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Environnement Chromointerférent

Carlos Cruz-Diez

First developed in 1974, Environnement Chromointerférent challenges the notion of artwork and viewer as separate entities.

This work projects a sequence of parallel-colored strips arranged vertically using light onto walls, the ground, the public, objects, and space. A disorientating state of motion is experienced as the space it is projected on transforms and makes transparent all that is within it. This creates an environment where people and objects become one with the work, acquiring the twin roles of actors and authors in a complex chromatic event that unfolds before your very eyes.

By changing the relationship between viewer and artwork Carlos Cruz-Diez takes people out of the shadows and places them firmly in the spotlight.

1965’s Chromointerference is composed of two layers; at its base is a sequence of parallel-colored strips arranged vertically that change color depending on the distance and movement of the viewer. On top is a transparent surface with a pattern made up of black lines creating interference. This can be stationary - making the movement dependent on the viewer - or in motion, either by hand (Chrominterference Manipulable) or with an engine (Chromointerference Mecanique). Due to the movement created by the overlaying pattern a volume effect is sometimes visible, creating depth where none exists. The colors of the modules brighten and change. According to Cruz-Diez this work is a “false prism” as it reproduces the colors of the light spectrum using the second layer of black lines.

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Carlos Cruz-Diez

Inducción Cromática Jor-Mar 35 B, 2013

Chromography on aluminum

80 x 240 cm
31 1/2 x 94 1/2 in

Edition of 8

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Carlos Cruz-Diez

Inducción Cromática Jor-Mar 35 B, 2013

Chromography on aluminum

80 x 240 cm
31 1/2 x 94 1/2 in

Edition of 8

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Carlos Cruz-Diez

Physichromie Panam 284, 2018

Chromography on aluminum and PVC

80 x 160 cm
31 1/2 x 63 in

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Carlos Cruz-Diez

Physichromie Panam 284, 2018

Chromography on aluminum and PVC

80 x 160 cm
31 1/2 x 63 in

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Carlos Cruz-Diez

Cromointerferencia Espacial 45, 1964 - 2016

Chromography on aluminum and elastic tape.

100 x 150 cm
39 1/4 x 59 in

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Carlos Cruz-Diez

Cromointerferencia Espacial 45, 1964 - 2016

Chromography on aluminum and elastic tape.

100 x 150 cm
39 1/4 x 59 in

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Cruz-Diez was one of the most prominent figures of Kinetic art whose work has been based upon the revaluation of color as an experience in itself, as a phenomenon of light in which interpretation or cultural background is no longer relevant. His artistic practice invites viewers to become conscious of how perceptual relationships constitute the aesthetic, and how every context implies a different approach and construction of the same artwork.

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Carlos Cruz-Diez

Cromointerferencia Espacial 46, 1964 - 2017

Chromography on aluminum and elastic tape

60 x 60 cm
23 1/2 x 23 1/2 in

Edition of 8

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Carlos Cruz-Diez

Cromointerferencia Espacial 46, 1964 - 2017

Chromography on aluminum and elastic tape

60 x 60 cm
23 1/2 x 23 1/2 in

Edition of 8

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His research has positioned him as one of the key thinkers of the 20th century when it comes to color. He has contributed majorly to the possibility of rethinking the relations between artist, spectator, and art, framing them within a participative process rooted exclusively in the use of color. In 1959 Cruz-Diez began his series Physichromie, through which he realized the idea of chromatic autonomy and its impact upon the viewer’s environment; one of the results was an important body of work that in later decades surpassed the limits of painting and explored the transformation of diverse spaces through the manipulation of color. His work emphasizes participation and interaction, spatial perception, and movement as the key elements of the artistic experience.

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Carlos Cruz-Diez

Physichromie Panam 88, 2012

Chromography on aluminum

50 x 50 cm
19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in

Edition 5 of 8

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Carlos Cruz-Diez

Physichromie Panam 88, 2012

Chromography on aluminum

50 x 50 cm
19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in

Edition 5 of 8

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Carlos Cruz-Diez

Color Aditivo Serie Pacífico A, 2010

Chromography on PVC

120 x 120 cm
47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in

Edition 2 of 3

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Carlos Cruz-Diez

Color Aditivo Serie Pacífico A, 2010

Chromography on PVC

120 x 120 cm
47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in

Edition 2 of 3

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