Jesús Rafael Soto Art
1923-2005
Venezuelan Op and kinetic painter and sculptor Jesús Rafael Soto (1923–2007) is perhaps best known for his immersive installations, which respond to their environments and physically absorb the viewer in a dynamic sensory experience.
The exploration of space is central to Soto’s work. This is evident in his early paintings, of the 1950s, which create the illusion of movement through simple compositions and a limited palette. During the same period, he integrated industrial materials like nylon and steel into linear constructions that were part painting, part sculpture.
But Rafael Soto’s grandest and most enigmatic creations are his “Pénétrables.” Made up of thousands of long clear or colored plastic strands suspended from the ceiling or from free-standing steel or PVC frames, these geometric sculptures play with the perception of space, inviting viewers to act as participants by moving within and through them.
The strips of some of the installations were partly painted, forming shapes when seen from a distance. The Houston Penetrable (2014), at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, for instance, appears to hold a floating yellow ellipse.
Rafael Soto created 25 “Pénétrables” over the course of his career. Each further blurred the line between reality and illusion and established viewers as not just spectators but as integral parts of the artwork itself.
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Artist: Jesús Rafael Soto
Untitled (Black and Silver)
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
Untitled
Signed
Serigraphy 110 / 200
Stamp from Denise René Editeur, Paris France.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Screen
Mirroire
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Screen-print on plexiglass and screen-print on mirror. Signature and number on the back;
Edition of 99pc
Category
Early 2000s Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Plexiglass
TES AZULES Y NEGRAS (3D WALL SCULPTURE)
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Aventura, FL
From the Sintesis Series. Screen print on Plexiglass with metal rods. Signed, titled, and numbered on label verso. Numbered 14/110. Published by Editions Denise Rene, Paris.
A...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Metal
Jai Alai Suite Ed 87 of 300
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Miami, FL
“Jai Alai Suite” 1969
Perspex, nylon thread, and steel Ed 87 of 300
19 x 6 x 6 in
Category
1960s Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Steel
Anillo Edition Denisse Rene 33 pieces
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Miami, FL
Jesús Rafael Soto was a Venezuelan artist known for his kinetic sculptures and large-scale installations. Like Alexander Calder and George Rickey, Soto’s delicate and responsive cons...
Category
20th Century Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Homenaje al Humano," Jesus Rafael Soto, Latin American Optical Art Sculpture
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Larchmont, NY
Jesús Rafael Soto (Venezuelan, 1923 - 2005)
Homenaje al Humano, 1975-76
Screenprint on wood with painted metal
19 1/2 x 26 x 5 inches
Edition 99/175
Published by Edición Transworld...
Category
1970s Op Art Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Metal
Estructura Cinetica (from the Sotomagie Portfolio)
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A mixed media work by Jesus Rafael Soto. "Estructura Cinetica (from the Sotomagie Portfolio)" is an Op art mixed media, silkscreen on Plexiglass with metal rods in a palette of black...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-War Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Metal
Jai Alai Suite Edition 60 of 300
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Miami, FL
Jesús Rafael Soto was a Venezuelan artist known for his kinetic sculptures and large-scale installations. Like Alexander Calder and George Rickey, Soto’s delicate and responsive cons...
Category
20th Century Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Metal
Untitled
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color screenprint on heavy white wove paper. Signed and numbered 8/100 in pencil. Published by Edition Domberger, Stuttgart, and Artists United for Nat...
Category
1990s Op Art Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Color, Screen
Jesús Rafael Soto - Hand-Signed Relief Screenprint, 1985
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Varese, VA
Jesús Rafael Soto ( 1923 - 2005 ) - Hand-Signed Relief Screenprint, 1985
Additional Information:
Material: Relief Screenprint on Fabriano paper
Edited in 1985
Limited edition, numbe...
Category
20th Century Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Screen
Permutation, Kinetic Sculpture, Geometric Abstraction, Aluminum
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Milano, IT
Optical Objects in a handy format produced by Plura Editions, dating back to the late Seventies. This object is part of a series of optical objects in a handy format produced by Plur...
Category
1970s Op Art Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Plexiglass
Untitled (Olympic Centennial)
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color screenprint on Arches. Signed and numbered 58/250 in pencil. Published by Puma Trading, Paris, or Editiones Catalanes, Barcelona, for the Interna...
Category
1990s Op Art Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Color, Screen
Ovalo en el Rojo Edition 105/110
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Miami, FL
Jesús Rafael Soto was a Venezuelan artist known for his kinetic sculptures and large-scale installations. Like Alexander Calder and George Rickey, Soto’s delicate and responsive cons...
Category
20th Century Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Metal
Permutation
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Screen-print on plastic and metal. Signed and numbered at the back.
Signed
Edition of 120
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Metal
MIROIRS D'ARTISTE (3D WALL SCULPTURE)
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Aventura, FL
Mirrored glass and silkscreened plexiglass wall sculpture. Incised artist signature and edition on verso. From the EA edition of 20 (there is also the main edition of 99).
Artwork...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Mirror, Plexiglass, Screen
Jai Alai Suite
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Miami, FL
Jesús Rafael Soto was a Venezuelan artist known for his kinetic sculptures and large-scale installations. Like Alexander Calder and George Rickey, Soto’s delicate and responsive cons...
Category
20th Century Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Steel
Kinetic OP Art Silkscreen by Jesus Rafael Soto
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jesus Rafael Soto, Venezuelan (1923 - 2005)
Title: Red Row
Year: Circa 1980
Medium: Screenprint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 150, AP 25
Image Size: 16 x ...
Category
1970s Op Art Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Screen
Untitled (from the Jai-Alai Series) 1969
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Miami, FL
Untitled (from the Jai-Alai Series) 1969
wood, paint, metal and nylon thread
signed and numbered ‘SOTO, 31/300’ (on the base)
published by Marlborough Gallery, New York.
Jesús Rafae...
Category
20th Century Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Metal
Mirroire d'Artiste
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jesus Rafael Soto, Venezuelan (1923 - 2005)
Title: Mirroire d'Artiste
Year: 2005
Medium: Mirrored Glass and Silkscreened Plexiglass Wall Sculpture, signature and number ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Metal
Ovalo Rojo
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jesus Rafael Soto, Venezuelan (1923 - 2005)
Title: Ovalo Rojo
Year: Circa 1980
Medium: Screenprint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 150, AP 25
Paper Siz...
Category
1970s Op Art Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Screen
Ovalo Verde
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jesus Rafael Soto, Venezuelan (1923 - 2005)
Title: Ovalo Verde
Year: circa 1980
Medium: Screenprint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 150, AP 25
Paper Si...
Category
1970s Op Art Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Screen
Jesús Rafael Soto, Quadrato, 1974, Edition Denise René. Ed. 32/75
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Miami, FL
Jesús Rafael Soto
Quadrato 1974
Edition Denise René. Ed. 32/75
Acrylic on aluminum with painted metal rods
45.7 x 40 x 32 cm
17.9 x 15.7 x 12.5 in.
Jesús Rafael Soto (1923 - 2005) ...
Category
1970s Kinetic Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Vibrations Metalliques
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Jesus Rafael Soto (June 5, 1923 - January 14, 2005, Venezuelan)
Vibrations Metalliques
1969
painted metal with metal rod with nylon string
10 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 5...
Category
1960s Kinetic Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Metal
Jai-Alai Suite: Multiple V
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in New York, NY
Jesús Rafael Soto
Untitled (Jai-Alai no. 5), 1969
wood with four square metal sections, edition of 300
19 3/4 x 6 x 6 in.
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Metal
Jai-Alai Suite: Multiple IV
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in New York, NY
Jesús Rafael Soto
Untitled (Jai-Alai no. 2), 1969
white and black wood with red metal bar, edition of 300
19 3/4 x 6 x 6 in.
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Metal
CUADRADO Y CURVAS VIRTUALES (3D WALL SCULPTURE)
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Aventura, FL
From the Sintesis Series. Screen print on Plexiglass with plastic and chrome steel rods. Signed and numbered on label affixed to verso. Numbered 66/110. Published by Editions D...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Metal
La spirale
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in New York, NY
Jesús Rafael Soto
La spirale, 1955-59
screen printing on plexiglass and painted plywood, edition MAT of 100
19 5/8 x 19 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.
Category
1950s Abstract Geometric Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Plywood, Screen
Kinetic OP Art Silkscreen by Jesús Rafael Soto
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jesus Rafael Soto, Venezuelan (1923 - 2005)
Title: Expo 60 - ARC Musee D'Art Moderne Ville De Paris
Year: 1969
Medium: Screenprint, signed in pencil, verso, ink stamped
Edi...
Category
1960s Op Art Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Screen
Jesús-Rafael Soto - Tes Azules Y Negras - Kinetic Sculpture, 1979
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Varese, VA
Jesús-Rafael Soto ( 1923 - 2005 ) - Tes Azules Y Negras - kinetic sculpture, 1979
Additional information:
Material: Kinetic sculpture, edited in 1979, made with Screen printing on t...
Category
20th Century Kinetic Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Metal
Jai-Alai Suite: Screen Print A
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in New York, NY
Jai-Alai Suite: Screen Print A, 1969
screenprint on plexi, edition of 300
24 1/4 x 19 3/5 in.
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Screen
Untitled (Variation en noir violet et bleu)
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in New York, NY
Jesús Rafael Soto
Untitled (Variation en noir violet et bleu), 1970
etching with embossing, edition of 95
37 x 37 in.
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Etching
Untitled
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in New York, NY
Jesús Rafael Soto
Untitled, 1970
etching with embossing, edition of 95
37 x 37 in.
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Etching
Jai-Alai Suite: Screen Print B
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in New York, NY
Jesús Rafael Soto
Jai-Alai Suite: Screen Print B, 1969
screenprint on plexi, edition of 300
24 1/4 x 19 3/5 in.
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Screen
Untitled (circles and lines)
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in New York, NY
Jesús Rafael Soto
Circles and Lines, 1970
screenprint, edition of 95
37 x 37 in.
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Screen
Expo 60 - ARC Musee D'Art Moderne Ville De Paris
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Jesus Rafael Soto
Expo 60 - ARC Musee D'Art Moderne Ville De Paris
1969
Screenprint on Cardboard
27 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.
Edition of 1000
Signed on bottom right, si...
Category
1960s Kinetic Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Cardboard, Screen
Untitled
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in New York, NY
Jesús Rafael Soto
Untitled, 1970
embossing with etching, edition of 95
37 x 37 in.
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Etching
Jai-Alai Suite: Screen Print C
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in New York, NY
Jesús Rafael Soto
Jai-Alai Suite: Screen Print C, 1969
screenprint on plexi, edition of 300
24 1/4 x 19 3/5 in.
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Screen
Jai-Alai Suite: Screen Print D
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in New York, NY
Jesús Rafael Soto
Jai-Alai Suite: Screen Print D, 1969
screenprint on plexi, edition of 300
19 1/2 x 24 1/4 in.
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Screen
Screenprints A, B, C, D from the "Jai-Alai Series"
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in New York, NY
Screenprints A, B, C, D on perspex (plexiglas) from the "Jai-Alai Series".
Available individually or as a set, complete with portfolio.
Edition of 300.
Category
1960s Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Screen
Untitled
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in New York, NY
Jesús Rafael Soto
Untitled, 1970
etching with embossing, edition 6 of 95
37 x 37 in. (94 x 94 in.)
Category
1970s Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Etching
Untitled
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in New York, NY
Jesús Rafael Soto
Untitled, 1970
etching with embossing, edition 39 of 95
37 1/4 x 37 1/4 in. (94.6 x 94.6 cm)
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Etching
Untitled
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in New York, NY
Jesús Rafael Soto
Untitled, 1970
etching with embossing, edition 39 of 95
37 1/4 x 37 1/4 in. (94.6 x 94.6 cm)
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Etching
Untitled
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in New York, NY
Jesús Rafael Soto
Untitled, 1970
etching with embossing, edition 37 of 95
37 1/4 x 37 1/4 in. (94.6 x 94.6 cm)
Category
1970s Jesús Rafael Soto Art
Materials
Etching
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