‘These essays cast a richer light not only on Riley’s own work, but also on that of the other artists whom she discusses with such insight’ – The Art Book

Revised and Expanded edition

This volume reveals the mind behind Bridget Riley's remarkable achievement.
As well as providing a key to understanding her own work, it is a fascinating document reflecting the issues and problems facing an artist today.

Bridget Riley, one of the leading abstract artists of her generation, holds a unique position in contemporary art. She has developed and extended the range of her interests ever since her first success in the 1960s, creating a body of work which is both consistent and highly varied.

Her writing shows a passionate engagement with her subjects and a great insight paired with a freshness of approach and an exceptional clarity of expression.

Robert Kudielka is a Professor of Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art at the University of the Arts, Berlin. He publishes and lectures extensively on the critical relationship between the making of art, its different concepts and theories and the plural existence of the arts. Since 1967 he has been a regular visitor to London, taking special interest in English art of the 1960s. He also edited Bridget Riley: Dialogues on Art (2003) and the anthology Robert Kudielka on Bridget Riley (2005).

Also of interest
Embodied Visions: Bridget Riley, Op Art and the Sixties
Gerhard Richter - Text: Writings, Interviews and Letters 1961-2007
Let's See: Writings on Art from The New Yorker