Marina Apollonio

Italian painter and optical artist who lives and works in Padua, born 12 November 1940. In 1963 Apollonio produced her first work, "Metal Reliefs with Alternate Color Sequences", using industrial material in her process, creating dynamic and fluctuating environments in the user's perception. In 1965 she became part of the international Op Art movement. In the world of popular music she is best known for designing the swirl that eventually was used as Vertigo's logo.