Perceptual arts vs. Conceptual arts

Perceptual Art
A.k.a Optical arts (Op arts)

This kind of art creates visual or optical illusion which fools with our eyes.

We might perceive the non-living artwork that we saw is moving, swelling, flashing or even creates a figure-ground relationships which viewer can switch perception back and forth from the background.


Here is an example :

So, a face? or flowers?


Other than that, perception arts also play with the motions such as :

Rotating Snakes - by Dr. Akiyoshi Kitaoka



The Necker cube (classical reversible figure - viewer might be confused on the reversing planes and edges)


In the recent trend, optical illusion also can be seen in 3D artwork.
Here we go,

The Charlie Brown walking on the street


There are some explanations on this perceptual illusion.

As all these perceptual arts are related with our sensory perception, and mainly is our eyes that seeing things.
In fact, it is our brain that perceive wrongly and giving out wrong perceptions.

Other than than, some argue on the motion illusion is because our eye movements that create an illusion that the figure or object is moving.

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Conceptual Arts

Arts that delivers messages, ideas or concepts to viewers through the artwork itself.

Different people have their own perspectives on the same piece of art.

Jimmy


Smoking kills you


Overall, conceptual arts main purpose is to convey idea or concept of the artist through the artwork itself to viewer.

Some concept can be easily shown, some might be a hidden message.

Thanks.