Fisicromía 2250 1989

Carlos Cruz-Diez created this "Fisicromía 2250", which measures 100 by 100 centimeters, without a specified date, using an unspecified medium. It's a real head-scratcher, isn’t it? I mean, at first glance, it's just a field of vertical lines, but then you start to notice the way the colors shift and shimmer. It's like Cruz-Diez is saying, "Hey, look at the surface, but also look beyond it." I'm drawn to the way the lines interact. The texture seems almost…woven? And that subtle color palette, like some kind of golden field, it feels both calming and a little bit unsettling, right? This piece really reminds me of Bridget Riley's Op Art paintings; both artists are interested in how our eyes perceive color and form, and how we can create illusions of movement and depth on a flat surface. It’s like an ongoing conversation between artists, a call and response across time. It’s never just one answer.