We are delighted to present an exhibition of two leading British abstract artists, Peter Sedgley and Jeffrey Steele, who found themselves at the center of the ‘Op Art’ zeitgeist in the 1960s. During this decade art was liberated from the canvas surface, directing itself within the eye and brain. Art works were no longer fixed in time but instead, embodied an ‘adventure in change’. Both Sedgley and Steele were included in William C. Seitz’s now seminal exhibition ‘The Responsive Eye’ at the Museum of Modern Art in 1965, New York, alongside influential artists Josef Albers, Max Bill and their contemporary Bridget Riley. The exhibition at Austin Desmond concentrates on groundbreaking optical works from that period.

Saturday Viewing: 9th December, 11am-2pm