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First off, Op art often utilizes vivid colors, two-dimensional lines and shapes that appear to have three-dimensional depth, and above all there is no sign of a brushstroke. These stylistic characteristics correlate well with the pieces of Pop art movement. In the late 1970’s, Roland Barthes, a literary theorist and philosopher, wrote that the Pop artist “has no depth: he is merely the surface of his pictures, no signified, no intention, anywhere.” In this way, Victor Vasarely and his art stand in stark contrast and would provide a very well fitting juxtaposition for the Art History 1