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Tue 18 Feb, 2003 07:29 pm
These are tromp l'oeil/op art works by Colombian artist Omar Rayo.
There is a museum designed by a Mexican architect dedicated to his work in his birth place the town of Roldanillo, Colombia were I took this picture. I understand he currently lives and works in NYC but returns frequently to oversee new installations. I enjoy tremendously his works depicting folded, bent and rolled paper with just enough geometric design to enhance the illusion of being three-dimensional without involving or resorting to "imagery" as such. The diamond shaped canvases are about one meter square.
Thank you Pitter for sharing this wonderful artist's work with us. In a web search if founrd this about Omar Rayo
Quote:"In my works I use the red and black as dominant colors. The red color was used by our ancestors of pre-columbian tribes in the same manner as we use the black color in the contemporary western culture, I mean, they used it to make disappear things. I found the red color in the shadows and used it thinking it was black."
Columbian Artists
Very interesting quote JoaneD. Thank you for posting it. I hadn't seen that.
I forgot to mention that the photo depicts two paintings mounted on a red wall.
Pitter, Rayo's work in red has to be loved by me since red is my favorite color and no matter what I paint red finds its way into my work in one way or another.
This may seem strange but when I first viewe you photo of Rayo's paintings I thought of the American abstract painter Adolph Gottlieb I guess because of the colors and use of form. Here is the link to some of Gottlieb's work:
Aldoph Gottlieb
Pitter, thank you for the thread and for introducing me to Omar Rayo. I love his work.
JD, the links are great.
I'm a sucker for Op Art -- have a Vasarely screenprint in my bedroom and it's the one that is in MOMA only a much nicer colorway. Those are favorite hues of Gottlieb.
I think there is a seperation between Op Art and Illusionism although it is difficult to tell them apart as they lap over in so many subtle ways. We were showing an artist Alexander when I was at the FACT Gallery in Laguna Beach who used holograms. You'd walk in fron of the canvas and geometric shapes would float out into the room to where you could reach out and try to grab them.
Fascinating.
That sounds wonderful LW, I love color as you know and to have it follow me well that would be a trip.
We arrange the exhibition so that when you entered the gallery, the pieces were hidden around corners in their own individual cubicle. It startled one to walk unexpectedly into view of one the work and all these "objects" were floating out in space, some within inches of one's nose. The first reponse was to reach out and try to capture one and, of course, your hand would go right through it. They were all arranged in perspectives so the objects would float on different three-dimensional planes. It was rather disconcerting, JL -- a little scary if you will.
Found another great one but in wonderful blue and black. Pitter this is fantastic.
Pitter, I am so glad you are showing us all these artists, good going...
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