Artwork copyright Francis Celentano. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Spira C, 1988

Francis Celentano
American (born 1928, died 2016)

Location: Sidney Glen Elementary, Port Orchard

About the Artwork

Francis Celentano's Spira C is an energetic and vibrant painting that creates an optical illusion. It causes the viewer to look more deeply and question what they see at first glance versus what is actually in the painting. Celentano painted a flowing gradient of vibrant colors onto narrow, diagonal, quadrilateral panels, The colors blend into one another.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with South Kitsap School District.

About the Artist

Francis Celentano (1928-2016) was one of the pioneers of Op Art and a professor at the University of Washington in Seattle for thirty years. He created paintings and sculptures that investigate perception and color theory. Op Art explores how vision functions and the effect on our viewing experience as a result.