THE first major exhibition of the work of the ground-breaking artist Bridget Riley for more than 15 years is to open in Scotland this weekend.

The bedazzling art of Riley, born in 1931, is the summer show at the National Galleries of Scotland, taking over the RSA building in the centre of Edinburgh.

With abstract, geometric patterns and repetitive shapes, patterns and lines, Riley’s art works can make the viewer’s vision move, ripple, shake and shimmer.

The exhibition takes in paintings and drawings, including her famous black and white paintings of the 1960s, large canvasses in colour, wall paintings and recent works.

A room of studies and plans also gives a rare insight into the meticulous preparation that Riley, still working and painting in London, puts into each work of art.

The exhibition, which includes more than 50 works, runs from 15 June to 22 September this year.

The curator of the show, Lucv Askew, said: “Her work has a universal quality which is part of why she gained such an international career so rapidly. She wants to make work that is about perception, and about how we see, and the physical process of seeing. Visitors will encounter a broad range of work, some of it unexpected, and some change before your eyes.”