2022/06/27

How Op Art Icon Bridget Riley Turned A Life Around

“He was homeless for quite a long time during his life, and he really struggled with alcoholism. He had no interest in art at all, and then one day he went into an exhibition to get out of the rain.”
– Kim Noble, art instructor of the late George Westren, whose op art legacy was recently saved by artist neighbour Alan Warburton. “The exhibit was the work of Bridget Riley,” writer Sydney Page notes. “Westren was inspired by her.”
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