The “Chromatic Inductions” and the “Additive Colours” propose another solution to integrate the notion of real time and space on the “static plane”. In them there is a chromatic event that evolves continuously with the spectator and with the change of light, in contradiction with the nature and the aims of the traditional pictorial space. It is “flat painting” that evolves and is modified in a dialectic of space and time between the viewer and the work.
The exhibition coincided with the artist’s retrospective at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Carlos Cruz-Diez (Caracas, 1923 – Paris, 2019). He studied at the School of Fine Arts from 1940 to 1945 in Caracas where he worked as a Director and Painting professor. His artistic exploration was focused on the idea of colour, understood as an autonomous reality that doesn´t depend on the shape. The works by Cruz-Diez are conceived as moving pieces, that change constantly depending on the spectator point of view and their motion.
Through different materials that modify depending on the light and the point of view, Cruz-Diez created moving pieces that never stop changing. His works are conceived to be experienced and involve the visitors in a colourful atmosphere.
