Jesús Rafael Soto Biography

Jesús Rafael Soto was an influential and central figure of post-war global modernism. He participated in the group exhibition Le mouvement (1955), at the Denise René Gallery in Paris, one of the foundational moments of the style. Throughout his career, he was prominent for the redefinition of the social role of art, rooted in wide research about the spatial-temporal quality of the artistic object.

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Soto studied Fine Arts in Caracas, then he moved to Paris in 1950, where he became a part of the international group of artists that sought to renew the experimental art scene. Even though he has been commonly associated with Op Art, Soto's work is rather characterized by the continuous study of movement and the dematerialization of the form, producing kinetic constructions where the active participation of the spectator is fundamental.

In 1958 he began Vibraciones, a series consisting of the overlap, in various levels, of grids and mobile objects that create infinite possibilities of vibrations and variations. Soto managed to create works accessible to all people, without marking the differences of age or cultural capital of the public, appealing to the very experience of the viewer in relation to the artistic object.

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Color y grandes barras by Jesús Rafael Soto contemporary artwork painting, sculpture
Jesús Rafael Soto Color y grandes barras, 1998 Painting on wood and metal
228 x 152 x 17 cm
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Ovoide mediano negro y rojo by Jesús Rafael Soto contemporary artwork sculpture
Jesús Rafael Soto Ovoide mediano negro y rojo, 2003 Painting on nylon, plexiglas and metal
100 x 80 x 56 cm
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Colores y vibración by Jesús Rafael Soto contemporary artwork sculpture
Jesús Rafael Soto Colores y vibración, 1999 Painting on wood and metal, nylon strings
239 x 259 x 17 cm
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Maquette de la sphère Lutetia by Jesús Rafael Soto contemporary artwork sculpture
Jesús Rafael Soto Maquette de la sphère Lutetia, 1995 Plexiglass and painted metal
55 x 45 x 45 cm
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Torre vibrante blanco y negro by Jesús Rafael Soto contemporary artwork sculpture
Jesús Rafael Soto Torre vibrante blanco y negro, 1968 Painting on metal
160 x 54 x 54 cm
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Ambivalencia 42 by Jesús Rafael Soto contemporary artwork sculpture
Jesús Rafael Soto Ambivalencia 42, 1984 Painting on wood and metal
135 x 109 x 16 cm
Galería RGR
Pícola bianca 2 by Jesús Rafael Soto contemporary artwork sculpture
Jesús Rafael Soto Pícola bianca 2, 1998 Painting on wood and metal, nylon strings
40 x 70 x 15 cm
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Ecriture bleu central by Jesús Rafael Soto contemporary artwork painting
Jesús Rafael Soto Ecriture bleu central, 1999 Paint on wood and metal, nylon
208 x 304 cm
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Galería RGR contemporary art gallery in Mexico City, Mexico
Galería RGR Mexico City
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