Three Paintings by Julie Opperman

I am drawn to bold colors, patterns, and designs. My inspiration comes from many sources, from textiles to wallpaper to forms found in nature, as well as shapes and patterns found in architecture and tile-work. Recently, I have been making spiral paintings. By overlapping several spirals, I create moiré patterns, as waves of color collide. The optical effects create movement on the canvas, and play tricks on your eyes.

Julie Oppermann studied Fine Art at The Cooper Union School of Art, where she completed her BFA in 2004. She left New York to attend Graduate School at UC Berkeley, where she is studying Neural Development. As an artist and a scientist, she is interested in how colors, shapes and patterns are perceived by the eye, and how they affect the viewer. You can see more of her work at www.julieoppermann.com