Book signing: Julian Stanczak
Julian Stanczak: Op Art and the Dynamics of Perception

Professor Emeritus Julian Stanczak ’54 will sign copies of the new coffee-table book, Julian Stanczak: Op Art and the Dynamics of Perception, by Marta Smolinska on Sunday, December 7, during CIA¹s annual Student Holiday Craft Sale. This 320-page monograph, in English and Polish, contains more than 230 beautiful, full-color illustrations of his paintings.

Whereas in previous monographs, the focus might have been on Stanczak's dramatic biography, or his fit into the role of 'father of Op Art,' Smolinska delves into the power of the paintings themselves. Her exactness in developing the story of the paintings, descriptions of their color, light, and dynamics is eye opening.