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.”
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules here