
Céramique no. 5
A vibrant ceramic work by Venezuelan kinetic art pioneer Carlos Cruz-Diez, *Céramique no. 5* showcases the artist's lifelong exploration of colour as an autonomous phenomenon. The enamel surface pulses with carefully arranged chromatic bands that appear to shift and transform depending on the viewer's perspective and surrounding light conditions. This work exemplifies Cruz-Diez's signature investigation into how colour perception can exist independently of form and fixed meaning.
- Medium
- Ceramic with enamel in colours,
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
June 9, 2016
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Artists in conversation
Victor Vasarely
Hungarian-French · b. 1906
Vasarely pioneered Op Art with geometric chromatic compositions that create optical illusions and perceptual shifts nearly identical to those in this ceramic work. His systematic exploration of colour interactions and viewer dependent visual transformation directly parallels Cruz-Diez's approach to autonomous colour phenomena.

Jesús Rafael Soto
Venezuelan · b. 1923

As a fellow Venezuelan kinetic art master, Soto similarly investigated how colour and repeated geometric patterning could generate visual vibration and movement without physical motion. His works share the same chromatic band structures and optical pulsing quality visible in this enamel ceramic piece.

Bridget Riley
British · b. 1931

Riley's signature Op Art compositions use carefully arranged colour sequences and geometric repetition to produce perceptual instability and chromatic transformation, qualities that align directly with the shifting enamel bands in this Cruz-Diez ceramic. Her lifelong focus on colour as an experiential force independent of representational form mirrors the core intent of this specific work.
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