Carlos Cruz-Diez
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Carlos Cruz-Diez | |
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 Cruz-Diez in 2013. | |
| Born | 17 August 1923 |
| Died | 27 July 2019 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Occupation | Visual artist |
| Known for | Kinetic art Op art |
| Notable work | Physicromie Series |
Carlos Cruz-Diez (17 August 1923 – 27 July 2019)[1] was a Venezuelan artist said by some scholars to have been "one of the greatest artistic innovators of the 20th century."[2]
Exhibitions
- Physichromies de Cruz-Diez: Oeuvres de 1954 à 1965, Galerie Kerchache, Paris, France, 1965.
- Cordoba Has III Bienal Interamericana de Arte, Cordoba, Argentina, October 1966.
- Physichromies, Couleur Additive, Induction Chromatique, Chromointerferences, Galerie Denise René, 1971, New York, NY.
- Venezuelan Art Show presented by the Consulate General of Venezuela, Galeria Venezuela, New York, NY, October 1980.
- Geometric Abstraction: Latin American Art from the Patricica Phelps de Cisneros Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, August–November 2001.
- Geométriques et cinétiques, Gabinete de Arte Raquel Arnaud, São Paulo, Brésil Cruz-Diez, Galerie d'art de Créteil, France. Cruz-Diez, Galerie Lavigne Bastille, Paris, 2002.
- Couleur événement, Galerie Lavignes Bastille, Paris, 2004.
- Carlos Cruz-Diez: (In)formed by Color[3], Americas Society, New York, NY, 2008.
- Cruz-Diez, 50 ans de recherche, Galerie Lavigne Bastille, Paris, from November 2009 to March 2010.
- Carlos Cruz-Diez: El color en el espacio y en el tiempo, MALBA, Buenos Aires 2011.
- Circumstance and Ambiguity of Color, at Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York, NY, from 2 May to 28 June 2013.
- Carlos Cruz-Diez in Black & White[4], Americas Society, New York, NY, 2014.
- Carlos Cruz-Diez: Evolving Color[5], Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood, CA, from 17 May until 26 July 2014.
- Transfiguration de la couleur, at Marlborough Gallery, Monaco, from 19 March until 26 May 2015.[6]
- Chromatic Transfiguration, at Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York, NY, from 28 May to 3 July 2015.
- Light Show, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia, from May to 5 July 2015.[7]
- Didaktik und dialektik der farbe, Kleine Museum, Weißenstadt, Germany, from 7 July to 17 October 2015.[8]
- Carlos Cruz-Diez: Mastering Colour, at Puerta Roja, Hong Kong, from 18 March to 25 May 2017.[9]
- Carlos Cruz-Diez: Luminous Reality, at Phillips Gallery, London, UK from 16 July to 6 September 2018.[10]
Selected works
- Project for an Exterior Wall at the Museum of Modern Art, 1954–65
- Physichromie 21 at the Museum of Modern Art, 1960
- Physichromie 467 at the Museum of Modern Art, 1969
Awards
- 1966 Grand award, III Bienal Americana de Arte, National University of Córdoba, Exact science department, Córdoba, Argentina.
- 1967 International painting Award, IX Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
- 1969 Second prize, International painting festival, Château-Musée de Cagnes-sur-Mer, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France.
- 1971 National Prize of Plastic Arts of Venezuela, National Institute of Arts and Culture (INCIBA), Caracas, Venezuela.
- 1976 Art integration award, VI Architecture Biennale, Architecture school of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.
- 1981 Order of Andrés Bello, First class, Caracas, Venezuela.
- 2002 Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, París, France.
- 2006 Doctor Honoris Causa, Casa Rectoral, Simón Bolívar University, Caracas, Venezuela.
- 2007 Doctor Honoris Causa in Art, University of the Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.
- 2008 Honorary Medal of the city of Marcigny, Marcigny, France.
- 2010 AICA 2009 Award, International Association of Art Critics, Caracas, Venezuela.
- 2011 Gold Medal of the Americas Society, Cipriani Wall Street, New York City. 31st Annual Spring Party, organized by Americas Society.
- 2011 Best living artist award, Estampa 2011 fair, Madrid, Spain.
- 2012 Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur, Officier, París, France.
- 2012 Paez Medal of Art, New York City. (VAEA).
- 2012 Premio Penagos, Fundación Mapfre, Madrid, Spain.
- 2015 Turner Medal for Colour, Physical Society of London, London, United Kingdom.[11]
References
- ^ "Cruz-Diez, Venezuelan kinetic artist, dies in Paris at 95". Reuters. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Carlos Cruz-Diez | Yale University Press". yalebooks.yale.edu. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Carlos Cruz-Diez: (In)formed by Color".
- ^ http://www.as-coa.org/within-light-trap-carlos-cruz-diez-black-and-white
- ^ "Evolving Color 2014".
- ^ "Carlos Cruz-Diez at Marlborough Gallery, Monaco". Art Media Agency. 18 February 2015. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ Grishin, Sasha (27 May 2015). "Intense and immersive: Light Show at the Museum of Contemporary Art". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Obras de Carlos Cruz-Diez se exhiben en Alemania". El Universal (Caracas). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Mastering colour: Franco-Venezuelan kinetic and op artist Carlos Cruz-Diez at Puerta Roja, Hong Kong". Art Radar Journal. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Carlos Cruz-Diez inaugurates Phillips' new exhibition platform". Wallpaper. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Carlos Cruz-Diez Wins The Turner Medal For Colour 2015". artlyst. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
Other sources
- Bann, Stephen. Four Essays on Kinetic Art. St. Albans: Motion Books 1966.
- Brett, Guy. Kinetic Art. New York: Reinhold Book Corporation 1968.
- Frank Popper Origins and Development of Kinetic Art, Studio Vista and New York Graphic Society, 1968
- Chacon, Katherine. Carlos Cruz-Diez: Cultural Center of the Fundacion Corp Group Art Nexus no. 44 April/June 2002
- Glueck, Grace. ART REVIEW: A Universe of Art, Centered in Boston. New York Times August 17, 2001.
- Latin American Research Review Vol. 3, No. 1 (Autumn, 1967), pp. 189–90
- On Campus: The University of Texas at Austin September 13, 1999 Constructive Horizons: The Latin American Perspective.
- Yunes, Gladis. Luisa Richter: Museo de la Estampa y del Diseno Carlos Cruz-Diez. Art Nexus no. 43 Ja/Mr 2002
Further reading
- Alberro, Alexander (1 February 2009). Carlos Cruz-Diez: (In)Formed by Color. Americas Society. ISBN 978-1-879128-08-8.
- Atwood, Roger, Making Color 3D, ARTnews, New York, vol. 111, No. 10, November 2010.
- Cruz-Diez, Carlos (15 July 2009). Carlos Cruz-Diez: Reflection on Color. Fundacion Juan March. ISBN 978-84-89935-91-4.
- Suarez, Osbel (15 July 2009). Carlos Cruz-Diez: Color Happens. Fundacion Juan March. ISBN 978-84-7075-563-7.
- Chanson, Marion[permanent dead link] (2011-03-24) L'Atelier de Carlos Cruz-Diez (The Studio of Carlos Cruz-Diez), bilingual English and French, Thalia Edition, ISBN 978-2352781004
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