Influenced by the Op art (optical art) movement of the 1960’s and 1970’s, Grachus has created a series of paintings that are meant to “stimulate” the spectator’s eye. The colors are thoughtfully arranged in linear shape so that the painting appears to pulsate, flicker, vibrate, and even flash.
“The purpose of this project was to determine what was more significant in creating an optical illusion – color or shape? I came to the conclusion that both elements were significant and that making the edges of each line as sharp as possible enhances the optical illusion.”
ROBERT J. GRACHUS JR
Photography courtesy of Pro Camera https://www.procamera.us/
Big Red – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 48″ w – 2015
Violets – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 24″ w – 2014
Yellow Zoom – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 24″ w – 2013
Lime Lite – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 48″ w – 2015
Yellow Fellow – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 48″ w – 2015
Red Stripe – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 24″ w – 2013
Purple Haze – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 48″ w – 2016
Camera’s Eye – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 24″ w – 2014
Notation – Acrylic on Canvas – 36″ h x 48″ w – 2010
Blood Orange – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 48″ w – 2015
Baby Blue – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 48″ w – 2016
Green Mint – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 24″ w – 2014
Orange Vortex – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 24″ w – 2013
Gumballs #2 – Acrylic on Canvas – 30″ h x 30″ w – 2010
Vortex Blue – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 24″ w – 2014
Sky Blue – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 49″ w – 2016
Untitled – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 48″ w – 2008
Untitled – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 48″ w – 2008
Blueberries – Acrylic on Canvas – 36″ h x 24″ w – 2018
Pulling – Acrylic on Canvas – 12″ h x 48″ w – 2015
Bananas! – Acrylic on Canvas – 40″ h x 16″ w – 2017
Indian Blanket #1 – Acrylic on Canvas – 36″ h x 48″ w – 2008
Gumballs #1 – Acrylic on Canvas – 30″ h x 30″ w – 2011
Jelly Red – Acrylic on Canvas – 40″ h x 16″ w – 2017
Indian Blanket #2 – Acrylic on Canvas – 36″ h x 48″ w – 2008
Blaze Orange – Acrylic on Canvas – 40″ h x 16″ w – 2017
Mint Julep – Acrylic on Canvas – 40″ h x 16″ w – 2018
Cars – Acrylic on Canvas – 40″ h x 60″ w – 2012
Jockey – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 24″ w – 2019
Lemon Bar #1 – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 24″ w – 2019
Lemon Bar #2 – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 24″ w – 2019
ZIG ZAGS – Acrylic on Canvas – 36″ h x 36″ w – 2019
Pink Window – Acrylic on Canvas – 36″ h x 36″ w – 2021
Maze – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 24″ w – 2019
Playing Checkers – Acrylic on canvas – 24″ h x 24″ w – 2019
Color Bars – Acrylic on Canvas – 36″ h x 36″ w – 2020
TV Set – Acrylic on Canvas – 36″ h x 36″ w – 2021
Flow #1 – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 48″ w – 2020
Flow #2 – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 48″ w – 2020
City Scape – Acrylic on Canvas – 36″ h x 36″ w – 2020
Playing Chess – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 24″ w – 2019
Jube Gels – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 24″ w – 2019
Runner – Acrylic on Canvas – 24″ h x 24″ w – 2019
Moving Out – Acrylic on Canvas – 36″ h x 36″ w – 2021
Color Paved Road – Acrylic on Canvas – 36″ h x 36″ w – 2021
Pink Lemonade – Acrylic on Canvas – 36″ h x 36″ w – 2020
Mixed Drink – Acrylic on canvas – 36″ h x 36″ w – 2021
Treasure Map – Acrylic on Canvas – 36″ h x 36″ w – 2020
Robert J Grachus Jr 