The black and white tile piazzas of Italy inspired the work for which Riley is most famous -- an Op Art succession. Caught in a downpour, she noticed how the appearance of the checkerboard tiles shifted and blurred as the water streamed over them. From that point on, she explored the act of looking.

Event, Illusive, Intense, Op art, Physical force, Psychedelic

Domestic, Figurative, Figurative painting, Geometric, Illusive, Mythic, Nostalgic, Op art, Populist-mythists, Portraiture, Psychological, Surreal, Surrealist art