Bridget Riley (b. 1931) has dedicated her work to exploring simple geometric forms. Her compositions engage the viewer's senses, creating impressions of movement and vibration. Riley's early black-and-white paintings, which established her enduring visual language, made effective use of this dynamism. Riley was born in London, England and studied at Goldsmiths College and the Royal College of Art, before going on to teach and work in an advertising agency. In 1965, Bridget Riley participated in the group exhibition "The Responsive Eye" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, which brought international recognition to her work, which featured black and white geometric patterns. Throughout her career, Riley's printmaking has paralleled her painting, evolving over the last 50 years. Initially working exclusively in black and white, she began incorporating grey tones in the late 1960s before fully embracing color. Since then, Riley has utilized a vibrant spectrum of colors in various significant series of her work.

Riley’s work is included in numerous museum and public collections worldwide, including The Buffalo AKG Art Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Arts Council and British Council in the UK, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Dia Art Foundation in New York, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Kunstmuseum Bern, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Museum für Gegenwartskunst in Germany, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, Nationalgalerie in Berlin, Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and the Tate in the UK.