Updraft
Date1976
Artist
Edna Wright Andrade
(American abstract artist, 1917–2008)
MediumAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions81 x 50 in. (205.7 x 127 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. John Hunt and Carol Hunt, 2005
Object number2005-66
On View
On viewCollections
ClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextEdna Andrade’s commitment to geometric abstraction and the effects of perception is associated with Op Art. Artists included in this international art movement, which peaked in the mid-1960s and 1970s, exploited optical illusions to create an impression of movement on the picture surface.