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Carlos Cruz-Diez
Transchromie Mecanique A
- Estimate
- $40,000 - 60,000
Lot Details
plastic, metal and motor
signed, titled, inscribed, numbered and dated "TRANSCHROMIE MECANIQUE A Paris 1965/2009 Cruz-Diez EXEMPLAIRE No 2/8" on a printed label affixed to the base
46 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (118.1 x 40 cm)
Conceived in 1965 and executed in 2009, this work is number 2 from an edition of 8.
This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of Cruz-Diez being prepared by the Cruz-Diez Foundation, Houston.
This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of Cruz-Diez being prepared by the Cruz-Diez Foundation, Houston.
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Full-Cataloguing
Provenance
Exhibited
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Venezuelan | B. 1923 D. 2019Carlos Cruz-Diez moved from his native Caracas to Paris in 1960. He is a major protagonist in the field of kinetic and Op Art, a movement based on "an awareness of the instability of reality."
Inspired by such artists as Georges Seurat and Josef Albers, his work focuses on the kinetic energy of color and its existence as an autonomous and evolving reality, independent from form or structure. Much of his work, in particular his Physichromie series, is created by plotting lines of contrasting color alongside each other, creating an illusion of movement as the viewer's position relative to the artwork shifts.
Browse ArtistInspired by such artists as Georges Seurat and Josef Albers, his work focuses on the kinetic energy of color and its existence as an autonomous and evolving reality, independent from form or structure. Much of his work, in particular his Physichromie series, is created by plotting lines of contrasting color alongside each other, creating an illusion of movement as the viewer's position relative to the artwork shifts.