About the artwork
With its purely geometric composition, this work by Carlos Cruz-Diez makes sense through our perceptual biases. Stemming from the artist's research into color, it takes advantage of colored and linear superimpositions to suggest movement. The contrast between these forms creates a phenomenon of visual interference, known as the moiré effect, which gives the work a changing appearance depending on the viewer's gaze. This work is in keeping with the artist's research into additive colors; here, the combination of blue and red with the moiré effect allows us to perceive shades of pink in addition to movement. These color mixtures, in keeping with the ideas of Op Art, follow no chemical logic and are purely luminous and visual.
Expert opinion
Produced in 2008, Céramique 1 by Carlos Cruz-Diez (ed. 4/8 + 4 EA + 2 HC) brilliantly illustrates the artist's fundamental research into the perception of color and movement. With its vertical bands of red, blue and white, the work creates an optical vibration characteristic of his Physichromies and Chromointerferences, transforming color into a living phenomenon that changes according to the viewer's movement. The use of glazed ceramics gives this piece an architectural and lasting dimension, while amplifying the effects of light. Representative of Cruz-Diez's mature period, it condenses the scientific rigor and chromatic sensitivity that make him one of the masters of kinetic art. Rare and of remarkable craftsmanship, this is one of the most accomplished editions of his late work.
About the artist
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.
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