Carlos Cruz-Diez

Carlos Cruz-Diez was a French artist of Venezuelan origin born on August 17, 1923, in Caracas and died on July 27, 2019, in Neuilly-sur-Seine. 
He is considered one of the world's leading representatives of optical and kinetic art.

His research and proposals brought a new understanding of the chromatic phenomenon to art, making him one of the most important kinetic artists of our time.

He succeeded in demonstrating that color, in interaction with the observer, becomes an autonomous reality that exists without the aid of form or the need for a support. In a career spanning more than 70 years, Carlos Cruz-Diez has developed eight lines of research on the autonomy of color.

He has created more than a hundred artistic installations in public spaces, and his works are part of the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York; Tate Modern, London; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, among others.

He founded three art studios in Caracas, Paris, and Panama, as well as the Cruz-Diez Art Foundation in Houston. He has received the Legion of Honor, among other awards and recognitions.