Venezuela
• 1923
- 2005
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For me, art must be a transformation, not only aesthetic, but radical.
Biography
Jesús-Rafael Soto is a visual artist ( sculptor and painter ), born June 5, 1923 in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, and died January 14, 2005 in Paris.
He is famous for his paintings and geometric constructions, playing with optical effects. An emblematic artist of the Op Art /Kinetic Art movements, Jesús-Rafael Soto notably explored the question of the viewer's involvement in the work with his "Pénétrables".
Jesús-Rafael Soto's objects are virtual volumes installed in space that seem to interact with their environments (nature, urban space, etc.). In 2019, the Louis Vuitton Foundation exhibited one of his works from its series of virtual forms, “les Pénétrables", composed of metal rods and nylon threads suspended in the open air; within the permanent collection of the Louis Vuitton Foundation.
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Jesús-Rafael Soto
Print - 50.2 x 50.2 x 5.1 cm Print - 19.75 x 19.75 x 2 inch
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Jesús-Rafael Soto
Sculpture - 28 x 30 x 12 cm Sculpture - 11 x 11.8 x 4.7 inch
$17,984
Jesús-Rafael Soto
Sculpture - 51 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
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Jesús-Rafael Soto
Sculpture - 25 x 21 x 15 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 8.3 x 5.9 inch
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Jesús-Rafael Soto
Sculpture - 53 x 34 x 40 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 13.4 x 15.7 inch
$113,897
Jesús-Rafael Soto
Sculpture - 55 x 45 x 60 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 17.7 x 23.6 inch
$81,526
Jesús-Rafael Soto
Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 12 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 19.7 x 4.7 inch
$27,575
Jesús-Rafael Soto
Sculpture - 43 x 25 x 24 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 9.8 x 9.4 inch
$16,785
Jesús-Rafael Soto
Sculpture - 70 x 30 x 15 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 11.8 x 5.9 inch
$19,183
Jesús-Rafael Soto
Print - 98.5 x 77.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 38.8 x 30.5 x 0.1 inch
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Sculpture - 30 x 69.9 x 12.7 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 27.5 x 5 inch
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The artistic movements of the artists are: Op' Art, Geometric Sculptors, South American Art
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The year of birth of the artist is: 1923