece….quite similar…

Bridget Riley, “Pause” 1964, ICA Boston Via BerkshireFineArts.com

I’m considering Edna Andrade as a contender as well……

Edna Andrade, “Color Motion” 1964 via Columbus Museum of Art

Edna Andrade, “Black Diamond” via arcadja.com

Feeling sick yet?

There are a few other time appropriate possibilities….but these two gals seem to be the front runners to me…if you know..PLEASE share and educate us all!


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5 Comments on “Op Art Quest”

  1. 1 Raina @ If the Lamp Shade Fits said at 12:08 PM on August 11th, 2010:

    I’m sorry I can’t be of any help sourcing that piece. Amy Wells is the set designer – that may help your search.

    P.S. I wonder if Sterling’s office is supposed to be decorated by his (very) young wife.

  2. 2 admin said at 12:17 PM on August 11th, 2010:

    It is supposed to be decorated by Jane…and I’ve considered contacting Wells, but figured she must get hundreds of source requests a day for lamps and every other cool item…

  3. 3 the brick house said at 12:33 PM on August 11th, 2010:

    My intuition says its Bridget. At least a homage to her work. The time period fits and it’s stylistically similar to her early work.

  4. 4 Art Fully Yours said at 10:06 PM on August 11th, 2010:

    I think Edna Andrade is a great guess as well.
    Sadly, I think that guessing is the closest we’ll get to figuring this out. Most of the art pieces on the show seem to be pieces ‘inspired by’ the art of the times, which only tells me that they are not always willing to pay for the rights of reproduction, which must be fairly expensive (with the exception of the Rothko and the Hokusai prints).

    But I digress, check this 2007 exhibit at the Columbus Museum of Art, there is another piece by Riley that was done in the same ‘dot’ style. The other pieces are fairly cool as well!
    http://www.columbusmuseum.org/media/optic/

  5. 5 Tabitha said at 11:07 PM on August 11th, 2010:

    How fun! Can’t believe no one’s revealed where it’s from!

    Now where’s the dremamine?