His work was based on the moiré effect – a technique that used lines of contrasting colour to create the illusion of movement and most notably found in his Physiochrome series.
« We have made colour a certainty over the centuries, but it isn’t. Colour is just a circumstance created instantaneously before our eyes. »
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Inspired by the pointillist compositions of Georges Seurat and the illusionistic paintings of
Josef Albers, Cruz-Diez created with the intention of exploring perception and
aesthetics – the image of his works would change dependent on the position of the viewer. Later in his career, Cruz-Diez began to use light as his medium as opposed to paint – his Spatial Chromointerference piece is one of his most
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His work was based on the moiré effect – a technique that used lines of contrasting colour to create the illusion of movement and most notably found in his Physiochrome series.
« We have made colour a certainty over the centuries, but it isn’t. Colour is just a circumstance created instantaneously before our eyes. »
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Inspired by the pointillist compositions of Georges Seurat and the illusionistic paintings of
Josef Albers, Cruz-Diez created with the intention of exploring perception and
aesthetics – the image of his works would change dependent on the position of the viewer. Later in his career, Cruz-Diez began to use light as his medium as opposed to paint – his Spatial Chromointerference piece is one of his most recognised light installations. (
Artist website)
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