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Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

b. 1923

For Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez (1923–2019), color was a dazzling, transient effect, which he attempted to capture on canvas and in light installations. The striking compositions he produced over his seven-decade career made him one of Latin America’s greatest postwar artists and a leading figure in the Op art movement.

“I don’t make paintings, nor sculptures. I make platforms for occurrences,” Cruz-Diez once said. “They are platforms where color is being produced, dissolved, generated in a perpetual instant. In it, there’s no notion of past nor future. In it is the notion of the present moment, just like life.”

Building on the chromatic explorations of Sir Isaac Newton, George Seurat and Josef Albers, he created striking paintings comprising lines of contrasting hues that appear to shimmer. He called these works physichromies.

Later in his career, Cruz-Diez shifted his explorations from paint to light. His “chromosaturations” are immersive environments consisting of three chambers, each flooded with a different-color light, which disoriented visitors and altered their perception. He also translated his chromatic illusions to public spaces, like the floor he created at the Simón Bolívar International Airport, near Caracas, and a pedestrian crossing outside the Broad Museum, in Los Angeles.

Cruz-Diez was a successful graphic designer as well, working for artist-clients like Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg. Across all these mediums, his work had the same boldness and immersive quality, engaging the viewer’s eyes, body and mind.

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Artist: Carlos Cruz-Diez
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CHROMOINTERFERENCE MANIPULABLE CARIBE. Op Art Limited edition
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CHROMOINTERFERENCE MANIPULABLE CARIBE Date of creation: 2014 Medium: Screen print on plexiglass Edition: 99 Size: 40 x 35 x 10 cm Condition: In perfect conditions,...
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2010s Op Art Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

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Plexiglass, Screen

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - COULEUR À L’ESPACE NOVA. Op Art. Limited edition sculpture
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - COULEUR À L’ESPACE NOVA Date of creation: 2012 Medium: Chromography on PVC and steel Edition: 75 Size: 52 x 12 x 12 cm Condition: In perfect conditions, brand new ...
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2010s Op Art Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass, Screen

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 19. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 19 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 20 Size: 62 x 21 x 16 cm Condition: In mint condition This beautiful sculpture of 62 cm he...
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2010s Op Art Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 11. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 11 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 20 Size: 80 x 21 x 16 cm Condition: In mint condition This sculpture belongs to one of the...
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2010s Op Art Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

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Ceramic

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 12. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 12 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 20 Size: 62 x 21 x 16 cm Condition: In mint condition This beautiful sculpture of 62 cm he...
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2010s Op Art Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 18. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 18 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 8 Size: 60 x 50 x 13 cm Condition: In mint condition This beautiful sculpture con...
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2010s Op Art Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 22. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 22 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 20 Size: 80 x 21 x 16 cm Condition: In mint condition This sculpture belongs to one of the...
Category

2010s Op Art Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 21. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 21 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 20 Size: 80 x 21 x 16 cm Condition: In mint condition This sculpture belongs to one of the...
Category

2010s Op Art Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 17. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 17 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 20 Size: 62 x 21 x 16 cm Condition: In mint condition This beautiful sculpture of 62 cm he...
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2010s Op Art Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CHROMOINTERFERENCE MANIPULABLE LA DIFFERENCE. Op Art. Limited
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CHROMOINTERFERENCE MANIPULABLE LA DIFFERENCE Date of creation: 2011 Medium: Screen print on plexiglass Edition: 99 Size: 40 x 35 x 10 cm Condition: In perfect cond...
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2010s Op Art Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass, Screen

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 13. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 13 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 8 Size: 60 x 50 x 13 cm Condition: In mint condition This beautiful sculpture con...
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2010s Op Art Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 20. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 20 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 8 Size: 60 x 50 x 13 cm Condition: In mint condition This beautiful sculpture con...
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2010s Op Art Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - COULEUR À L’ESPACE ARIEL. Op Art. Limited edition sculpture
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - COULEUR À L’ESPACE ARIEL Date of creation: 2011 Medium: Chromography on PVC and steel Edition: 75 Size: 52 x 12 x 12 cm Condition: In perfect conditions, brand new...
Category

2010s Op Art Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass, Screen

Table Chromointerference - Harmonie A
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in PARIS, FR
Edition: 2/21 Creation Date: 2017 Signed and numbered on a plaque on the base Carlos Cruz-Diez’s vivid studies of color, light, pattern, and perception helped pioneer kinetic and Op...
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21st Century and Contemporary Kinetic Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

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Glass, Wood

Céramique # 2
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
ceramic plate, signed and numbered at the back; edition size: 8 + 4EA + 2HC
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Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Cromointerferencia manipulable feria estampa
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Sculpture/print in Plexiglass with a movable piece; signed at the back Edition of 37
Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Plexiglass

Cromovela A serie 21. Polychrome ceramic stele Ed 2/20
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Miami, FL
“Cromovela A serie 21” 2018 Polychrome ceramic stele Ed 2/20 24 x 8 x 6 in
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2010s Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

chromointerference manipulable
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Sculpture in Plexiglass with a movable piece. This piece is recto-verso and has 6 different colored combinations. Signed Edition of 99
Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass, Mixed Media

Chromointerference joaquim
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
screen-print in plexibox; Signed; Edition of 60
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass, Screen

Céramique # 3
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Ceramic plate, signed and numbered at the back.; Edition of 8 + 4EA + 2HC
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Transchromies a 4 elements b
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
sculpture with 4 colored plates. Signed at the bottom. Edition of 75
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass

Transchromies a 6 elements
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Sculpture with 6 colored plates. Signed at the bottom; Edition of 75pc
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Stèle horizontale 15
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Ceramic plate on a metal base. Signed and numbered at the back; Edition of 20
Category

2010s Op Art Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Ceramic

Cromovela 21 (Big)
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Signed; Edition of 20
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Couleur a l espace Ariel
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Sculpture with steel bar. Printed recto-verso; Edition of 75pc
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Couleur à l’espace nova
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
sculpture with a steel bar. Printed recto-verso; signed in pencil Edition of 75
Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Cromovela 11 (Big)
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Signed; Edition of 20
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Stèle Horizontal 10
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Ceramic plate on a metal foot. Signed and numbered in marker at the back; Edition of 20
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Cromovela 19
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Signed Edition of 20
Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Cromovela 17
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Signed Edition of 20
Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Transchromie à 3 plaques
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Sculpture with 3 colored plates. Signed at the bottom. Edition of 75pc
Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Cromovela Tryptich 20
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Signed; Edition of 8
Category

2010s Op Art Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Cromovela Tryptich 18
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Signed Edition of 8
Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Cromovela 22 (Big)
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Signed Edition of 20
Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Chromointerference Manipulable
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Sculpture in Plexiglass with a movable piece. This piece is recto-verso and has 6 different colored circles combinations. - signed in marker. Edition size: 99pc Signed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Other Medium

Stèle horizontale 9
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Ceramic plate on a metal foot. Signed and numbered at the back.
Category

20th Century Contemporary Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Chromointerference manipulable circulaire
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Mural piece with moving part. Signed at the back; Edition of 75pc
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass, Mixed Media

Chromointerference Manipulable Circulaire B
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Mural work with moving part. Signed at the back; Edition of 75pc
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass, Mixed Media

Carlos Cruz-diez sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Carlos Cruz-Diez sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of sculptures to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of orange, blue, green and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Carlos Cruz-Diez in ceramic, mixed media, plastic and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Carlos Cruz-Diez sculptures, so small editions measuring 5 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Stephen Walling, Marlene Hilton Moore, and Olivier Julia. Carlos Cruz-Diez sculptures prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $5,499 and tops out at $36,060, while the average work can sell for $13,198.
Questions About Carlos Cruz-Diez Sculptures
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Carlos Cruz-Diez is known for his work in the Kinetic and Op art movements. The Venezuelan artist created innovative compositions featuring vibrant colors that seemed to move before the eye. Some of his most famous works include Transchromie, Fisicromía and Inducción cromática. Shop a collection of Carlos Cruz-Diez art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Carlos Cruz-Diez is an artist in the op-art movement. He was inspired by the colors of Europe on a trip to France when he was younger, and would later infuse his art with the kinetic energy of colors. You can shop a selection of Carlos Cruz-Diez’s work from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Carlos Cruz-Diez used a wide range of materials to create his work. However, he is best known for crafting artwork out of aluminum. Following the oil crisis in 1975, he shifted to PVC sheeting. Shop a range of Carlos Cruz-Diez art on 1stDibs.

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