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CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 12
Date of creation: 2018
Medium: Polychrome ceramic
Edition: 20
Size: 62 x 21 x 16 cm
Condition: In mint condition
This beautiful sculpture of 62 cm height of polychrome ceramic is limited to only 20, engraved with the artists' signature and numeration under the base.
Carlos Cruz-Díez, who passed away in 2019, became one of the emblems of Op Art and the master of color research. His vibrant works are meant to interact with the viewer and amaze the audience with a fictional movement based on geometrical patterns that seems to change with distance or viewing angle.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Carlos Cruz-Diez (1923-2019) was an influential Venezuelan-French artist who played a pivotal role in the development of kinetic and optical art. Born on August 17, 1923 in Caracas, Venezuela, Cruz-Diez became one of the leading exponents of the artistic current known as Op Art and left a lasting legacy in the exploration of visual perception and color.
After studying at the School of Plastic and Applied Arts in Caracas and working as a graphic and advertising designer, Cruz-Diez moved to Paris in 1955. In the French capital, he joined a circle of artists experimenting with movement and optical illusion. Throughout his career, he was noted for his focus on the interaction of color and the viewer, and his works often involved the active participation of the viewer.
Cruz-Diez is known for several iconic series, including "Physichromie," which consists of colored panels that visually change as the viewer moves, and "Cromointerferencia," where he uses colored polycarbonate sheets to create captivating visual effects. These works explore the idea that color is not an intrinsic property of objects, but a perceptual construct that varies according to the environment and the viewer.
Throughout his career, Cruz-Diez received numerous awards and recognitions, including the Order of Arts and Letters of France and the National Prize of Plastic Arts of Venezuela. His work was exhibited in museums and galleries around the world, and his influence has spread to generations of artists interested in optics and visual perception.
Carlos Cruz-Diez passed away on July 27, 2019 in Paris, but his legacy lives on as a fundamental contribution to contemporary art and to the understanding of how we perceive and experience color in the world around us. His work remains a source of inspiration and a point of reference for artists and art lovers around the world.
- Creator:Carlos Cruz-Diez (1923)
- Creation Year:2018
- Dimensions:Height: 24.41 in (62 cm)Width: 8.27 in (21 cm)Depth: 6.3 in (16 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Madrid, ES
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1033116133232
Carlos Cruz-Diez
For Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez (1923–2019), color was a dazzling, transient effect, which he attempted to capture on canvas and in light installations. The striking compositions he produced over his seven-decade career made him one of Latin America’s greatest postwar artists and a leading figure in the Op art movement.
“I don’t make paintings, nor sculptures. I make platforms for occurrences,” Cruz-Diez once said. “They are platforms where color is being produced, dissolved, generated in a perpetual instant. In it, there’s no notion of past nor future. In it is the notion of the present moment, just like life.”
Building on the chromatic explorations of Sir Isaac Newton, George Seurat and Josef Albers, he created striking paintings comprising lines of contrasting hues that appear to shimmer. He called these works physichromies.
Later in his career, Cruz-Diez shifted his explorations from paint to light. His “chromosaturations” are immersive environments consisting of three chambers, each flooded with a different-color light, which disoriented visitors and altered their perception. He also translated his chromatic illusions to public spaces, like the floor he created at the Simón Bolívar International Airport, near Caracas, and a pedestrian crossing outside the Broad Museum, in Los Angeles.
Cruz-Diez was a successful graphic designer as well, working for artist-clients like Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg. Across all these mediums, his work had the same boldness and immersive quality, engaging the viewer’s eyes, body and mind.
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