Inducción cromática (Chromatic Induction)

From pedestrian cross-walks in Caracas to the perimeter wall of the La Guaira Port, Cruz-Diez was responsible for the execution of several murals and artistic interventions in countless public spaces throughout Venezuela during the 1970s. His contributions to the country’s urban landscape marked an active moment in establishing a new public image for Venezuela highlighted by the rationality and precision of Cruz-Diez’s approach to geometric abstraction. Perhaps the culmination of Cruz-Diez’s unification of art with industry is exemplified by the monumental murals he produced in two of Venezuela’s most important hydroelectric power plants. In these spaces, the massive turbine and machine rooms are covered by abstract works much like Inducción cromática, thereby cementing a critical relationship between industry and art.