Artists
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Carlos Cruz-Diez, is one of the world’s leading representatives of op art (optical art). He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 17, 1923, although he has lived and worked in Paris since 1960. His research has brought to art a new form of knowledge about the phenomenon of color, considerably broadening its perceptive universe.
Selected Artwork
Physichromie panam 271, 2017
Pigment chromatography on aluminum, PVC, and vinyl
80 x 160 cm
31 1/2 x 63 in
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Biography
Carlos Cruz-Diez (Caracas, 1923 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, 2019) was one of the leading figures of Op Art and kinetic art. He proposed color as an autonomous reality that unfolds in time and real space, independent of form or support.
His research was organized into eight lines, including Physichromie, Chromatic Induction, Chromointerference and Transchromie. He lived and worked in Paris from 1960.
He chaired the Fundación del Museo de la Estampa y del Diseño Carlos Cruz-Diez in Caracas, and his family created the Cruz-Diez Foundation in 2005. His work is presented at Galería Duque Arango.
