Carlos Cruz-Diez

Born in Caracas (Venezuela) in 1923 and dying in 2019 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Carlos Cruz-Diez is one of the great exponents of Op Art. An internationally acclaimed color theorist, his research led to a new approach to the phenomenon of perception. His works highlight the interactions between colors and the interactions between colors and viewers. The chromatic event is the sole subject of his work, which he strips of all symbolism and bases on the principle of the Moiré effect, where the contrast between lines creates movement. When dealing with this subject in painting, he ended up preferring to work with light, notably through the use of glass. His work has received numerous awards, including the Penagos Prize for Drawing in Madrid, the Paez Art Medal in New York and the distinction of the Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur in Paris in 2012.